Evidence: Alphabetical
- U.S. freedom of navigation operations have been done in compliance with and in support of UNCLOS
- U.S. suspension of FONOPs in South China Seas to gain cooperation on North Korea will in the long term prove destabilizing for U.S.-Chinese relationship, especially if U.S. tries to resume FONOPs
- UNCLOS has been successful at contesting encroachments on navigational freedoms but vigilance is necessary
- U.S. needs to ratify UNCLOS to restore its leadership role in East Asia
- U.S. at dual disadvantage in Arctic due to non-party status as its claims lack legitimacy and it has no claim to challenge others
- UNCLOS regime is key component of U.S.-led liberal order
- U.S. should ratify UNCLOS to constrain China's aggressive maritime expansionism