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In the past 12 months, the geopolitics of rare earths has become evident. REMs are becoming a strategic resource over which the two emerging giants are competing in Asia. Indeed, one might say rare earths are fast becoming “the next oil.”
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The author challenges the claim of proponents that UNCLOS would support the "Rule of Law", arguing that "the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas has complicated rather than simplified maritime law and security."
[ More ]The author, a former U.S. naval officer, makes the case for ratifying UNCLOS, arguing that "it’s about time we stopped allowing America to be handcuffed on the international stage."
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The authors, senior researchers at the American Enterprise Institute, argue that China's aggressive behavior in the South China Seas will not be resolved by U.S. ratification of UNCLOS, but will only lead to "endless legal and diplomatic wrangling."
[ More ]For the past decade, while the West has been consumed battling Islamic extremists in the Middle East and Central Asia, China has been engaged in a rapid and impressive effort to establish itself as the supreme maritime power in the Eastern Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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