Center for Strategic and International Studies

ORGANIZATION
Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and anticipate change.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Website: http://www.csis.org

Quicktabs: Organization

"Why the U.S. Should Ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty"  — Bonnie Glaser — Center for Strategic and International Studies — July 13, 2016

Although the United States participated in the negotiations that culminated in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which came into force in 1994, it has not yet ratified the treaty. While it is true that the U.S. recognizes UNCLOS as a codification of customary international law, failure to become a signatory to the Treaty is increasingly harmful to American political, military, and economic interests.

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"Advancing the National Interests of the United States: Ratification of the Law of the Sea"  — Ernest Z. Bower and Gregory Poling — Center for Strategic and International Studies — May 25, 2012

The authors argue that ability of the United States to resolve "one of the world’s most important foreign policy and security challenges" -- the territorial disputes in the South China Seas -- depends on U.S. willingness to ratify the Law of the Sea.

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