Ratify Law of the Sea

In March, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing that featured testimony by the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, General Victor Renuart, Jr. During an exchange with Senator Begich of Alaska, the Commander emphasized how the UN Law of the Sea Treaty is critical to the U.S. getting a seat at [...]

CDR Michael C. Holifield, JAGC, a representative of the U.S. Navy’s Law of the Sea Department, outlines in this video how Law of the Sea can help the Navy achieve its capabilities and how failing to join other nations in this effort negatively impacts the Navy’s abilities. Holifield spoke at an event hosted by The [...]

While a minority of Senators block U.S. entry into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, nations like Canada seek approval to map their underwater territory using robots.
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Data gathered by the yellow torpedo-shaped probes will become part of Canada’s bid to prove its continental slope stretches far beyond the 200-nautical-mile territorial limit. The [...]