Ratify Law of the Sea

Just what is at stake if the U.S. fails to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea? According to Karen Erickson, a voice in decisions that affect major political, economic, and security interests.
Foster’s Daily Democrat – Karen Erickson, Dean, School of Liberal Arts Southern New Hampshire University Manchester
“For more than two decades, [...]

The Chronicle Herald
Two factors are feeding the frenzy over the formerly frigid and frozen North.
1. Geologists figure as much as 25 per cent of the planet’s undiscovered oil and gas lies under Arctic waters.
2. The United Nations Law of the Sea imposes deadlines on each treaty nation that wants to claim offshore jurisdiction to [...]