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U.S. ability to conduct maritime interdiction operations will not be curtailed by UNCLOS (644)
U.S. ability to conduct maritime interdiction operations would be curtailed by UNCLOS (605)
U.S. ability to peacefully resolve South China Sea disputes compromised by its non-party status to UNCLOS (1228)
U.S. adherence to UNCLOS would jeopardize maritime intelligence gathering operations (850)
U.S. adversaries are using its absence from UNCLOS to push excessive maritime claims (651)
U.S. already abides by UNCLOS as a matter of customary international law and domestic policy (855)
U.S. can best challenge China's excessive claims as a party to UNCLOS (1776)
U.S. can best influence China to abide by international rule of law as a party to UNCLOS (1773)
U.S. can extend the range of territory under its sovereign control by ratifying UNCLOS (1541)
U.S. can make claim to Arctic resources without being party to UNCLOS (845)
U.S. can mine the deep seabed without ratifying UNCLOS (1213)
U.S. can't secure claims to Arctic resources through CLCS as a non-party to UNCLOS (1717)
U.S. could rely on bilateral treaties as an alternative to UNCLOS regime (868)
U.S. does not need to ratify UNCLOS to preserve freedom of navigation rights (865)
U.S. failure to ratify UNCLOS complicates U.S. naval operations in the Arctic (811)
U.S. failure to ratify UNCLOS has been detrimental (653)
U.S. failure to ratify UNCLOS has not been detrimental (654)
U.S. has already accepted "common heritage of mankind" principle in previous agreements and domestic law (869)
U.S. has resolved the ambiguity in military activities exemption clause (1594)
U.S. has significant economic interests in emerging deep seabed mining industry (945)
U.S. has significant interests in untapped mineral wealth in Arctic (844)
U.S. is losing emerging Arctic race by not being party to UNCLOS (846)
U.S. is not losing out by not having a seat on CLCS (1716)
U.S. is not losing out in Arctic by not being party to UNCLOS (847)
U.S. must challenge China's flawed interpretation of UNCLOS freedom of navigation provisions (1772)
U.S. Navy's freedom of navigation is continually challenged by excessive claims (858)
U.S. non-party status to UNCLOS is undermining ability to conduct maritime interdiction operations (645)
U.S. not losing ability to guide maritime law by not being party to UNCLOS (1593)
U.S. participation in UNCLOS will not undermine national sovereignty (659)
U.S. participation in UNCLOS will undermine national sovereignty (660)
U.S. position as a leader has been damaged by non-participation (663)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS best way to preserve freedom of navigation rights (864)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS critical to naval soft power needed for cooperation with other navies (1314)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS is key to sustaining competitiveness of U.S. shipping industry (1474)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS is not necessary for development of offshore oil and gas industry (857)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS key to a number of maritime industries (649)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS key to development of deep seabed mining industry (396)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS necessary to control overfishing (863)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS treaty necessary to restore maritime leadership role (2254)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will be used as a "backdoor" by environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S. (1427)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not be detrimental (318)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not create a "backdoor" for environmental groups to force regulations on the U.S. (1502)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not help resolve Arctic disputes with Russia (1625)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not threaten our intelligence operations (320)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS will not undermine Proliferation Security Initiative (319)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS won't help resolve disputes in South China Seas (1720)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would be disadvantageous (656)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would benefit marine conservation efforts (848)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would bolster counter-piracy efforts (1591)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would bolster efforts of Freedom of Navigation program (1245)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would bolster homeland security and counterterrorism efforts (1226)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would boost U.S. global leadership (395)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would complicate counter-piracy efforts (1592)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would damage national security (1700)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would further advance collectivist idea of "common heritage of mankind" (862)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would give United Nations ability to impose tax on U.S. citizens (696)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would help moderate rising Chinese naval power (394)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would help resolve disputes with Russia in Arctic (1562)
U.S. ratification of UNCLOS would subject U.S. military to rulings by third-party tribunals (1035)
U.S. should reject UNCLOS because of its revenue sharing agreements (943)
U.S. underseas cable industry needs UNCLOS protection (708)
U.S. underseas cable systems can be protected by existing laws or bilateral treaties (1246)
U.S. will be able to challenge excessive claims more effectively as a party to UNCLOS (1791)
U.S. will not be obligated to transfer technology under UNCLOS (661)
U.S. would be obligated to transfer technology under UNCLOS (662)
U.S. would not be exposing itself to liability for environmental damage in international courts by ratifying UNCLOS (854)
UNCLOS has empirically been successful (1589)
UNCLOS has empirically not been successful (1590)
UNCLOS is best regime for Arctic Governance (849)
UNCLOS is inadequate for protection of U.S. underseas cables (1227)
UNCLOS is not administered by the United Nations (1225)
UNCLOS necessary to protect rights of marine researchers (1301)
UNCLOS participation would require U.S. to transfer significant royalties to International Seabed Authority (944)
UNCLOS regime empirically has already shown that it is a stabilizing force (1033)
UNCLOS regime is not a viable model for governing outer space (851)
UNCLOS regime sets a good precedent for governance of outer space (646)
UNCLOS treaty helps establish needed rule of law and governance regime for oceans (852)
UNCLOS will not uniquely restrict submarine operations (1539)
UNCLOS would give far-reaching regulatory powers to international and national bureacracies (812)
UNCLOS would subject U.S. to anti-competitive regime (1793)
Under UNCLOS, U.S. revenues from offshore resource extraction would be redistributed to non-desirable state actors (942)
Underseas cables are vital to global economy (861)