Council on Foreign Relations

ORGANIZATION
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Website: http://www.cfr.org

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"Divert Course: Beijing Needs A Way To Save Face in the South China Sea"  — Stewart M. Patrick — Council on Foreign Relations — April 13, 2016

The U.S. should consider bilateral discussions with China to help it save face in the South China Seas, which while could be politically risky it "will help China escape the blind alley its imprudent policies have steered it toward" and de-escalate tensions in the region.  

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"Should the United States ratify the UN Law of the Sea?"  — Bellinger, John B — Council on Foreign Relations — November 11, 2013

John Bellinger, former legal advisor on the National Security Council under the Bush administration, argues that the "Senate should approve, and the United States should join, the Law of the Sea Convention, to which 166 countries are already party."

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"Climate Right for U.S. Joining Law of Sea Convention"  — Scott G. Borgerson and Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering — Council on Foreign Relations — December 23, 2009

The authors endorse U.S. ratification of the Law of the Sea, noting that it "enjoys broad bipartisan support, including endorsement by both the two previous presidential administrations; is championed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and leading senators of both parties on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and has been recommended by every major ocean constituency."

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