The Law of the Sea Treaty: Going Nowhere Fast

 


Although the Obama administration is engaged in a full-court press to persuade the U.S. Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) – which has been before the Senate without a vote on ratification since 1994 – the treaty’s supporters still have not answered serious security and sovereignty concerns. As a result, a change in U.S. policy is unlikely, as LIGNET explains.

 


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