ITSSD to Sarah Palin: Arctic Race Notwithstanding, UNCLOS Must Be Thoroughly Vetted & Perhaps Renegotiated BEFORE Being Ratified

ITSSD to Sarah Palin: Arctic Race Notwithstanding, UNCLOS Must Be Thoroughly Vetted & Perhaps Renegotiated BEFORE the U.S. Decides to Ratify It

See: Letter Dated September 13, 2007 from Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to the Honorable Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski, Alaska's U.S. Senators, Declaring Support for U.S. Ratification of the UN Law of the Sea Convention

Dear Sarah Palin and US Senator Lisa Murkowski, does the United States really need this type of 'seat at the table' to project American interests, influence and power in the Arctic?

Global Warming Triggers an International Race for the Arctic

The nations in the new Arctic game have also been maneuvering for position. All five either have mapped or are mapping the outward extensions of their continental shelves. That painstaking and expensive science is critical to making economic claims. The key piece of international law in the Arctic is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United States, though not yet a signatory, is acting as though it will be...

See: ITSSD Journal on the UN Law of the Sea Convention, at:
http://itssdjournalunclos-lost.blogspot.com/2008/10/itssd-to-sarah-palin-arctic-race.html