<p>Ratification of the Law of the Sea treaty is in the economic, national security and environmental interest of the United States. </p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Five former secretaries of State from Republican administrations endorse Law of the Sea ratification in an editorial in the Wall Street Journal. Thu, 31 May 2012 09:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899395233&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Editorial: Time to Join The Law of the Sea Treaty&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle A Wall Street Journal article outlines the pending debate over ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty during an upcoming Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899390867&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Senate Returns to Sea Treaty After Five Years&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <br />Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta outlines the reasons the United States should ratify the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention.<br /><br /> Thu, 10 May 2012 09:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899386340&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Panetta: U.S. Leadership Needed in Law of the Sea Convention&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, urges the Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Convention in remarks delivered to the Pew Charitable Trusts gathering on the treaty. Thu, 10 May 2012 09:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899386343&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Dempsey Urges Ratification of Law of the Sea Convention&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle An Associated Press article highlights arguments from top defense leaders in favor of the Law of the Sea treaty. Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899386319&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Defense Leaders Push US to Sign Sea Treaty&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle A Speech as Delivered by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, Washington, D.C. at the Law of the Sea Symposium, Wednesday, May 09, 2012 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899386359&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at the Law of the Sea Symposium&WT.z_contenttype=Speech Secretary of Defense, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and CEOs highlight treaty’s benefits to American security and prosperity Wed, 09 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899385720&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=National Security and Business Leaders: Law of the Sea is ‘Vital’ to U.S. National Interests&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is beginning a new push for Senate approval of the Law of the Sea treaty in an event sponsored by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Atlantic Council. Wed, 09 May 2012 10:25:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899386041&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=U.S. Tries to Press China Sea Rights With Pact&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>The Pew Charitable Trusts and Belmont University hosted a forum on the urgent need for the United States to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty, an important international agreement that governs all activities on, over and under international seas and oceans.</p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56125&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Law of the Sea&WT.rss_a=Pew and Belmont University Host Law of the Sea Treaty Forum&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx