Decisions in most of LOST's agencies - and especially its Tribunal - will be made on the basis of majority rule. Each country will have one vote.
). Dozens of nations have agreed to join in monitoring and, if necessary, intercepting and boarding ships on the high seas in the event they are suspected of engaging in one or both of these threatening activities.
If the area were on or near the U.S. continental shelf, such data could well provide an enemy with strategically invaluable insights into undersea access routes that could be used to attack some of the millions of Americans who live on or near our coasts.
In any event, given the nature of this and other UN organizations, the U.S. is sure to be outvoted on most matters in which it has strong interests.
One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).
The International Seabed Authority would be able to oblige the U.S. government - read, the taxpayer - to pay fees and assessments in exchange for the ISA granting its companies the right to exploit seabed resources.
The Law of the Sea Treaty created a supranational organization to regulate what is done with and under the international seabeds.
The most desirable aspects of the Law of the Sea Treaty pertain to navigational rights.
The United Nations has long sought the ability to raise revenues in this manner as a means of reducing its reliance on American and other member nations' dues to sustain the UN's operations.
To be sure, President Clinton reached an accord called "The Agreement" in 1994 that purports to address some of President Reagan's concerns.
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