Topic: Maritime Territory

A United Nations commission has recommended expanding Argentina's maritime territory in the South Atlantic, which would encompass the Falkland Islands. Prime Minister David Cameron dismissed the findings, maintaining British sovereignty over the archipelago. The decision revives long-standing tensions between Britain and Argentina over the territory, which Argentina calls the Malvinas.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is advocating for the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOST). The treaty would grant the UN authority over ocean resources, navigation, and potentially overflight and space. Critics question the rationale for ceding control of seven-tenths of the globe to an international body.