Strategic Brief no. 68 - 2024
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Will Russia denounce the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS)?
14
May
Russia has threatened to denounce the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas. However, it is unlikely that Moscow will make good on its threat. Russia’s hostility towards UNCLOS does not derive from maritime strategy, but from its pursuit of great power prerogatives. Nevertheless, Russia’s actions undermine UNCLOS.