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This article rejects the widely accepted orthodoxy of the international law of economic development: democracy creates instability that tends to hold back development. Instead, it suggests that promotion of democracy is the best way to achieve rapid economic development even for the poorest nations. The single greatest cause of underdevelopment in Third World countries is the failure to promote democracy. Years of forfeited progress in economic growth, environmental protection, & human rights have impoverished & shortened the lives of millions of people. The author briefly outlines the origins of the prevailing orthodoxy of economic development, analyzes the application of this orthodoxy, & presents perspectives on economic development grounded in human freedom & democracy. In conclusion he states that practitioners of international law should adopt the emerging norm of democratic economic development. E. Sanchez

Throughout history, seapower has been a function of marine technology. For two millennia, rowed galleys were used to project power at sea, but ever-new military technologies have disrupted international relations and the law of naval warfare. This book focuses on the law of naval warfare and related international law that applies to the spectrum of maritime conflict.

"The Free Sea offers a unique, single-volume analysis of incidents in American history that affected U.S. freedom of navigation at sea. The book spans more than 200 years, beginning in the Colonial era with the Quasi-War with France in 1798 and extending to contemporary Freedom of Navigation operations in the South China Sea. Through wars and numerous crises with North Korea, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Iran, Russia and China, freedom of navigation has been a persistent challenge for the United States, a nation reliant on open seas for economic prosperity, military security and global order"--