human progress or international contention. The use of the oceans and of outer space. . .will surely become areas of growing dispute if they are not regulated by a legal order.” He added, “Our basic foregin policy objective inevitably must be to shape a stable and cooperative global order out of diverse and contending interests. But this is not enough. Preoccupation with interests and power is at best sterile and at worst an invitation to a constant test of strength. The true task of statemanship is to draw from the balance of power a more positive capacity to better the human condition.” (21) In this respect, the preoccupation with the question of perceived national interests relative to SPS should not be confused with a preoccupation with interests for their own sake. Rather, it is a recognition that identifying and addressing complementary national interests are only first steps in creating an international political climate conducive to using the SPS concept as a response to challenges facing all of mankind.
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