James A. Lyons, Jr. Admiral, USN (ret)
James A. Lyons, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations.
Most Recent Articles by James A. Lyons, Jr. Admiral, USN (ret):
A Regional Strategy To Confront China’s Aggression
August 24, 2018
The Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct Negotiating Text is a work in progress which will take several more session to create a final Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, but it cannot be ignored.
Our National Security is Being Compromised
August 14, 2018
What the President must do on an expedited basis is cancel both the Port Canaveral and Wilmington deals. Prevent Gulftainer from conducting any further port activity in the U.S.
Freedom of Navigation Doctrine Challenged
August 1, 2018
The de facto threat to shipping through the Bab al-Mandab must not be allowed to stand
Our Counter-Intelligence System Is Broken
July 23, 2018
There is no national level CI effort left. Immediate corrective action must be taken. This cannot be left to the agencies with their known political bias and questionable agents seeded during John Brennan’s term as CIA Director
The DOJ Has Lost All Credibility
July 11, 2018
Clearly, the Awan family repeatedly accessed unauthorized classified data, but the DOJ prosecutors could find no such evidence. It defies logic and common sensE
Special intelligence assessment team needs to be formed to examine the hundreds of thousands of emails that were transmitted through Clinton's unsecured server as well as those of Sheryl Mills, Huma Abedin, and her then-husband Anthony Weiner
U.S.-North Korea Summit
June 8, 2018
Such an exercise would clearly send Beijing a clear message of resolve that its threat building in North Korea and the South China Sea will not be tolerated
Countering China’s Blue Water Navy
May 31, 2018
China's aggressive, bullying tactics in the South China Sea
Drugs Used as Political Warfare
May 20, 2018
The bottom line is that thanks to the Obama administration, Hezbollah still to this day has its cocaine network fully functioning in the United States
Ensuring an Open South China Sea
May 11, 2018
The U.S. Navy’s “freedom of the seas” concept must prevail and be a key factor in maintaining Peace through Strength, and we must keep the South China open and free to all international commerce
Why Is Our Port Security For Sale?
May 3, 2018
The 50-year lease of the Port of Wilmington cannot be allowed to be enacted until a full security review has been conducted
Anticipating the U.S.-North Korea Summit
April 27, 2018
The U.S. has made its objectives very clear as well. Key is the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
The Need for Accountability
April 22, 2018
When you want to take a country down, the first thing you do is weaken its military
Biden’s Nepotism and Hypocrisy in Ukraine
April 12, 2018
U.S. policy toward Ukraine can only be successful when it is devoid of duplicity, empowered by U.S. values and supportive of the security of its allies. This is what differentiates President Trump from Obama
America—You be the Judge
March 5, 2015
Thousands of American lives lost due to Iran’s more than 35 years of aggression against the United States, it is inconceivable that any American administration would agree to enter into such a critical...
A coherent strategy for the Middle East
October 2, 2014
First, stop the implementation of sequestration on U.S. military forces