Foreign Policy & National Security
American Defense Policy After Twenty Years of War
From my 4 November speech at Notre Dame outlining my deep concerns over where our defense policy, external and internal, has taken us since 9/11.
An American Belt and Road Initiative?
Wall Street JournalChina is funding massive projects all over the world and gaining influence. The U.S. can do the same.
Vietnam continues boosting ties with the US
Vietnam Net February 5, 2017 Vietnam will continue boosting ties with the US and further deepening bilateral comprehensive partnership, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former US Senator James Webb during a reception in Hanoi on February 3. The PM emphasised that the bilateral ties have grown positively and practically in bilateral, regional and global […]
WSJ: The Promise of President Trump – Jim Webb
By Jim Webb Jan. 19, 2017 6:23 p.m. ET WSJ By virtue of Mr. Trump’s electoral base and genuine status as a political outsider, he is positioned to bring two much-needed adjustments to our governing process. First, his administration should break the damaging “turnstile” that has given an unelected elite far too much power, particularly […]
Webb Addresses America’s Elites, Trump, & Foreign Policy In Keynote
‘How wrong are these elites, at least as it relates to the rest of the country? Look for a moment at the most glaring foreign policy failures of the past 15 years.’ Jim Webb, former senator and secretary of the Navy, gave this keynote address at The American Conservative’s “Foreign Policy in America’s Interest” conference […]
The South China Sea’s Gathering Storm
August 20, 2012
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
US senator hails ‘profound moment’ for Myanmar
April 10, 2012
AFP
Webb hopes for progress on Futenma
April 6, 2012
by Ma Sami Ito, The Japan Times
On Okinawa, Webb says DOD missing deadlines for study on Marines realignment
April 3, 2012
by Travis J. Tritten, Stars & Stripes
Senator praises delinking Futenma from Guam move of Marines
March 20, 2012
by Hiroshi Ito, The Asahi Shimbun
Webb to Hothead Senators: Cool It
March 9, 2012
by Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
Webb on Syria: Leadership is about achieving long-term objectives, not “taking precipitant action”
March 7, 2012
Senator Jim Webb, Official Press Release
Special Report: How the U.S. coaxed Myanmar in from the cold
December 22, 2011
by Andrew Quinn, Reuters
Turning America’s Gaze Toward Asia
October 14, 2011
by Emily Cadei, CQ Weekly
U.S. May Sell Military Technology to Vietnam, Senator Says
August 24, 2011
Bloomberg News
Webb: Stop Sending China Money
August 6, 2011
Augusta Free Press
A Plan In Need of Clarity – Afghanistan
December 4, 2009
by Jim Webb, The Washington Post
We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar
August 25, 2009
by Jim Webb, The New York Times
Webb Visit May Offer Opening With Burma
August 16, 2009
By Karen DeYoung and Colum Lynch, The Washington Post
Hunting Down Al Qaeda ~ A Report From Afghanistan
September 12, 2004
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Former Navy Secretary Unleashes Tide of Iraq Criticism
April 29, 2004
by Eric Weslander, Lawrence Journal-World
The War In Iraq Turns Ugly. That’s What Wars Do.
March 30, 2003
by James Webb, The New York Times
Is America Neglecting a Good Friend? Japan
January 12, 2003
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Webb Calls North Korea Greater Threat To U.S. Security Than Iraq
January 6, 2003
by Malina Brown, Inside the Navy
Heading for Trouble: Do we really want to occupy Iraq for the next 30 years?
September 4, 2002
by James Webb, The Washington Post
A New Doctrine for New Wars
November 30, 2001
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
We Must Go After Them and Eliminate Them
October 17, 2001
by James Webb, Naval Institute: Proceedings Magazine
Where Do We Go From Here?
Written on September 11, 2001. Posted on Jameswebb.com since September 13, 2001.
*Special Article*
The Struggle for Mastery in Asia
April 13, 2001
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Should We Leave Okinawa
March 11, 2001
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Warily Watching China
February 23, 1999
by James Webb, The New York Times
What To Do About China
June 15, 1998
by James Webb, The New York Times
Can We Still Rely On An Old Ally? The Philippines
May 25, 1997
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Remember the Nixon Doctrine
November 28, 1995
by James Webb, The New York Times
Robert McNamara, the Anti-War Left, & the Triumph of Intellectual Dishonesty
Fall 1995
by James Webb, Strategic Review
…and the Horrors of A Desert War
September 23, 1990
by James Webb, The New York Times
Milo Mindbender Would Be Impressed
July 18, 1988
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
At Least the Navy Knows What It’s Doing in the Gulf
April 20, 1988
by James Webb, The Washington Post
This Holocaust Still Goes On, Why Do We Ignore It?
April 14, 1983
by James Webb, The Washington Post