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Freedom Of Navigation Under Pressure, Admiral Says

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

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Freedom Of Navigation Under Pressure, Admiral Says

Vice Adm. James Crawford, the Navy’s judge advocate general. Photo: U.S. Navy.

The freedom of navigation at sea is “under increasing pressure” because countries such as China, Iran and Russia are becoming more aggressive toward others in their respective parts of the world, a U.S. Navy admiral said June 28.Such threats could pose problems for U.S. military forces as well as American companies engaged in trade and other international economic activity, said Vice Adm. James Crawford, the Navy’s judge advocate general, who spoke at an American Bar Association (ABA) breakfast in Washington,…

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