Will China invade Taiwan in 2022?
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) predicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan after the Winter Olympics. Maybe. Maybe not. It’s probably easier...
Grant Newsham
Senior Fellow
Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He also is a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political and economic matters. Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel and was the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He also served as reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific, and was the U.S. Marine Attaché, US Embassy Tokyo on two occasions.
Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He also is a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political and economic matters. Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel and was the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. He also served as reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific, and was the U.S. Marine Attaché, US Embassy Tokyo on two occasions.
‘Critical to being able to project power throughout the region’: Grant Newsham on CCP’s Pacific threat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YggM3jIzFcY In this special episode, we sat down with Alex Gray, senior fellow with the American Foreign Policy Council, and Grant Newsham,...
Tonga: Where are the Americans?
Sometimes you get more than one chance to make a first impression. So it is with the United States and...
US needs to fix weaknesses in its Indo-Pacific strategy to counter China
In this edition of Indo-Pacific: Behind the Headlines we speak with Grant Newsham, a retired United States Marine Corps (USMC)...
Japan-Australia defense: The RAA is signed—Now what?
The Australian and Japanese prime ministers met virtually on Jan. 6 and signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) that makes...
Grant Newsham – Asia East by North: “The PRC: Asia’s ‘apartheid’ South Africa” Asia
Welcome to Asia, East by North. I’m Grant Newsham. Each week, Asia, East by North introduces a topic of current...
Grant Newsham on North Korea creating tensions before the Beijing Olympics
North Korea just tested a second hypersonic missile. NTD spoke with Grant Newsham, a retired Marine officer who is now with...
Taiwan invited to US Navy RIMPAC exercises for the first time
President Joe Biden just signed this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA 2022) after Congress passed the bill. NDAA 2022...
The Japan – US contingency plan – Less than meets the eye
The Kyodo News reported the other day that the U.S. and Japanese militaries have written a draft plan for a ‘Taiwan contingency’...
US Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel: A Strange Choice for an Important Role
Originally published in The Epoch Times. It’s official. Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago who also served as an adviser to President...
The Yasukuni Visits – A Marine’s Reaction
Originally posted in AND Magazine. On December 7th, nearly 100 Japanese Diet Members visited Yasukuni Shrine in downtown Tokyo. This...
Grant Newsham on the relations between Japan and South Korea and strategic challenges for East Asia
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined the Audacious Aotearoa podcast to discuss the current state of relations between Japan and...
The Biden-Xi Summit: A waste of time? Not if you look closely.
On November 15, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping met via video conference. In...
Defending Taiwan: Think globally and ‘look up’
US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin said the other day that Chinese air force movements towards Taiwan look like a...
China’s long-term plan to grind down US presence in Asia: The Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands protestors set fire to government buildings and businesses in Chinatown on Friday to show their anger at the...
US misses golden opportunity in the Solomon Islands
Anti-government demonstrators in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, last week demanded the prime minister step down, citing his...