Japan’s looming disaster: Time to wake up
Suppose Mt. Fuji was rumbling, sending out tremors, venting steam, and scientists were 90% sure it would soon erupt. Japanese...
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.
How Japanese PM wriggled out of tight spot regarding Taiwan during meeting with Biden
Or, How U.S. “Alliance Managers” & Joe Let Japan Off The Hook Amid the barrage of analyses of the April...
Asia, East by North: Interview with former high-level DPRK official, Ri Jong Ho
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham interviewed a high-level North Korean defector, Ri Jong Ho last week. Ho covered a lot...
Moon visits Washington: Caution advised
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is coming to Washington and will meet President Joe Biden on May 21. Moon’s term...
Taiwan as Donbas?: Subversion and insurrection vs. full scale invasion
In 2014, Russia’s Vladimir Putin seized large swaths of Ukraine with a hybrid technique utilizing both local insurgents and military...
Suga-Biden meeting: Promises … promises
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joseph Biden met in Washington on April 16, and both sides declared...
Mr. Suga goes to Washington
Originally published by Japan Forward If Japan does not develop its own defenses into a serious force able to operate...
Is INDOPACOM’S Admiral Aquilino On A ‘Fool’s Errand?’
Originally published by AND Magazine The outgoing and incoming U.S. INDOPACOM commanders, Admiral Philip Davidson and Admiral John Aquilino, recently testified on...
China Attacks Taiwan By 2027 Or Sooner? Strong Indicators Abound…
Originally published by AND Magazine In early March, the outgoing Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), Admiral Philip...
China sensed weakness not strength in Alaska
Originally published by Asia Times While an early China challenge was expected and the Biden team stumbled badly in Anchorage,...
Time for US, Japan to muscle up their alliance
Originally published by Asia Times Japan and US must either take some risks and bump up military cooperation or the...
Biden’s Conundrum: South Korea’s Embarrassing Stance On Human Rights
Originally published by AND Magazine President Biden is putting human rights front and center in his administration’s foreign policy. His...
Let’s Not Pretend Operation Tomodachi Was A Success
Originally published by Japan Forward Japan’s ruling elite — including some in the media — sentenced disaster victims to death...
China’s defense budget signals will to outmatch US
Originally published by Asia Times Beijing has been clear about its desire to vanquish US and has the capacity for...
The Fall of Taiwan: Asia Goes Red—or at Least “Pinkens”
Center for Security Policy Exclusive Analysis Asia expert, Center for Security Policy Senior Fellow and retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant...