Grant Newsham – Asia East by North: Japanese ‘pacifism’
Welcome to Asia, East by North. I’m Grant Newsham. Each week, Asia, East by North introduces a topic of current...
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.
China’s Marine Corps: Every clime and place? Not yet, but one day
If (or when) the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launches an amphibious assault on Taiwan, the PLA Marine Corps (PLAMC)...
Japan’s Election: No drastic changes. Steady as she goes — and not very fast
Japan is holding an election for the Diet Lower House (think: U.S. House of Representatives) on October 31st. Japanese elections...
Beijing leverages Media Warfare to influence public and government opinion in Taiwan
Media warfare, also known as Public Opinion Warfare, leverages all instruments that inform and influence an adversary’s public and government opinion....
Taiwan’s military: ‘Break the glass’ before the fire starts
The Wall Street Journal recently broke the news that U.S. Special Forces and U.S. Marines have been secretly deployed to...
Grant Newsham on the global impact if China declares war on Taiwan
In this special episode, we sat down with two guests: Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic...
China sends its Air Force towards Taiwan: War on the horizon, or a tempest in a teapot?
Over the last week or so the People’s Republic of China (PRC) sent about 150 military aircraft – bombers, fighters,...
Japan’s defense awakening: Woke enough?
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) submitted a record defense budget request this year. What is the significance of this? An...
Grant Newsham: Asian perspectives on the Chinese challenge
Center Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham, joined the Westminster Institute to discuss the challenge the Chinese Communist Party poses to the...
China went to war a long time ago, but the US didn’t (want to) notice
President Joseph Biden spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the phone last week. Biden’s stated objective: To establish “guardrails”...
Grant Newsham – Asia East by North: Episode 9
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham speaks on Afghanistan and the worldwide ripple effects of the U.S. withdrawal, on his new...
Grant Newsham: Analysis on Afghanistan
Grant Newsham is a senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy, an author at One Korea Network, and a...
Japan–Taiwan ‘security’ talks: Something new and significant
Change comes slowly in Japan–especially when it involves national defense. But sometimes something happens that causes one to raise an...
Grant Newsham – Asia East by North: Episode 8
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham speaks on investing in China and the Chinese financial world more generally, on his new...
Why did Harris visit Singapore and Vietnam?
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham appeared on the John Batchelor Show to discuss Vice President Harris' recent trip to Singapore...
America’s key error in Afghanistan now and in history
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was interviewed about Afghanistan (what went wrong / what could have been done differently) and...