Repairing Alliances: A Biden Effect?
Originally published by AND Magazine Foreign policy really isn’t that hard. To make things right in the world, just repair the...
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.
Imposing Costs On China – What Will That Look Like?
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Unsolicited advice for next US ambo to Japan
Originally published by Asia Times Most important US bilateral relationship bar none needs strengthening. Here's how best to do it...
China’s First Test For President Biden
Originally published by AND Magazine Some analysts predicted Beijing would ‘test’ the Biden administration – and perhaps within three months...
Trump’s Indo-Pacific policy wasn’t all wrong
Originally published by Asia Times Trump hands off to Biden an Indo-Pacific that's better off than in 2017 but there's...
Japan should take initiative with Biden on Taiwan
Originally published by Asia Times Seize Taiwan and China could cut at will sea lanes through which much of Japan’s...
Biden softness no cause to celebrate in Japan
Originally published at Asia Times Less US pressure will please some in Tokyo but for US protection against China Japan...
Wondering just how loyal a US ally Moon Jae-in is
Originally posted at Asia Times. In 2005, while serving as the US Marine Corps attaché in Tokyo, I spoke at...
Strategic Patience: An Excuse For Timidity?
Originally published at AND Magazine Joseph Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, retired General Lloyd Austin, is simultaneously praised and...
Never get in bed with the yakuza
Originally published by Asia Times This is the fourth of a five-part series on the yakuza’s still wide reach in...
Corporate scandals among the ways yakuza hurt Japan
Originally published by Asia Times This is the fourth of a five-part series on the yakuza’s still wide reach in...
Exposed: Chinese Psyops Against America – One Hell Of A Success
Originally published by And Magazine Some stories have a shelf-life of maybe a few hours. Others are still relevant after...
Yakuza: A tough mess to clean up
Originally published by Asia Times This is the third of a five-part series on the yakuza’s still wide reach in...
Yakuza: Japan’s armed venture capitalists
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Yakuza alive, well and still kicking in Japan
Originally published by Asia Times This is the first of a five part series on the yakuza’s still wide reach...
China Gets Its Money’s Worth From America’s Elites
Originally published by And Magazine Foreigners have been buying off – or at least renting – America’s ruling class probably...