To deter China’s PLA, Japan must resolve its serious military recruitment problem
Japan’s recently released Defense White Paper highlights once again that the Japanese know they’ve got a problem with an aggressive,...
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.
Grant Newsham on tensions between China and Taiwan
CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham, joined the Chris Smith Show to discuss China-Taiwan relations, and recent comments Donald Trump has...
Waffling on the JSDF is losing the war before it starts
Japan is more serious about defense than it was a decade ago. It plans to double defense spending and buy expensive...
Newsham: Philippines under attack by the PRC, what is to be done?
CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham, joined the John Batchelor Show to discuss increased Chinese hostility against the Philippines.
Japan military hammered and war hasn’t even started
Japan can buy all the F35s and long-range and hypersonic missiles it wants. It can even boast of having cobbled...
Philippines vows to fight back if assaulted by China
The Philippines’ military chief said Thursday that its forces would defend themselves with the same level of force if they...
Newsham on China’s use of rare earth minerals as a weapon
CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham, joined The Chris Smith show to discuss the security of Taiwan, as well as China's...
Honor America’s ‘ironclad commitment’ to the Philippines
In late 2012, I spoke at an event in Tokyo about the South China Sea. One panelist presented on China’s recent seizure...
Expansion of Shanghai cooperation organization not a positive development: Newsham
A bloc of countries intending to cooperate politically and economically—and spearheaded by China and Russia—is gaining a new member: Belarus....
Newsham on China’s economic warfare and military tactics
In this episode of “In The Situation Room,” Col. John Mills delves deep into China’s strategic maneuvers with guest Grant...
The Senkaku Islands: What’s coming?
When the People's Republic of China (PRC) wants something that belongs to someone else, it is persistent and pushes to get what...
Will US help Philippines stand up to neighborhood bully?
Taiwan, Ukraine and Gaza get most of the attention these days. But the United States’ reputation as a reliable ally is nowhere...
US ally accuses China ships of territorial sea intrusion
Editor's Note: This piece by Micah McCartney features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Two Chinese coast guard vessels...
‘Very significant’: Vladimir Putin touches down in North Korea for first time in 24 years for talks with Kim Jong-Un
Editor's Note: This piece by Laura Grassby is based on an interview with CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. The Russian...
World is shifting into two blocks, battle lines are being drawn up: Newsham
Retired Marine Col. Grant Newsham shares his insights into the latest in international security issues, as Russian leader Vladimir Putin...
China and Taiwan: The ‘punch’ is coming sooner rather than later
Communist China always telegraphs its punches—even if you don’t quite know when they’re coming. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi...