Japan starts to shift away from pacifist stance over fears about North Korean and Chinese activities
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted in this piece by the South China Morning Post Japan is...
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US-South Korea ties: Focus on economics as much as defense
On March 9, the Biden administration may have felt that it dodged a bullet when conservative Yoon Suk-yeol was elected...
Lessons for Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and NATO from the Ukraine War
While the war in Ukraine is still raging, it isn’t too early to draw some conclusions about the fighting and...
Grant Newsham on the upcoming ROK presidential election
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham appeared on the John Batchelor show to discuss the upcoming South Korean election.
Why the UAE opted for South Korean missiles
The United Arab Emirates is buying a South Korean air defense system based on the Russian 9M96 interceptor missile and radars and...
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...
Time for Japan and South Korea to bury the hatchet
For years, American diplomats and military leaders have been asking the South Koreans and the Japanese, “Can’t we all just...
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...
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...
Webinar: North-South Korean Issues and Opportunities
Center President Fred Fleitz will be featured on a panel on Tuesday, January 5 to discuss current events on the...
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...
Time to be honest about Japan’s defense deficiency
Originally published by Asia Times US needs to tell Defense Minister Nubuo Kishi what it really means and needs at...