Newsham's provocative thesis spells out the dangers of America's unwillingness to confront China and offers reasons and opportunity to change course. Will it?
Japan has taken steps toward better funding its self-defense, and Newsham outlines strategic areas for optimization.
Retired US Marine Colonel Grant Newsham takes on key questions about Japan's national defense: How far has it come, what needs improving, and why?
Former US Diplomat and Marine Officer Grant Newsham shares an instructive conversation about the Chinese mindset on Japan and threats to peace in the region.
The former Japanese prime minister was a rare leader with a global perspective on foreign policy, explains former US Marine Corps colonel Grant Newsham.
When there's talk of a restructuring US-Japan force coordination, it conjures up images of a joint headquarters focused on defending Japan. What can we expect?
At the April summit, the world will be watching whether the US keeps its promise to the Philippines or takes the "legal" escape route as with...
Local sensitivities must be weighed against the fact that the US Navy needs access to Japanese ports to mount an effective defense for both Japan and...
While the rollout of Force Design 2030 shows that the US Marines are focusing on the Asia-Pacific, proponents seem to lack answers to several glaring issues.
China is awash in "bad debt," but can it learn from Japan's experience overcoming the collapse of the 1980s bubble? Here's what China would need to...
The COFAs bolster the Island nations and secure most of an "east-west corridor" from Hawaii to the western edge of the Pacific essential for national security.
With pivotal elections in Taiwan and the US and China's hegemonic promises, predictions are for turmoil that requires democracies to demonstrate firmer resolve.
