Grant Newsham is a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies and a retired United States Marine Officer. He was the the first US Marine liaison officer to the Japan Ground Self Defense force and was instrumental in promoting the JSDF’s initial moves towards an amphibious capability.

He joined ALL MARINE RADIO to discuss (1) Russia’s (2) what’s behind no ICBMs in North Korea’s latest parade? (3) Great Britain’s joint amphibious operation with Japan and (4) the latest US-China trade deficit number and their implications for US policy and (5) China’s requirement for currency.

Always an interesting guest, you can find his work all over the internet, just search GRANT NEWSHAM.