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ALL MARINE RADIO: Grant Newsham talks Western Pacific security issues

by Michael F. McNamara | Mar 23, 2025 | Japan, North Korea, Pacific Rim Security, Philippines, South China Sea, South Korea, Vietnam

Grant Newsham is a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, a senior research fellow at the Center for Security Policy, and a retired United States Marine Officer. He was 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 Mac to catch up on:

- US engagement in the region… how goes it?
- Where each of the following Pacific Rim nations are today relative to defense issues: China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.
- The Marine Corps in the Pacific… how is it doing
- Ukraine
- Israel’s war against Hama, Hezbollah, Houthis and Iran

Always an interesting guest… Grant Newsham is the best I’ve heard when it comes to frank assessments of the Western Pacific.

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ALL MARINE RADIO VET-TALK: Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran Karl Marlantes discusses dealing with the aftermath of Vietnam

by admin | Jul 24, 2022 | Culture, Mental Fitness, Mental Health, Post-Combat Related Mental Health, US Marine Corps, Vietnam

Former Marine 1stLt Karl Marlantes, a decorated infantry officer in Vietnam and now a best-selling author (Matterhorn, What It Is Like to Go to War) joined ALL MARINE RADIO us to discuss how he made sense of the war he fought in after he came home.

Originally published on October 12, 2016. Karl is a deep thinker… and the interview is wonderful in its candor. Mac

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ALL MARINE RADIO BOOKTALK: Vietnam Marine Karl Marlantes discusses his book “What It Is Like to Go to War”

by admin | Jul 23, 2022 | Book Discussions, Combat, Leadership, Vietnam

This interview was originally published on ALL MARINE RADIO in August of 2016 — due to technical errors it has not been available to listeners… enjoy. Mac

Karl Marlantes needs no introduction to most Marines… but in case you don’t know him, here is a brief rundown of who he is from Wikipedia: Karl Arthur Marlantes (born December 24, 1944) is an American author and Vietnam War veteran. He has written three books: Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War (2010), What it is Like to go to War (2011), and Deep River (2019). (more…)