by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 19, 2017 | Japan, North Korea
Grant Newsham
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
Senior Researcher
Col USMC (ret)
Grant Newsham joins us to talk about the recent military parade North Korea during which they displayed new military capabilities their failed launch of an ICBM.
Grant also entertains questions from the Host:
(1) Why would China helps the United States after standing on the sidelines for 25 years? What kind of concession will they ask for from the US or the US & Japan?
(2) How does Japan view the events on the Korean Peninsula and what is in their strategic best interest.
(3) How does China view the events on the Korean Peninsula and what is in their strategic best interest.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 12, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, ISIL, North Korea, Russia
Will Costantini
Col USMC (ret)
A former Middle East Foreign Area Officer (FAO) with an area of expertise of Egypt, Will Constantine joins us to discuss Egypt.
From there the discussion takes a “current events” and the discussion moves to Syria, Russia, North Korea and American leadership in the world.
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by Michael F. McNamara | Apr 11, 2017 | Foreign Affairs, Japan, North Korea
Grant Newsham
Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
Senior Researcher
Col USMC (ret)
Grant Newsham is a Researcher, Commentator and Consultant on Asia/Pacific Defense issues and a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Tokyo.
Grant lays out the “general situation” on the Korean Peninsula and how Japan and China each view the current situation in North Korea.
We discuss the ramifications of a military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula and it’s impact on the region.
Finally, we discuss sanctions that could be used to compel North Korea to the bargaining table IF China decided to cooperate in the implementation of those sanctions.
A GREAT discussion of an incredibly complex situation, Grant Newsham is a wonderful guest who breaks down this issue so that all of us can have a better understand of it.
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