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Grant Newsham: Defending Japan
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Date: Monday, March 17, 2014
Time: Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at 7:30pm
Venue:

Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 2F
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/tokyo.html)
Speaker:

Grant Newsham, Senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Tokyo
Moderator:

Robert Dujarric, Director of ICAS
Admission: Free. Open to public
Language: English
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Overview

East Asia has become a tougher neighborhood in the last several years and friction between Japan and China shows no sign of abating. Japan’s defense policies have consequently shifted towards a more active defense and upgraded Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) capabilities. This talk will evaluate Japan’s new defense strategies in terms of effectiveness and prospects for regional stability and the US-Japan security alliance.

Speaker

Grant Newsham is a senior research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Tokyo. He recently served as the first US Marine Liaison Officer to the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and was instrumental in the development of the JSDF’s amphibious capability.
He is a former US diplomat and served at the US Embassy, Tokyo, in the 1990’s, returning for a stint
as Marine Attaché. His research focuses on Asian
defense and his articles have been published in the Christian Science Monitor, Daily Yomiuri, Sentaku, and USNI Proceedings.
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