Grant Newsham

Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and former U.S. diplomat. He is the author of the book "When China Attacks: A Warning To America."

Trump-Vance foreign policy: US helps those who help themselves

OPINION July 24

Trump-Vance foreign policy: US helps those who help themselves

For too long American foreign policy elites seemed to regard sending U.S. troops abroad as a real-world graduate school seminar to test their IR theories.

Will US help Philippines stand up to neighborhood bully?

OPINION June 24

Will US help Philippines stand up to neighborhood bully?

The United States’ reputation as a reliable ally is nowhere more at stake than in the Philippines. And that reputation is on the verge of going down the drain.

Chinese threat is here, but not everyone in Congress wants to talk about it

OPINION April 24

Chinese threat is here, but not everyone in Congress wants to talk about it

When it comes to China, America no longer enjoys the protection of "distance" that our strategic community has taken for granted for centuries.

Think the US exit from Afghanistan was bad? Look what's brewing in the Pacific

OPINION February 14

Think the US exit from Afghanistan was bad? Look what's brewing in the Pacific

U.S. control of the Central Pacific depends on three treaties that are being held up by $120 million a year in offsets. China will love it if we drop the ball.

The way to take on China is to make it personal

OPINION August 3, 2023

The way to take on China is to make it personal

Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party's top leadership will likely only be moved when they are threatened personally – and their lives, riches and well-being are at risk.