Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Ashby Johnson was a distinguished scholar and author specializing in East Asian studies.
A Korean War veteran, he served as a CIA consultant from 1967-1973 and chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley.
As professor emeritus at UC San Diego and president of the Japan Policy Research Institute, Johnson became one of America's foremost experts on China and Japan.
His extensive experience living abroad, including years in Japan where he learned the language, informed his critical analysis of U.S. foreign policy.
Johnson underwent a significant ideological transformation, eventually renouncing his earlier support for Cold War policies like the Vietnam War.
