Chas Freeman: Thucydides Trap & US Reaction to China's Rise


Author: Glenn Diesen December 4, 2025 Duration: 53:19
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Chas Freeman: Thucydides Trap & US Reaction to China's Rise

Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses the failure to reorganise US-China relations to adjust to new realities. The end of the hegemonic era changes the international system and America itself. Ambassador Freeman was a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centered post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defense and military relations with China. He served as U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm). He was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the historic U.S. mediation of Namibian independence from South Africa and Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola.Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDLFollow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f


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