Middle East Policy Council

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Speech

From Macau: A Weather Eye on the Event Horizon

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.), November 18, 2011

I’ve been asked me to look around the world’s horizons and to venture a prediction or two as we ...

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Speech

The Mess in the Middle East

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.), October 27, 2011

When John Duke Anthony asked me to kick off this two-day meeting by talking about recent events and what ...

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Commentary

Regional Perspectives on the Alleged Iranian Plot

Middle East In Focus, October 17, 2011

Following revelations of an alleged plot by Iranian operatives against the Saudi ambassador to the United States, reaction ...

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Commentary

Reactions to the Palestinian UN Statehood Bid

Middle East In Focus, September 21, 2011

As discussions at the UN about the future status of the Palestinian Occupied Territories heat up, observers from ...

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China, Latin America, and the United States in the Changing World Order

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.), September 19, 2011

I had a feeling that Stape Roy didn’t invite me to speak this morning because I have a degree ...

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The Taiwan Problem and China's Strategy for Resolving It

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.), September 14, 2011

China has always said that Taiwan is the central problem obstructing the development of its relations with the United ...

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