February 9, 2023 Sputnik International
Chas Freeman on the U.S. defense budget for Sputnik International, "We have reduced defense companies, contractors to the level where they are oligopolies that are only five or so, the big ones."
December 29, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Without explicit support from the United States, Japan is reemerging as an Asian politico-military power."
December 28, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Regional governments have taken note of Washington’s reluctance to challenge Russia in Ukraine directly."
December 27, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "Other countries in the region seek to ensure their independence by working with each other — as well as courting US support."
December 26, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Ambassador Chas Freeman writes for Responsible Statecraft, "After four centuries, China has emerged as the economic nucleus of its region and a credible contestant for global preeminence."
December 8, 2022 Radio Open Source
Senior Fellow Ambassador Chas Freeman on the power dynamics of the US and China for Radio Open Source.
November 12, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Senior Fellow Ambassador Chas Freeman explains for Responsible Statecraft, how world’s leaders, including Washington, have lost their grip on the Middle East.
August 9, 2022 The World
Ambassador Chas Freeman shares his thoughts on current US-China relations for The World.
June 17, 2022 Week in China
In an interview with Week in China, Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses competing world views of decision-makers in Washington and Beijing and military confrontation in Taiwan as well as the economic damage that could result.
June 3, 2022 The Wall Street Journal
Chas Freeman, senior fellow and former Ambassador comments in The Wall Street Journal, "Europe can never again trust Russia to be its primary energy provider, and that even if sanctions are lifted, countries are proposing costly new infrastructure and endorsing long-term alternative supply contracts that will lock in the new energy map."
May 24, 2022 Asia Times
Ambassador Chas Freeman in Asia Times, "This is the fourth time this year that the White House has sought to walk back statements by the president committing the United States to go to war with China over Taiwan."
May 12, 2022 Asia Times
Chas Freeman in Asia Times, “At the outset of its response to the Russian invasion, the administration was careful to limit possible provocation of the Russians. But, not having seen direct retaliation from Moscow, it has become progressively less cautious."
April 17, 2022 Brown Political Review
The Brown Political review interviews Ambassador Chas Freeman.
March 24, 2022 The Gray Zone
In Ukraine, the Biden administration is fighting Russia “to the last Ukrainian,” Ambassador Chas Freeman says.
March 12, 2022 The Analysis
Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses his time as President Nixon’s translator during his 1972 trip to China.
February 26, 2022 RT
Chas Freeman is interviewed in RT about President Nixon's historic visit to China.
February 21, 2022 Global Times
Monday marks the 50th anniversary of US president Richard Nixon's historic visit to China. Recalling this breakthrough trip, Chas W. Freeman Jr, who was a lead translator for Nixon during the visit, said the biggest lesson we should learn from the trip is that China and the US "could set aside ideology in the interest of cooperating to common ends."
February 17, 2022 Responsible Statecraft
Ambassador Chas Freeman on his trip to China as President Nixon's interpreter in 1972, “It was an almost unprecedented instance of American initiative and statecraft,”
February 17, 2022 Politico
Ambassador Chas Freeman who served as President Nixon’s lead interpreter and former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, discusses Nixon's historic visit to China which took place 50 years ago.
February 11, 2022 Radio Open Source
Chas Freeman joins Chris Lyddon on Radio Open Source to discuss President Nixon's visit to China to meet with Mao Zedong which took place 50 years ago this month.