Speeches
Diplomacy as an Instrument of Statecraft: A Practicum
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
I’d like to thank the Washington International Diplomatic Academy for inviting me to speak about diplomacy as an instrument of statecraft. I envy you the practical training in diplomatic work you are receiving here.
The Nature of the World Order and Crisis through the Eyes of Leading Experts in International Relations
Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
World War II and the Cold War mixed geopolitics inextricably with ideology. For a half century, strategy and values seemed identical. They are again distinct. Operationally, geopolitics has now become a set of regional rather than global issues.
The US-China Relationship and its Future
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
Q: Mr Freeman, good morning, by thanking you for your willingness to answer my questions, I ask you the first question: In 1972, you were part of the US delegation following President Nixon who went to Beijing for the first time.
How should we deal with our failure in Afghanistan?
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
It's 9/11 Hello, darkness, my old friend. America has done it once again. We have waged a failed war in yet another foreign land and dishonorably abandoned those we went there to help.
Sino-American Relations in the Evolving Global Context:
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
I’ve been asked to review Sino-American relations in light of decades of changes in the international order, and to do so in about five minutes. I wish I could call on the Reduced Shakespeare Company for help. But here goes!
The Fadeout of the Pax Americana in the Middle East
Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
The Middle East is where Africa, Asia, and Europe meet, where the three Abrahamic religions were born, and where their holiest places are. It’s where the planet’s hydrocarbon resources are most abundant and accessible, and where the strategic lines of commu
Sino-American Antagonism: How Does This End?
Visiting Scholar, Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs, Brown University
Fifty-three years ago, as a young foreign service officer, I helped ensure that Taipei rather than Beijing continued to represent China in the United Nations Security Council and elsewhere internationally. Since then, I have seen relations between China and
The International Landscape Awaiting the Biden Administration
The Global Geopolitical Outlook
Ladies and gentlemen, I congratulate all of you on your participation in Saudi Aramco’s management development seminar. Your selection marks you as future leaders of your country’s premier institution. As such, some of you will become important actors on t
Remarks to the Harvard College China Forum 2020
I have spent much of the past fifty years trying to help the United States benefit from a sound, mutually advantageous relationship with China. I wish both countries well, but I confess I remain primarily concerned about my own country and its future. The sharp deterioration in Sino-American re