Nobody's Century.

• Author: Clare, Gwen
• Position: Chas Freeman - Brief article - Interview

Nobody's Century

By Chas Freeman, former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Audio: http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/10/22/nobodys-century

Reviewed by Gwen Clare

Dissatisfied with the third debate, the one devoted to foreign policy, between President Obama and candidate Romney? Longing for a discussion of the real challenges the United States faces? One way to begin might be listening to Chas Freeman, a career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992.

His expertise during his Foreign Service career spanned from China, where he served as Richard Nixon's senior interpreter on the surprise trip to that country, to the Middle East. Since retiring from the Department of State, Ambassador Freeman has served as President of the Middle East Policy Council, co-chair of the U.S. China Policy Foundation, and vice-chair of the Atlantic Council. He has recently spoken about how this century will differ from the 20th as new forces and powers arise, where no one country will call all the shots.

The 45-minute interview...