Chas W. Freeman Jr. is one of America's most brilliant and experienced diplomats and an outspoken advocate of diplomacy and other measures short of war to address international problems. In America's Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East, Freeman builds upon an earlier volume on Washington's Middle East policies to examine the state of U.S. foreign policy in the region since 2010. In this volume, Freeman deploys his deep insight and wit to explore the ongoing ramifications of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the complex consequences of the Arab Spring, and the increasing roles played in the region by China and other powers. He also explores possible policy remedies for the United States' many recent military and diplomatic "misadventures" in the Middle East.

About the Author

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. spent three decades as a U.S. diplomat, winding up his government service as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He was the principal American interpreter during Pres. Nixon's breakthrough visit to Beijing; played a key role in shaping relations with China as it reformed and opened up; helped negotiate the deal with the leaders of Cuba, South Africa, Angola, and the Soviet Union that ended the colonial era in Africa by terminating South African rule in Namibia and removing Cuban troops from Angola; served as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; designed NATO's transformation into a Europe-wide security system; and set up military-to-military relations with China. Since his retirement from government, Freeman has remained actively engaged on five continents and has continued to speak and write widely on issues of international relations and U.S. foreign policy.

Reviews
"Chas Freeman is one of our country's best practitioners of diplomacy, an art he argues we have neglected in favor of military options... He has given us a wake up call. Let's hope we hear it."Hon. Frank Carlucci, former Secretary of Defense
"No diplomat of his generation has a finer intelligence, a better ear to listen, as great a willingness to pierce self-deception or as gifted a pen as Chas Freeman. Insight leaps from every page of this remarkable volume."Jessica T. Matthews, former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
"If you don't know whether to laugh or cry about America's bungling and ineptitude in this all-important region, you're certain to do both reading Freeman's rueful and iconoclastic narrative."Robert Dreyfuss, contributor to Rolling Stone and The Nation
"If I could, I'd get this book on the curriculum of every service academy and defense college and university. Our military will pay the price for our wrong-headed policies unless we change them. Freeman shows the way."M.J. Rosenberg, veteran political commentator



Book Information
ISBN 9781682570050
Author Chas W. Freeman, Jr.
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Just World Books
Publisher Just World Books
Weight(grams) 358g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 15mm