Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Chas Freeman: U.S. Restoring Empire & War On Eurasia
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Feb 18, 2026 
Chas Freeman, former U.S. ambassador and senior defense official with long Middle East and diplomacy experience. He traces the end of Western hegemony. He explores shifting U.S. values, transatlantic rifts, and the risks of confrontation with Iran. He examines Israel’s role, regional balancing by Gulf states, and how China and Russia are reshaping Eurasian security.
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End Of Five-Century Western Dominance
- The West's five-century global dominance has ended and nostalgia for it is misplaced.
- AMB Chas Freeman warns revivalist rhetoric ignores the changing international balance and historical reality.
Domestic Decay Mirrors Foreign Adventurism
- The United States is repudiating Enlightenment and democratic norms domestically and internationally.
- Freeman links foreign adventurism and violations of international law to an internal erosion of constitutional and legal norms.
Israel Driving U.S. Iran Policy
- Israel heavily influences U.S. policy toward Iran, pressing for elimination of Iran as a strategic competitor.
- Freeman says Netanyahu seeks U.S. action because Israel lacks capability to remove Iran alone.
