Administration more generally to make public attribution, to call rush out and what its doing in terms of hacking. I think the russians see any failure to push back as an open door. Even since that conversation we agency,he world doping secretary powells private emails. We are going to see more and more of this if theres not a strong push back. Gin by naming and shaming. Russia is probably the worst culprit. Its time they were called out. Deb is there a problem with , areng it was the russians we just not there yet in terms of it . Congressman schiff i think there is ample evidence to call out the russians. I dont think its for a lack of evidence. Are a number of considerations the administration has to wait to prepare to go beyond naming and shaming, one of the repercussions they would consider . I think you have to take a graduated approach. If the conduct escalates, the response can escalate and it can escalate in the form of economic sanctions or going after the individuals who are
When wednesday if she was asked if they would be responding to the russian hacking, stay tuned. What do you think she meant by that . Congressman schiff they have not made a Firm Decision on what the course of action will be. I have been asking the administration more generally to make public attribution, to call rush out and what its doing in terms of hacking. I think the russians see any failure to push back as an open door. Even since that conversation we had of the world doping agency, secretary powells private emails. We are going to see more and more of this if theres not a strong push back. That has to begin by naming and shaming. Russia is probably the worst culprit. Its time they were called out. Deb is there a problem with knowing it was the russians, are we just not there yet in terms of it . Congressman schiff i think there is ample evidence to call out the russians. I dont think its for a lack of evidence. There are a number of considerations the administration has to wait
We will take you live to the Brookings Institution to hear who willgal advisor talk about Critical Issues of International Law leading International Law relating to cyber security. Live coverage getting underway here on cspan. Good morning. Moreis going to be edifying and a more settled event here at brookings in comparison to the one we had yesterday. I see a couple of heads nodding around here. We were honored by having the president of turkey here and not so honored by having some very vigorous protests outside massachusetts avenue. Today we are going to step back more angry and fear driven issues of the day and look at the world from the standpoint of International Law. Let me say a couple of words about the origin of the Stephen Breyer lecture. Is associate justice himself a friend of this institution. He is a friend of many of us who work here. He is certainly a friend and admirer of our lecture today. Various connections with brookings, including writing his first book under the
Departmenthe defense may underestimate the critical nature of the refugee crisis. This is not like iran, iraq, a war that went on for many years. This is impacting europe right now. It is a humanitarian crisis. It is being exploited by everyone else in the middle east that would like to come to europe. Europe is facing what one top diplomat told me was the greatest crisis since world war ii. I think weve got to think about get, these safe sounds, and busy these safe zones, and get busy on it. It may have to have some of our people at risk to try to protect those areas, but it wouldnt take a lot. You and i talked about it. Can we get moving on this . How many more millions have to lineup in areas before we act . Just morally, my judgment is that europe needs to know there is a place for these refugees to go other than to flee the entire region. That will strengthen them. Can we not do that . Quickly. Well, in sorter far as the refugees are coming from syria, they are actually coming to
Are there people elsewhere who will come to the zone could you do have to ask yourself for whom would you be attracted to be in such a zone . And secondly who probably some of the folks in germany who wouldve rather stayed in their own country. If they wish to return to the part of the country for which, in which the zone is created. But again it would depend on where it was and would be contested let me ask you, barrel bombs, weve talked about this time after time. Why are we unwilling to send a message to assad that if he continues with mail bombing we will stop them and crater his runways . We have not undertaken to engage as they use military the syrian military. We have not taken a step. How do you ever stop the federal bombing . Beryl bombing. Just to go back to what weve been saying repeal it is for assad to depart and for the to be a political speech i would be depart at this point . Because the opposition to him is intense and strengthening. As far as i can see you said three