How is everyone doing . Good afternoon, everyone. I am so happy to whats again thank you for joining us for this important event at an incredibly critical time for our country and the entire international community. We have gathered together at the dawn of a new decade, and at this moment it has become a clear that the 21st century will be defined by a singular competition, a competition not of technology or of weaponry, but of ideas. Ideas about how to solve problems, and one of the best ways for societies to do so. I believe the 21st century will be defined by a competition between democracy and authoritarianism. And while this competition may not have the same military consequences as the cold war that unfolded between democracy and communism, it is similarla competition to define the future of the world. As we all know that our two distinct and opposing poles in this debate. At one end is the United States and our many european alis and the other in the countries of china and russi