2020 has been quite a challenging and tumultuous year across the globe. Especially, weve seen some devastating effects. Coronavirus across the world and in our region in latin america and in venezuela. In venezuela, as well, we have an internationally recognized interim government that marked its first year, we have a growing humanitarian crisis that entered a new phase and the pandemic with a crippling Health Care System that has already been unable to provide even the most basic medicine to venezuelan people and at the same time an economy thats in hyper inflationary collapse and social unrest across the country. And we also have, as we look to the end of this year, an election in venezuela, in december, that theyre all set to be a sham parliamentary election among increasing opposition. A top priority for International Allies of venezuelan Democratic Forces should be deterring the global web list of activities and external and nonstate partners that help to sustain maduro and his ba
He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor degree from university of oklahoma and phd. He served aaz political scientist, political economist and author, teaching assistant to former u. S. Secretary of state madilyn albright, who was here for a private dinner earlier this year, just to drop a name or two to impress you. Gary joined the William Jewell College Faculty in 1992 and serves as the political chair of Political Science and director of the International Relations major. The William Jewell student body has voted him professor of the year an amazing four times. Hes a long time supporter of the National World war i museum and memorial. Were very appreciative. Please give a warm welcome to dr. Gary armstrong. Good evening, and thank you for coming tonight. It should be a lot of interesting questions. On the 100th anniversary of the senates first rejection of the versailles peace treaty. What a moment to talk about americas place in the world. It was a time of growing polarization
A guarantee of us of course in the face of a foreign threat. And a spectacular victory for bar in munich in the Champions League semifinal against barcelona could the german side to want to win it 3 of soccers major trophies seems. Welcome to the program well sizes of people have gathered in minsk for another day of protests against about a resume government defying a Police Crackdown following elections that they say were rigged demonstrators rallied at the spot where protesters died in clashes with police earlier this week to calling on the countrys president alexander go to resign after decades in power the European Union says it will sanction officials who were oppressed. Sent it to shankar says russia has promised to provide assistance to ensure the security of generous. Well im joined now by journalist. In minsk hi hannah what is the atmosphere like in minsk today well it was so east full it was the you know it was a commemoration event during the day. You know immense crowds gat
Support in the face of a foreign threat. Japans am for expresses deep remorse for his countrys aggression 75 years after its surrender at the end of world war 2 for. The Prime Minister sorry is still too hard to say. Yes welcome to the Program Thousands of protesters again taken to the streets of batteries demanding the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko after last weeks disputed elections the European Union is set to impose sanctions over the governments violent crackdown on the protests on saturday shango reached out to russias president putin over the on rest. Long live bellow verse they chant it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. Thousands gathered for the funeral of a man who died on monday in clashes with police. At this demonstration our new xiii Security Forces were nowhere to be seen since last sundays election calls to president Alexander Lukashenko to stand aside have only grown louder in the face of his defiance protesters and the opposition acc
And poland sign a Defense Agreement months in the making it will see a 1000 u. S. Troops move from germany to poland warsaw calls it and guarantee all of us of course in the event all the foreign traders. Im sorry very welcome to the show are thousands of protesters have again rallied in bella ruse demanding the resignation of authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko after last weekends disputed elections the European Union is set to impose sanctions over the governments violent crackdown on the protests on saturday luka shanker reached out to russias president Vladimir Putins ive begun wrist. Long well over a state chant it was a day of mixed emotions on the streets of minsk. Thousands gathered for the funeral of a man who died on monday in clashes with police at this demonstration the news really Security Forces were nowhere to be seen since last sundays election calls to president Alexander Lukashenko to stand aside have only grown louder in the face of his defiance protesters a