Communities with inclusion and id like to take a moment to recognize our members attending today. They continue to be the background of support for the club and help enable us to offer wonderful and diverse programming now and in the future and we also like to welcome members of the 20 20 class of fellows with rising nexgen business. [inaudible] its an honor for me to introduce our special guest today, trustee at the economic club, deanna mulligan. Deanna was chief executive officer in 2011 and served in that role until this month. She joined in 2008 the Vice President to leave the company in its Spiritual Life and was appointed to presidency operating officer assured as a trustee on the board of the vanguard group, a position she held since 2017 and has a background in both energy and operational themes. [inaudible] she was previously a director on the board of arts council and active in the industry and in the daa and directors of life insurers and the department of Financial Service
The ongoing lecture series. Russell took office as acting director in august, but its not his first, second or third time in the building. Hes held many other leadership positions including counselor to the director, chief data officer. Hes held positions at the Defense Intelligence agencies, the National Security council, the u. S. Army, joint chiefs of staff. So were thrilled that hes been able to carve time out of his busy schedule and spend some time with us today to talk about Counter Terrorism in an era of competing priorities. Russell will deliver some opening remarks from the podium and then well sit down for a little fireside chat. Ill ask the first few questions and then i will open it up to all of you who are here to ask some questions and we welcome all of you who are watching via livestream or via cspan, thank you for joining us today. Russell, the podium is yours. So, thanks very much, matt. Its a great pleasure to be here to talk about Counter Terrorism in an era of comp
In the morning here in moscow you watching international. After pulling troops out of Northern Syria and essentially clearing the way for the military operation targeting kurdish fighters President Donald Trump has offered to mediate between the 2 sides you have the choice of bringing in the military and defeating everybody. Or you have the choice of for they actually doing some very strong things to turkey or we can mediate i hope we can mediate. Well the 1st phase of the Turkish Operation began with air strikes on the 2 kurdish controlled border towns the kurds have ordered a general mobilization along the border with turkey to confront the attack and they call washington street withdrawal of betrayal the International Community meanwhile has condemned turkeys assault and current turn as one that it will send millions of Syrian Refugees currently in turkey to europe if the e. U. Calls its operation and invasion middle east analyst out of sundry bruno says that turkey may not benefit
Good morning just going to 8 oclock here in moscow youre watching r. T. International now after pulling u. S. Troops out of Northern Syria and essentially clearing the way for the Turkish Military operation against kurdish fighters President Donald Trump has offered to mediate between the 2 sides. You have the choice of bringing in the military and defeating everybody again or you have a choice of where theyre actually doing some very strong things to turkey or we can mediate i hope we can mediate the 1st phase of the Turkish Operation began with air strikes on the 2 kurdish controlled border towns of. Yad the kurds have ordered a general mobilization along the border with turkey to confront the attack the International Community meanwhile has condemned the operation ankara in turn has warned that the e. U. As warned the youth that it will send millions of Syrian Refugees currently into to europe if the brought bloc brand its operation and invasion meanwhile the kurds call washingtons
Good morning just going to have an a clock here in moscow you with r. T. International ukrainian and pages published documents that he says reveal corruption involving kiev and u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful joe biden in 2014 biden was u. S. Vice president and to go to man for ukraine while his son hunter was on the board of a ukrainian gas company. Reports. With its big personalities and explosive revelations politics is like a good t. V. Show take the bidens ukraine plot for example which is currently stealing time former Vice President joe biden his son hunter trump of course and the ukrainian president have recurring roles but a new character has appeared on the scene ukrainian m. P. Andrey catch now captures and to center stage and accuse biden of making a pretty penny from his dealings in ukraine and with one company in particular was considering to this was the transfer of the barisan groups funds for lobbying activities as investigators believe personally to judge the o