Slow, hard progress it meantime, opposition is real in the middle east and here in congress. Will we achieve a deal, and what are the implications of success or failure . Joining me now from washington is Suzanne Maloney with the brookings institution, and from cambridge massachusetts, gary samore the executive director for research at Belfer Center at the school. I am pleased to have them both on this program. Welcome. Let me start with the question of the latest pickup pickup hickup, in one issue that has become very prominent is the question of the removal of this u. N. Arms in bargo embargo. Suzanne, why has that got in all of the attention over the past couple of days, it is this an issue that can scuttle the deal . Suzanne maloney i think you are right that this is the most interesting item. There have been any number of issues that have been seen as obstacles, which both sides have focused on in their public statements. First, the technical issues surrounding their hip abilities
A significant correction in the market. Youve got chinese assets which have been overprized, even against a basic analysis with their standard price ratios. But to draw too much implication from this in terms of, number one, the overall performance of the market in recent times to what it means to the economy in general and, three the direction of reform, i think we need to take a calmer perspective. Bremmer finally, a look back at charlies 2004 interview with former saudi former minister who died thursday, the worlds longest serving Prime Minister before his retirement in april. I believe saudi arabia sounds going a program of reform that is not only seriously pursued but adamantly pursued by the government in spite of the opposition of the conservatives inside saudi arabia. Bremmer iran nuclear negotiations, the chinese stock market and the late prince syed alfeisal next. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of
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I think we will go in and get started. I know we got a lot of ground to cover, a lot of questions that people will want to ask. Some of you have contacted me before hand to launch your request. It afternoon everybody and welcome to this council on Foreign Relations meeting on the u. S. China relations. Im evan osnos from the new yorker and the Brookings Institution or im thrilled to be joined by three of my favorite scholar practitioners and theyll introduce them in a second buffer zone what you commended them for agreeing to wait into one of the most complex and pressing questions, foreignpolicy questions before us, and that of course is a question of whether beijing and washington can avert the pressure towards confrontation, the pressure of history, the patterns of history that drive a ruling power and a rising power into confrontation. And then even the harder question which will also do with, and that is what do we do about it . A couple of housekeeping notes at the very beginning
But with prorussian crowds celebrating the arrival of Russian Troops in crimea, arizona senator john mccain had a bleak view of what sanctions might achieve. The question is is it too little too late. Thats pretty much the situation now first to ukraine, and Nick Schifrin. Nick, you are there now, have there been signs of Troop Movement or activity . The occupation is increasing and the resistance, as far as we can tell, was nonexistent. We spent a lot of time going to bases today outside of this capital, and we saw bases with russian flags flying. We saw soldiers flying, hanging out. Then we saw arm ris, where the russian soldiers were digging in trenches. Theres a sense that the tide is turning, that the Russian Occupation is getting larger, the u. S. Is calling for a deescalation of this peninsula, but, in fact, russia is escalating. Not only are we seeing more Russian Troops coming in, but the threads. Local reporters down at the coast at that port where the ukrainian ships are wai