Welcome to the Carnegie Endowment it is a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you to this Book Discussion of colin dueck age of iron with a marvelous analysis analysis of conservative nationalism. I want to extend a warm welcome to call it and our distinguished commentators. As you probably know, colin is a professor at George Mason University in a nonresident fellow at aei nextdoor literally at American Enterprise institute. This book is examines the concept of conservative nationalism that has been brought to public attention through the rise of President Trump in terms of both the history of ideas and how they have a manifestation especially medically so it is encompassing and granular and despite the gravity of the subject i can tell you is also a very delightful read. I read the book over the last weekend and i commend it to your attention. So its a pleasure to have you with us. I am also very grateful those that have agreed to join us we cannot ask for better commentators giv
Strengths and weaknesses of President Trumps Foreign Policy and the role of conservative nationalism. Welcome to the Carnegie Endowment it is a great pleasure for me to welcome all of you to this Book Discussion of colin dueck age of iron with a marvelous analysis analysis of conservative nationalism. I want to extend a warm welcome to call it and our distinguished commentators. As you probably know, colin is a professor at George Mason University in a nonresident fellow at aei nextdoor literally at American Enterprise institute. This book is examines the concept of conservative nationalism that has been brought to public attention through the rise of President Trump in terms of both the history of ideas and how they have a manifestation especially medically so it is encompassing and granular and despite the gravity of the subject i can tell you is also a very delightful read. I read the book over the last weekend and i commend it to your attention. So its a pleasure to have you with u
Ukraine investigate former Vice President joe biden in exchange for military aid. It is just under 2. 5 hours. [crowd noise] the committee will come to order. Thank you for attending today. Today, we will hold the nomination hearing on important position. The nominee today is John Jay Sullivan to be the u. S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation. We have two distinguished colleagues of ours. We will allow them to proceed with introductions. I will postpone my opening statement. I asked the Ranking Member to do likewise. Until the nominees have been introduced. We are glad to be joined today by senators dan sullivan of alaska and ben cardin of maryland. Sullivanand senator has drawn the straw to go first. Thank you very much. Its an honor to be before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee again on behalf of my friend John Sullivan. To beport his nomination the United States ambassador to the Russian Federation. Despite what his last name would suggest, we are not related. Although i oc
Committee will come to order. Today, we will hold the nomination hearing on a very important position. The honorable John J Sullivan to be the ambassador to the Russian Federation. First, we have two very distinguished colleagues of ours who wish to introduce our nominees. Torefore, i am going postpone my Opening Statement and i ask the Ranking Member to do likewise. Beh that, we are glad to joined by senators sullivan of alaska and cardin of maryland. Sullivan thank you very much, mr. Chairman, Ranking Member menendez. It is an honor to be in front of the committee again in front on behalf of my friend John Sullivan to support his nomination to be the United States ambassador to the Russian Federation. Despite what his last name would suggest, we are not related, although i regularly joke with senator markey who is also a proud sullivan member in his heritage that at some point in history, we will probably all related. I have supported secretary sullivans nomination before and can spe
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