2020th election. This is also from the Aspen Security Forum. Welcome back everyone after that very short break. Were very happy to be back now and what doing a bit of a change in direction. You already heard this morning about modernizing the defense department. You heard from john bolton. You would from u. N. Ambassador kelly craft. Now we are turning west to Silicon Valley, and we have panel for you on technology and democracy actually going to dive into all of the complex things that either individual actors or nationstates are doing to influence social media, start disinformation campaigns and how that is impacting our democracy. To have that panel we have with us Laura Rosenberger who is i think with us here. I see her in the room. She isnt the director of the alliance for security democracy and a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the united states. Previously she was a Foreign Policy advisor for hillary for america where she coordinated the Clinton Campaign to National
Excellent panel and were start off with heather. Thank you so much. I think the arctic is the best place to talk about the intersection of climate stress and security. In many ways, the arctic is telling us, both polar regions are telling us theyre under the most stress as the arctic is warming two to three times faster than anyplace on the planet. In many ways, were now dealing with a very new ocean. In fact our former coast guard commandant called the arctic americas fourth coast. I thought that was a powerful way of thinking about it because Many Americans do not know the United States as an arctic nation to bring it home, this is homeland security. We now have a new coast that requires our protection. That is what in many ways the nexus between the rapid diminishment of the arctic polar ice cap is now creating new borders, new coasts to protect. Which is why we need enhanced coast guard presence. Certainly thats through the enhanced ice breaker component, what we call a polar secur
What that means now in the policy and the security space. Im excited to have an excellent panel to talk about that. Weve got heather conley, our vice president. We have john. We have sara glasser, the Deputy Director of secure fisheries and amy lair, the director of our human rights initiative. Thank you to the panel, and im going to sit down and be quiet and turn it over to my excellent panel, and well start off with heather. Thank you so much. Good morning, everyone. I think the arctic is the best place to talk about that intersection of climate stress and security. And in many ways the arctic is telling us, actually, both polar regions are telling us theyre under the most dramatic stress as the arctic certainly is warming two to three times faster than any place on the planet. And in many ways we are now dealing with a very new ocean. In fact, our former coast guard commandant called the arctic americas fourth coast. I thought that was a powerful way of thinking about it in part bec
Today to receive testimonies on oversight of i. C. E. Since are they doing enough. Good afternoon. We should discuss the enforcements and detention his abilities and both of dhs is doing enough to enter i. C. E. His own detention standards are being met. Before we start, lets take those moment to acknowledge some of the challenges the subcommittee had in arranging todays hearing. Or holding two channels this afternoon because i. C. E. Declined to sit on the same panel with the contractor. For the purpose and lack of cooperation makes it more challenging for congress to do his job. The meeting with dhs leaders, is important to the subcommittee to bring everyones voices together. That is how we can best identify challenges and find ways to solve them. This issue is particularly important to me as to advices facilities, detained towards a part of 1300 migrants in my home district. I have visited these facilities. I have concerns about some of the conditions of confinement. Im not alone in
Climate on oceans, Marine Biodiversity and human populations living in vulnerable areas. I appreciate it andthanks to our first panel. Ive enjoyed the conversation. I think were going to pick up on the end of that conversation around this idea of the Dynamic World and what that means now in the policy and security space so im excited to have an excellent panel to talk about that. Heatherconley , John Mimikakis was Vice President for oceans Environmental Defense fund, there was director of fisheries and amy lehr who is the director of the Human Rights Initiative so think the panel and im going to sit down and be quiet and handed over to my panel and we will start off. Thank you so much, good morning. I think the arctic is a tough place to talk about. The intersection of climate stress and security. And in many ways, the arctic is telling us, actually most polar regions are telling us they are under the most dramatic stress as the arctic certainly is warming 2 to 3 times faster than any