By a Panel Discussion on ukraine with former russian german and polish officials. In 1997 my daughter hillary and i have for hillary in my own family, then it presents senior majoring in politics pics nato as her thesis topic. She called her mom then in my third term in congress to get my assessment. So i had to really think about it. Nato expansion have been agreed upon and in 1994 brussels declaration and there was real enthusiasm certainly in the United States congress. The senate voted 8919. Thats a very initial vote these days in 1998 to ratify the addition of three countries to nato poland hungary and the check republic. 16 countries have now been added through six rounds of enlargement since the end of the cold war. But there were also skeptics. Tom friedman the writer tom friedman who also is a former wilson scholar wrote an oped last month in which he quoted his 1998 interview with it then 94yearold george kennan. Said kennan, i think the russians will gradually react quite ad
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations taking place] [inaudible conversations taking place] [inaudible conversations taking place] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] and once again we are live at the Wilson Center waiting for comments from chuck hagel talking about the Nato Alliance as tension heightens between russia and ukraine. Russias military move quote shatter the myth that the end of the cold war meant an end to insecurity at least in europe. Speaking in washington he says the european nato members need bolster their expense effort because they will test the 28nation lead alliance. We expect remarks to get underway in just a moment here at the Wilson Center. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] morning. Good morning. Morning, everyone and welcome to the Wilson Center. I am jane harmon the president and ceo. I am delighted to introduce our first event this mornin