Good afternoon. Im the president of the Carnegie Endowment for international peace. It is heartening to me to see so many people in the room and know there are many watching online. This event with the prosecutor general of ukraine comes at a critical moment for ukraine and for the world. Its an important moment because terrible and tragic war that began with an invasion for a tremendous amount of time cost huge amounts of money, the cost to reconstruct ukraine at this point runs probably more than 400 billion. But the human toll of the world is far greater and far more important. We think about more than 500,000 whove been injured in some way or killed. Millions of lives that have been disrupted and continue to be disrupted. For those of us who spent time thinking about international, we know one of the bedrock distinctions for International Law is between combatants and civilians. Those distinctions have been routinely disrespected by the invading power in this case, creating a situa
This conversation was hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in washington, d. C. Good afternoon. Im the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It is heartening to me to see so many people in the room and know there are many watching online. This event with the prosecutor general of ukraine comes at a critical moment for ukraine and for the world. Its an important moment because terrible and tragic war that began with an invasion for a tremendous amount of time cost huge amounts of money, the cost to reconstruct ukraine at this point runs probably more than 400 billion. But the human toll of the world is far greater and far more important. We think about more than 500,000 whove been injured in some way or killed. Millions of lives that have been disrupted and continue to be disrupted. For those of us who spent time thinking about international, we know one of the bedrock distinctions for International Law is between combatants and civilians. Thos
The beginning. And the goal is this trip for a palestinian muslims, unlocking and around the don flagship, as has gathered for each officer pres and the Southern City of rasa. As you can see, president how that in the streets, because theres really strikes, have destroyed thousands of mosques, about one and a half 1000000. The space palestinians are sheltering in that city. The United Nations that says many will not be able to celebrate because of the war and the shortage of food. Well, despite the holiday, is really army has not to post. Its as strength overnight. An attack on a residential talent and the owners say about refuge account killed 14 people in central garza, most of the victims were women and children have a couple of there and has went out from rough. A med, this unfortunate then the destruction of most residential houses, of course, the territory palestinians. All gathering here today to celebrate the arrival of aids of puts up and also to perform the prayers of aids of
Opportunities and resources. The Kerner Commission made the case we need to equalize opportunities, equalize resources. That is what we should have done in 1968 and we should seek to do today. Had aa historian, if you chance to sit down with dr. King, what would you ask . Thatld ask him whether he still felt his dream had turned into a nightmare by the time he died. King gave a prominent interview with a reporter where he stated my dream from 1963 has turned into a nightmare. Of course, the evening before his assassination he gave the mountaintop speech. He said i may not get there with you, but i have seen the mountaintop. I believe we are going to get to the mountaintop. It was a message of hope, just as the message in 1963 was i have a dream that i think will be actualized. In 1967 he was questioning that. Particularly as he was organizing the campaign and receiving resistance from a president that stated he was waging a war on poverty. I would ask what he believed. Is racism a nigh
Live coverage on cspan 3. The next seven months, the commissioners and staff they a probingpursued examination of conditions that fueled the riot, including visits to 20 three cities, interviews with residents and activists, and confrontation with realities invisible to most politicians and policymakers. The Kerner Commission produced a 704 page report that sold 2 million copies. We have a group or today prepared to offer insight into the report, the historical context, and significance. I will introduce them in the order in which they will present. Julian zelizer. And publicf history affairs at Princeton University cnn. News commentary on he is the author of numerous books on american political history. His recent book is a monumental study of lbjs legislative season which produced civil rights legislation, the war on poverty, and transformative initiatives. He published a new edition of the Kerner Commission report which includes an excellent introduction. Julian zelizer will conside