Lines predict losses from the Global Pandemic will be far worse than expected. Calling the crisis devastating and unrelenting welcome to the program, joe biden. Is forging ahead with preparations to take over as u. S. President as his margin of victory keeps growing. Pennsylvania and the voter have now become the latest states to certify the president elect as the winner and biden has formally unveiled some of his top team. Pretenses reports. President elect biden was unequivocal as he presented his National Security appointments and nominees. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. Much was made of the backgrounds of the nominees as examples of the american dream. Linda thomas greenfield, nominated as u. S. Ambassador a 100 mile costs are latino immigrants nominated to lead the department o
Reported more than 140000 new cases of the coronavirus on wednesday. The 9th, straight day were cases eclipsed. 100000, amid the latest wave in the country, many states are seeing record increases of their own. Now as we mentioned on wednesdays program, this latest surge is putting a strain on hospitals as of wednesday. More than 12500. Patients are in intensive care unit, the highest number since early may Health Experts believe the reason for these recent spikes include pandemic fatigue, where people are frankly tired of it hearing to social distancing protocols and inconsistent messaging from federal, state, and local officials. So with all of this in mind, lets go ahead and take another look at the trends and spread of the virus globally with our t. Correspondent saya tavern, where we thursday brand worldwide cases are just surging right now. The global total has climbed to almost over now i should say 52000000 deaths over why point, 287000000 that the u. S. , of course, has a way
We are honored today to host Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, Board Director of the Atlantic Council and senior fellow at stanfords hoover institution, and the 26th assistant for the president for National Security affairs. General mcmaster joins us for a discussion of u. S. Grant strategy with a particular emphasis on u. S. Foreignpolicy regarding china and the middle east. There are a few who bring a more , as agic mindset historian, as a retired officer with 34 years of experience in the u. S. Army, and is one of our nations senior policymakers. , generalw book mcmaster lays out what he sees as a new vision for a better u. S. National firm policy. He advises the use of strategic empathy to better know and understand our adversaries and using that perspective to rather thanrategies episodic or shortterm engagements to solve longterm problems. General mcmaster has cited one of the great examples of Strategic Thinking and character and our foreignpolicy leaders as an inspiration and
Atlantic Council Front page, or ac front page, a Global Platform for global leaders. We have had heads of state, heads of government and former cabinet level officials and International Cabinet level officials, International Organization leaders, and sometimes they also are new authors of this wonderful book that i am going to talk a little bit more about in a minute. We are honored today to host Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, Board Director of the Atlantic Council and a senior fellow at stanfords hoover institution, and the 26th assistant for the president for National Security affairs. General mcmaster joins us for a discussion of u. S. Grand strategy with a particular emphasis on u. S. Foreignpolicy regarding china and the middle east. There are few who bring a more strategic mindset on these issues, as a historian, as a retired officer with 34 years of experience in the u. S. Army, and as one of our nations senior policymakers. In his new book, general mcmaster lays out what he
A final farewell, a palestinian spray their respects to their chief negotiator side barack. Out as hes made to rests a new move by beijing to assert influence over hong kong has been met with anger. All of hong kongs prodemocracy lawmakers have resigned in solidarity with 4 of their colleagues who were accused of promoting independence and expelled from the legislative council. Yes, there was also earlier chinas Legislature Passed a patriotism revolution resolution allowing the removal of lawmakers who challenge beijings rule on kong score democracy politicians say it amounts to be end of the one country 2 systems principle in place. Since 1997, handover from the u. K. To china, this isnt made by the Central Government seem to say that all the steppers of tower will be taken away and then all the power will be settled. I mean the earth to make 2nd tier of cost to present it used to happen to all the Central Government. So thats all the cells that this stuff, if its an argument why you