What the European Union is all about how everyone for france 24. 00 m. Falls will be governed paris and im melinda crane for dutch of ella in berlin in the European Union health care has always been handled at the National Level so as the corona pandemic swept the continent it was nation states that were calling the shots even between close e. U. Neighbors borders were closed crucial medical exports were stopped and solidarity was looking pretty illusory but that is now changing with french patients for example being treated in german hospitals and melinda with a crisis that were 2 months into which shows some are calling the biggest test for this continent since world war 2 a lot of questions Going Forward the french president and u. N. Michael calling it a moment of truth ahead of thursdays Virtual Summit there are those that are eyeing did to. De confinements and then other nations that are doubling down what common response can france and germany often dubbed the motor of european
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Our final panel today will examine how China Growing military presence and influence in south or Southeast Asia and africa Furthers Development of expeditionary abilities. We will start with greg pulley, he is the rector of Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and at the center of Strategic International studies. He oversees research on u. S. Foreign policy in the asiapacific with a particular focus on the maritime domain and the countries of Southeast Asia. He is the author of the South China Seas and focus clarifying the limits of maritime dispute. Coauthor of multiple other works. He will focus on chinas activities in south, Southeast Asia. Next we hear from [inaudible], am i pronouncing it [inaudible] Research Associated at the African Center for strategic studies at the National Defense university. He is an expert on china africa relationships partnerships between the africa and east asia and the African Security issues. His forthcoming book, manuscript examines the influence of
Im sorry so much going to thank you for joining us a long list of conflicts and uncertainty over the wests role in the world those are the top issues at the Munich Security Conference that is kicking off this hour a World Leaders top Security Experts diplomats are all now gathering for the central meeting in southern germany on everyones mind the big global issues the war in syria where a government offensive and it live has triggered a full blown humanitarian crisis another issue concerns over the shrinking influence of the west in shaping Global Security it is even spawned a new term west lists next. And we have our chief Political Editor michelle you look at the Munich Security Conference for us where she is watching in on everything thats happening there for us jaime said and i want to ask you about that term west listener what are people there saying about this. Well many feel that it is kind of appropriate and thats exactly what the security conference always aims to do is kind o
Good afternoon i hope everybody had a good thanksgiving break. Welcome back to washington, welcome to brookings im bruce jones the director of the policy program at brookings and its my pleasure to welcome you to our event for east Asian Pacific affairs. David stillwell is appointed as assistant secretary of state by President Trump of the 20th of june he served in the air force for 35 years beginning as a Korean League west in 1980 and retiring in 2015 as a Brigadier General he was the asia adviser to the chairman of the joint death of staff from 21 to 2013 you also recently served as the director of the u. S. Focus group. He was also an adjunct fellow thank you to your service to this country. As you can see from his background the david has been at the forefront of managing the policy questions the shape the u. S. And china friendship. Working tirelessly behind the scenes to build policy with china is also then keeping our wider focus on the region as a whole. Where we have a huge n