Statements that crimea should be returned what sort of influence washington has on kiev. And how can the United States use that influence to resolve this conflict. I have not had a chance i have not read the speech. I havent seen any context i have simply heard about it in the course of today. But if indeed the president is advocating an engangment in a force. Effort at this time, we would strongly urge him to think twice not to engang in that kind of activity. That that would put minsk in serious jeopardy and we would be very very concerned about what the consequences of that kind of action at this time may be. Now, it may be he was talking about in the long term, he may have been talking about the context of the final resolution, or settlement, i dont know the answer to that. Resort to portion would be extremely destructive, the working groups have met, and they have an ability to try to provide a path forward on all of those issues that many ofs have been concerninged about over the
They are found to collect metadata from their own citizens which is a violation of law. Its wednesday, october 23. President obama met with the pakistani Prime Minister today to talk about relations between the two nations. Prime minister sharif is calling for a fresh new partition but the u. S. But simultaneously demanding an end to drone strikes in his country. Epistemic Prime Minister meeting the pakistan Prime Minister meeting with president obama to ease tensions between the two countries. It comes a day after and see International Release this report detailing how u. S. Drone strikes in the north region have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians. Stirring antiamerican sentiment and a molding and emboldening militants. Human rights abuses in that region, be they the military and the cia. Hi mr. Sharif called for the end of drone strikes in northern pakistan. Is sought only a violation of our territorial integrity, but also detrimental to our resolve efforts to e
Kingdom when they go to the polls on wednesday. And microsoft paying 2 billion for a computer game. We begin with the International Effort to fight the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. I. S. I. L. Fighters have taken over large areas of iraq and syria. Diplomats from around the world have been meeting in france to decide on a global strategy to deal with the cries i. Nadine paba is in paris and sent this report. A chance to forget about the low poll ratings and focus on foreign policy, for his iraqi counterpart, a plan to help his nation. Translator we continue to ask for Airborne Operations to be carried out regularly against terrorist sites. We must not lowf i. S. To se allp sanctuaries. And must stop neighboring countries from joining i. S. This was about one thing, fighting the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. Or i. S. I. L. And just after the french planes began reconnaissance flights, the foreign minister set a concerted military response was crucial. Translator when yo
That is something our moderator was asked earlier today. Observers think the egyptians are in the best position to play that role, but my knowledge they are not playing that role. The conversation today comes at a crucial moment. Who are the palestinians, and what government governs all the palestinians, if any . Does the integration of the amas into side of h the Palestinian Authority reflect the integration of hamas or not . Is the rest of hamas operating separately, and he is that part of hamas contributing to the problem or solution . The Wilson Center has invested attention to the development in the neighborhood. This year we hosted an israeli minister of intelligence, palestinian the chief negotiator. Close to half of our ground truth briefings, something you know about which are telephonic conversations about hot spots, close to half of our nearly 30 iefings have been devoted to the region. Our guests will be introduced by aaron, who is the brandnew father of a son. The senior f
Of the nato. Thank you. [applause] it is wonderful to see you again. Thank you for your Remarkable Service over the decades as a marine, as Supreme Commander of nato forces, and as National Security advisor. I remember with great leisure our cooperation pleasure our cooperation during her term as National Security advisor. You know nato from the inside and you know what it takes to keep the Alliance United and your commitment to the Transatlantic Relations is firm and strong. Thank you very much. Also, a big thank you to fred and damon and your dedicated team here at the Atlantic Council. I truly value your strong commitment and service to the Transatlantic Community and to nato. Fred, it is a great privilege and a pleasure to work with you. You have done an amazing job in making the Atlantic Council such an influential forum in International Affairs in washington and worldwide. The Atlantic Council shapes and informs an important debate. On the challenges we face and the opportunities