National geographic marianna welcome to the show thank you dan its wonderful to be here. I love the idea of sort of a reverse engineering of the socorro that brings in essence contraband or off brand goods and threw it into our world what a great conceit tell me more about the show. Yeah i mean you know ive been reporting on sort of the end of world in black markets my whole life and. I decided that i really wanted to do sort of a whole series about this and i approached National Geographic with it and they were interested to me concerned about my security so the idea behind it is that in each episode of trafficked in each episode i go around the world and i started again access into these criminal networks around the world and we explore a different theme with each episode one by one is spent in l. Theres another one about him send cocaine and guns and you go on and on and its just these black markets around the world and i get to sort of understand why they exist who are these black
Markets around the world and i get to sort of understand why they exist who are these black mighty operators and women also and really spend time inside these very hidden and dark warehouse thinking. I remember years ago there was that guy called the scud stud arthur i care remember his name but he was a court war correspondent its only bosnia was the most dangerous place because a get get killed from 5 directions these are most places i have been in the world i could just chill from for directions is there but it was so dangerous there i could dip killed through that isone i generally macro or via. He told me hes a listen impose gotta get out there and ill be honest with the i dig reaction its so funny there is such a cuddly young lasss you would like to be in the middle of all this but i guess you dish reaction right. I didnt see action but most of all i did reporting about these issues you know its really interesting to me. This idea that you know we have entire networks and newspap
National security advisor. I want to welcome all of you here who are able to join us and our audience watching on livestream. Welcome toy special our very special cspan audience who be following this event on cspan2 today. We are delighted to have you here if only virtually, and delighted to have everyone who has been able to participate. This will be one of the most interesting events we have done here at hudson, particularly that we are less than one week and some the election of these issues we are talking about today, questions about what america will do and where it will go from your these issues will be decided very soon so what happens here will help us to understand what takes place regardless of who it is who will be sitting in the world in the oval office. Want to say a few words about our distinguished guest. Robert obrien graduated from the university of california berkeley. From there, he founded a law and between 19961998, officer with legal the United Nations compensatio
Learning to live with it cmon were dying with. Donald trump and joe biden clash on familiar issues but their 2nd and final president ial debate is more civil than the 1st. Game is president is on course or victory in elections that have violence allegations of fraud. But we begin with that breaking news item of libya where the nations 2 warring factions have agreed to what the u. N. Is calling a permanent cease fire the deal was agreed to in geneva where the 2 sides have been holding talks libya has been in turmoil ever since longtime leader in warmer gadhafi in 2011 was removed from power have been surviving administrations one based in tripoli and another one based in the east in tobruk well the uns libya envoy says she has confidence in the agreements. Today is a good day for the libyan people. At 11 15 am this morning here in the u. N. Headquarters in geneva. The 2 libyan delegations to the 5 plus 5 joint military commission talks signed a complete countrywide and permanent cease f
Watch book tv this weekend on cspan two. Now, Robert Obrien talks about u. S. Relations with china and russia, crating more business relationships in africa and cybersecurity threats. Institutet the hudson for little more than one hour. Morning. Welcome to the hudson institute. Privileged to and be hosting this great event in conversation with the Robert Obrien assistance to the president on National Security affairs, otherwise known as the National Security advisor. I want to welcome all of you here who are able to join us and our audience watching on livestream. Welcome toy special our very special cspan audience who be following this event on cspan2 today. We are delighted to have you here if only virtually, and delighted to have everyone who has been able to participate. This will be one of the most interesting events we have done here at hudson, particularly that we are less than one week and some the election of these issues we are talking about today, questions about what americ