Senior fellow and Deputy Director [inaudible] economics and i have the pleasure today to welcome my former boss from the department Justin Muzinich for discussions on the transatlantic economy. He will start with opening remarks and switch over to a moderated conversation with former National Security adviser and executivadvisorand executive Atlantic Council, steve hadley. I would like to extend a few thanks to some of our partners who are here with us today. Thank you very much. And now without further ado, i will turn over to you. Thank you, julia and to steve hadley for moderating the discussion. Congratulations on the opening of the center for geoeconomics. Having spent time looking at your goals, the center is an extremely timely and worthwhile undertaking. More broadly, now more than ever, the Atlantic Councils mission of fostering a strong transatlantic relationship is important. Covid19 has disrupted the economy and our way of life. As the world looks to the future, its importa
On the transatlantic economy. He will start with opening remarks and switch over to a moderated conversation with former National Security adviser and executivadvisorand executive Atlantic Council, steve hadley. I would like to extend a few thanks to some of our partners who are here with us today. Thank you very much. And now without further ado, i will turn over to you. Thank you, julia and to steve hadley for moderating the discussion. Congratulations on the opening of the center for geoeconomics. Having spent time looking at your goals, the center is an extremely timely and worthwhile undertaking. More broadly, now more than ever, the Atlantic Councils mission of fostering a strong transatlantic relationship is important. Covid19 has disrupted the economy and our way of life. As the world looks to the future, its important that we not just restart Economic Growth, but that the right values guide us in a post covid world. Thats why the relationship is so important. It represents ove
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A sense of Core Integrity during those changes that inevitably happen to us now i know that psych psychologists and even psychiatrists often see crisis and conflicts as focal points when long story problems and grievances finally get a chance to be addressed when people and societies renegotiate the outdated terms of their coexistence doesnt that make crises not only inevitable but also healthy well to a degree yes some crises are brought about by traumatic events in history in our culture or in our personal lives many times we find ourselves having outlived our assumptions or not fitting within the structures of belief such as our family suggested to us or the Popular Culture around us so you know a good girl to ask the question once what what abides amid all this change so he was concerned in the late 18th century about change. And the key is what is that within myself that allows me to maintain a certain consistency of a dennehy and purpose and an integrity of belief and action that
A chance to be addressed when people and societies renegotiate the outdated terms of their coexistence doesnt that make crises not only inevitable but also healthy well to a degree yes some crises are brought about by traumatic events in history in our culture or in our personal lives many times we find ourselves having outlived our assumptions or not fitting within the structures of belief such as our family suggested to us or the Popular Culture around us so you know a good girl to ask the question once what what abides amid all this change so he was concerned in the late 18th century about change and the key is what is it that would within myself that allows me to maintain a certain consistency of a dennehy and purpose and an integrity of belief and action thats the key what do i carry with me in mid all the changes that happen around me and as far as i know you know also sad that. Any transformation demands as its precondition anding overworld the collapse of an old philosophy off