It was created in 2015 in accordance with the act in 2015 as amended. Our mandate is to advise the secretary of defense on investigation, prosecution of allegations of Sexual Assault and other Sexual Misconduct involving members of the armed forces. Please note that todays meeting is being transcribed. A complete written transcribe will be posted on the website. Todays meeting will begin with the dac ipads fiscal 2018 for acquittal rates of Sexual Assault in the military based on case documents from all military Sexual Assault cases closed during the fiscal year. Next, staff director will provide an overview of the Draft Department of defense report on allegations of misconstruct. This draft report was submitted to the dac ipad in fulfillment of the Defense Authorization act for fiscal year 2019. Following the overview of the report, Service Representatives involved in the report, drafting and Data Collection will appear before the committee to answer questions about the data, and the
[indiscernible] and its implementing rule for courtmartial provide an effective check against charges for which there is no probable cause . I think for the past several years the procedural requirements have diminished greatly, and one significant changeis the statutory to eliminate the requirement for victims that testify. Thatresult, in many cases is the most significant evidence in most cases where a victim chooses not to testify, the government is making its case based on the file. I will say that those changes over time have reduced the procedural requirements of article 32 but i still think it is a valuable check. An experienced judge advocate looking at the case and that the evidence. There is also the opportunity for the defense to present evidence, and as a former staff i have seen even in those diminished proceedings where an article 32 officer will make note or make findings that are relevant for me to consider and a highlight to the convening authority when i am providing
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Welcome back. Im so glad welcome everyone to our first panel for this conference. And what we are going to do with first panel is lay out the broader themes at the moment where we are at an influction point in the global order and how china is going about achieving those goals and what we think the likelihood that china will achieve those goals what would the success be. We could not have a better group to kick us off with the first panel. Let me introduce them briefly. I wont go through the full bio. Those will be in the virtual program. I will give a quick introduction, chairman of the middle east institute at the National University of singapore. We have next to me paul, Research Associate at t african center, distinguished fellow and china studies at the the National Bureau at the Asian Network and joining us from beijing Michael Shuman as well as writer for the atlantic magazine. I should just say at the outset here that we will take audience questions for tur panel today and audi
Who need it most. If. Charter communications supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers. Giving you a front row seat to democracy. And we continue the conversation from the Atlanta Council on chinese global influence. Coming up, academics discuss chinas diplomatic efforts across africa, latin america and in asia. This is an welcome back, everyone. So im so glad to welcome everyone to our first panel for this k and what we are going to with this first panel is really kind of lay out some of the broader themes and dynamics around chinas growing attention and strategicl south at this moment where were clearly at an Inflection Point in the global order, look a bit at what are chinas goals how chinas going about achieving those goals and what we think isg the likelihood that china will achieve those goal, what will its success be. Anding we could not have a better group to kick us off here with g this first panel. So let me introduce them very briefly. I