Through a wide array of crisis and challenges but lets begin with the Current Crisis that the United States faces. As you know, President Trump had a telephone call with the president of ukraine in july. The whistleblower reported on it in august. It was released in the last week. What do you make of the whistleblowers complaint . What did it tell you what struck you . What so extraordinary about this is that we have now in blackandwhite in the president s own words evidence of the fact that when hes conducting business, supposedly on behalf of the United States, with foreign leaders hes actually only conducting his own personal business, in this case is personal political business. In other instances maybe something else, financial or what have you. If you read the transcript of that phone call not once did the president of the United States raise anything that is of National Significance to the United States. Nothing about the sovereignty of ukraine and how its been violated by russi
In august. It was released last week. What do you make of the whistleblowers complaint . What did he tell you and what struck you . Guest whats so extraordinary about this is we have now in black and white and in the president s own words evidence of the fact that when he is conducting business supposedly on the half of the United States with foreign leaders whose only conducting his own personal business, in this case his own personal political business and maybe Something Else financially or what have you. The truth is the transcript of the phonecall not once but president of the United States raise anything of National Significance of United States come nothing about the sovereignty of ukraine and how its been violated by russia to nothing about sanctions in our efforts to continue to hold russias feet to the fire nothing for the need to provide security support for the ukrainians as a matter of use policy. It was just a bizarre conversation. Although president as for is the preside
We will get started. My name is andrew wilder, i am the vice resident. I am delighted to welcome you to the important and timely event. As many of you know, we were founded 35 years ago by members of congress as an independent and nonpartisan national institute, charged with the mission of preventing, mitigating and resolving violent conflict. Todays topic is near and dear to you sip. We have had an office since 2002 and worked closely with the government, Civil Society organization and others to address underlying causes of instability and violence. Support to the process is a top priority. We have dedicated considerable effort over the last two years to some research, dialogue, skill building and policy analysis, both in washington and afghanistan and. Throughout our efforts, we have held fast to the conviction that were a Peace Process to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. We recently held a workshop in istanbul with top women negotiators from afghanistan who had mostly participa
Next, look at the current relations between the United States and china with security and defense experts. U. S. China economic and Security Review Commission hosted this event. Thank you. We will catch up sometime here. We are not too far behind. I would like to introduce our second panel, which will explore major developments in the u. S. China security relations in 2019. We will start with doctor orianas carl mastro who is assistant professor of Security Studies at the admin a Wilson School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. And a resident scholar at the american enterprises. Shes the author of the cost of conversation, obstacles to peace talks and more time. And currently working on a book about chinas challenge to u. S. Privacy. Next we hear from doctor andrew kirby voinovich senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and adjunct senior fellow at the center for new American Security and president and ceo of solarium llc, defense consulting firm. His previously served as presi
We will get started. My name is andrew wilder, i am the vice resident. I am delighted to welcome you to the important and timely event. As many of you know, we were founded 35 years ago by members of congress as an independent and nonpartisan national institute, charged with the mission of preventing, mitigating and resolving violent conflict. Todays topic is near and dear to you sip. We have had an office since 2002 and worked closely with the government, Civil Society organization and others to address underlying causes of instability and violence. Support to the process is a top priority. We have dedicated considerable effort over the last two years to some research, dialogue, skill building and policy analysis, both in washington and afghanistan and. Throughout our efforts, we have held fast to the conviction that were a Peace Process to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. We recently held a workshop in istanbul with top women negotiators from afghanistan who had mostly participa