Andrew wilder i think well go ahead and get started. Good morning. My name is andrew wilder. Im the Vice President here at usip at the asia center. Im delighted to welcome today to todays are important and timely event. As many of you know, usip was founded 35 years ago by members of congress as an independent nonpartisan National Institute charged with the vital Important Mission of protecting mitigating and resolving violence abroad. Todays topic is very near and dear to usip. Weve had an office in kabul since 2002 and where closely with the afghan and u. S. Governments, civil side organization, and others to address underlying causes of instability and violence. Support to the afghan Peace Process is a top priority for usip. We dedicated considerable effort over the last two years to support research, dialogue, skill building workshops, and policy analysis both here in washington and in afghanistan. Throughout all our efforts with held fast to the conviction that for Peace Process t
Usip at the asia center. Im delighted to welcome today to todays are important and timely event. As many of you know, usip was founded 35 years ago by members of congress as an independent nonpartisan National Institute charged with the vital Important Mission of protecting mitigating and resolving violence abroad. Todays topic is very near and dear to usip. Weve had an office in kabul since 2002 and where closely with the afghan and u. S. Governments, civil side organization, and others to address underlying causes of instability and violence. Support to the afghan Peace Process is a top priority for usip. We dedicated considerable effort over the last two years to support research, dialogue, skill building workshops and policy analysis both here in washington and in afghanistan. Throughout all our efforts with held fast to the conviction that for Peace Process to be sustainable, it must be inclusive. In fact, we recently held a workshop in istanbul with top negotiators from afghanist
A relationship with the white house. Also coming up it only shuts down one of europes largest Migrant Centers and warns boats carrying rescued refugees no docking oh well tonight a special report on fortress. Lampedusa is at the front lines of a struggle over who is allowed into europe and who is not as italys right wing government slides its gates shut an International Network of rescuers is trying to keep those gates from closing for good. As you our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the dysfunctional u. S. President the wacky British Ambassador and a relationship quickly going from special to strained to strange it has been 48 hours since a secret u. K. Cable was leaked revealing to the world what the u. K. Ambassador in washington really thinks about the us president inept dysfunctional crash and burn those were just some of the words written by ambassador kim derek well last night the ambassador was promptly uninvited t
A Good Relationship with the white house. Also coming up italy shuts down one of europes largest Migrant Centers and warns boats carrying rescued refugees no docking a wild tonight special report on fortress. Lampedusa is that the front lines of a struggle over who is allowed into europe and who is not as italys right wing government slides its gates shut an International Network of rescuers is trying to keep those gates from closing for good. As you our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and around the world welcome we begin the day with the dysfunctional u. S. President the wacky British Ambassador and a relationship quickly going from special to strained to strange it has been 48 hours since a secret u. K. Cable was leaked revealing to the world what the u. K. Ambassador in washington really thinks about the us president in effect dysfunctional crash and burn those were just some of the words written by ambassador kim derek well last night the ambassador was promptly uninvited
If very clear the way he feels about the ambassador and those comments thats for a boss or a washington i think is a fine Public Servant has done a very good job but you should look at the president tweets were not always going to agree with him but many people accuse the president. Of the British Government will be tough to keep secrets that it looks like were on the precipice of having a Prime Minister think its obvious to anybody well ive got a Good Relationship with the white house. Also coming up italy shuts down one of europes largest Migrant Centers and warns boats carrying rescued refugees no docking a wild tonight a special report on fortress your. Lampedusa is that the front lines of a struggle over who is allowed into europe and who is not as italys right wing government slides its gates shut an International Network of rescuers is trying to keep those gates from closing for good. With you our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and around the world welcome we begin the