Russia soon were going to look at the potential for economic sanctions. Also in the show tech stocks took a tumble in the u. S. Dragging Global Markets down with them is it just a blip or a reality check. This is the business im rob whats in berlin its great to have you with us german politicians are turning up the pressure on north stream to some of them want the pipeline project which would deliver russian gas to germany and beyond to be stopped over the poisoning of prominent kremlin critic alexina valmy significant opposition from Eastern European countries and the United States has already seen work in the baltic sea frozen with a pipeline 90 percent complete. When this 480 kilometer long stretch of pipeline is finished it will transport gas from the controversial nord stream to pipelines terminus in northern germany to the south the oil gold pipeline will then carry fossil fuel energy on to countries including the Czech Republic and italy the pipeline operators are based in castl
Livingstone, Deputy Director in our Global Energy center where i need to work on climate and advanced energy. Thank you very much for joining us here today. Its a terrific to see a full room, particularly amid the dark days of august when so many folks in dc leave for cooler or at the very least, less humid climates. It is surely a traffic registration of interest in this topic and before we get started let me give a big thanks to zach strauss and are Global Energy and art interns who are instruments and making today happen along with our talented medications and events team. They are truly a testament to the assets and professionalism of the Atlantic Council. Dive in to todays discussion by noting that not only are you here because youre fascinated by the narrative that surround the climate challenge in the Energy Transition but you are likely also very interested in the narrators that help us to understand the complexities, ambiguities, leading characters in the emerging solutions at
Donald ritie, thank you for ing with us on america history. The senate jority leader i not a position in the constitution. How did the job evolve . That puzzles a lot of people. We once had a former speaker of the house contact us and say i was the president pro perso ray in the pro tempore but not the majority leader because e speakers of e usee the nate majority leader as their equivalent, their functional equivalent on the senate side. Ofourse the speaker of the house is written ito the constution, and the president pro tempore is. But no mention of a majority leader or minority leader and thats because the constitutn did n ancipatepolitical parts. I think they thoughat it was probably gng to happen, but they didnwant to encoure litica parties. Theyake no provision for it. And for most ofthe history of thesenate we had no jority lead. Om 1789 until 1913 there was noajit leader ofth senate. There re chairmen committees who wld sort of take care of things on the floor, there were th a
Security advisor Jake Sullivan. We are honored to have such distinguished array of guests from the cabinet foreign ambassadors from all of the world, Foreign Policy experts and most importantly, are georgetown students who have committed to Global Service and represent our best hope to bring new ideas to support peaceful and prosperous future. For our guests who are just visiting, the school of Foreign Service is the Oldest School of National Affairs in the United States. It was founded 1919 five years before the creation of the u. S. Foreign service. It was created in the aftermath of world war i and a devon devastating pandemic the spanish flu. Our founder summed up the core mission of the school and he said unprepared as we were for war, we are resolved never to be unprepared for peace. For a century, this school has prepared generations of leaders to analyze the world and to serve the world. More than a century since the founding, we have found ourselves in another time of great un
Good afternoon. Welcome to georgetown welcome to the school of Foreign Service and welcome to our historic hall. We are honored to be hosting the center for that the National Security advisor Jake Sullivan. We are honored to have such distinguished array of guests from the cabinet foreign ambassadors from all of the world, Foreign Policy experts and most importantly, are georgetown students who have committed to Global Service and represent our best hope to bring new ideas to support peaceful and prosperous future. For our guests who are just visiting, the school of Foreign Service is the Oldest School of National Affairs in the United States. It was founded 1919 five years before the creation of the u. S. Foreign service. It was created in the aftermath of world war i and a devon devastating pandemic the spanish flu. Our founder summed up the core mission of the school and he said unprepared as we were for war, we are resolved never to be unprepared for peace. For a century, this scho