Ahead, Army Secretary Ryan Mccarthy talks about u. S. Policy and strategy in the indopacific region. The Brookings Institution hosted this event. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the Brookings Institution. Before i begin my remarks, i say on behalfe to of the institution that were thinking every moment about the isllenges that australia facing with the wildfires that in suchcting australia a dramatic and negative way. And they are in our thoughts and prayers. As well we also are focused on the passenger list of the iranaft that was lost in two days ago. All of those souls are in our our prayers in today. Im john allen, im the brookingsof the institution. Were very honored too far you with us. Happy new year. Very pleased this morning to welcome the secretary of the mccarthy, who is our distinguished guest and our helping to study the future of the United States army, the Defense Department and challenges that we face in the security environment. Secretary mccarthy was
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Philosopher story here regard, but im going to do it here, because i think it is relevant and he said that life is best understood backwards, but you need to limit forwards and i think what we will try to do here today is to try to understand trumps north korea policy backwards and think about some of the things that happened in order to understand how are going to be living at forwards and what is coming in the coming year and i think thats really important because for several reasons, one, this is one of the Biggest International issues of our time, and at stake right, now and whether the approach is effective or not, it is not just whether we address the north Korean Nuclear threat, also a chance for reconciliation in north korea, and our efforts to stop the spread of Nuclear Weapons are also its state. In, addition i think its a critical window into understanding how President Trump conduct Foreign Policy. This is a signature Foreign Policy issue and i think its also important beca