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A michael local welcome to d w special coverage of the Munich Security Conference the annual event brings together World Leaders top ministers and experts the 1st day of talks have already shown potential progress talks between the u. S. And the taliban may lead to a fresh Peace Process for afghanistan and an unprecedented meeting between chinese and vatican diplomats has taken place for the 1st time in decades one topic has dominated the conference fears that the western powers could be losing their unified front on friday germanys president warned that a lack of western solidarity was fueling global insecurity todays panel is set to tackle that topic with nato chief u. N. Stoltenberg and u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei oh joined by pretentiously the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov we also. Understand that mark esper the u. S. Defense secretary may also be at the talk today at the event in munich we have de w. s chief Political Editor me. And here in the studio im joined b
It was founded in 1927 in fourth avenues will grow from union square, and it gradually dwindled until 92 years, the sole survivor, it is run by the original family who founded it. We are running 400 events a year nearly and still have used books after all this time. We are excited to be hosting Andrew Morantz, author of the new book antisocial online extremists, technoutopians, and the hijacking of the american conversation, online extremists, techno utopians and the hijacking of the american conversation. He has written for the new yorker since 2011 and also appeared in harpers, new york magazine, mother jones, the New York Times among others and contributed to the new yorker radio hour and radio lab. Joining him his fellow new yorker staff writer Vinson Cunningham, the magazines theater critic. His byline has been in New York Times magazine, excuse me, and book review, the all and mc sweeneys internet tendencies. He is currently teaching a writing course. I couldnt be more excited to
Over 92 years the strand is the sole survivor still run by the original family who founded it we are running 400 events per year and still have new and used books after all this time we are excited to be hosting author of the brandnew book antisocial. Andrew has written since 2011 and appeared in harpers magazine mother jones the New York Times among others and contributed to radio lab. And with the New York Times magazine and book review and currently teaching a writing course. I could not be more excited to hear about our informational landscape how it has been transformed and monopolized and radicalized in what creators and inhabitants have to say about the results. With that in mind please join me to welcome vincent and andrew to the strand. [applause] it is great to be here. Its right there in the title you have set up to draw these online extremist that you took the bullet for all of us to expose yourself. Led the third part of the triangle to so i would love to trace all parts o
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