To the northeast region including ethiopia, sudan and djibouti. His comments came at an event hosted by the Wilson Center and included a talk about china and the middle east influence in the region. [inaudible conversations]. That you so much to all of you for coming. Im very conscious of how close we are to thanksgiving, the dire reports that those of you who be traveling will have to face, so its fantastic youve taken time this point to be with us. Though im not surprised because of our guest who is with us today. Just a quick word about the Global Europe Program which i chair for the woodrow Wilson Center, this is a program we decide to do something a little bit different because it looks at the pressures and stresses and issues that confront the continent of europe, whether that the arctic and the issues of Climate Change and trade, whether thats migration, whether thats the big relationships with russia, china and and, of course, with the United States, and whether its issues that
Alex rondos, the special representative to the horn of africa discussed europes aid to that northeast region including thiopia, sudan and djibouti. It included a talk about the middle east influence in the region. Just a quick word about the Global Europe Program which i chair for the Woodrow Wilson program center. This is design today do Something Different because it looks at the stresses and issues that confront the continent of europe whether thats the arctic and the issues of Climate Change and trade. Whether thats migration or the big relationships with russia, with china and of course, the United States and mr. Its issues that confronted whether its issues that confronted in many issues and challenging ways. Our guests will be able to talk extremely eloquently in this ase around the horn of africa. Alex needs to introduction to any of you. Hes been the European Union special representative for the horn of africa he tells me eight years now. Its based now in nairobi and has been
Airstrike and condemns irans actions, pledging support for israel. Here is a look at his remarks. Mr. Speaker, on saturday evening iran sought to plunge the middle east into a crisis. They launched missiles and attack drones toward israel. The scale of the attack and the fact that it was targeted at israel are without precedent. It was a reckless and dangerous escalation. If it had succeeded, the fallout for Regional Security and the toll on citizens would have been catastrophic. Mr. Speaker, it did not succeed. In support of israels own defensive action, the United Kingdom joined a u. S. Led effort with france and partners in the region, which intercepted the missiles, saving lives in israel. We sent additional typhoons to the region as our existing operations and our forces destroyed iranian drones. We provided important intelligence for our partners. Our pilots put themselves in harms way to preserve peace and stability. I spoke to the raf, they are the best of the best and i know t
[inaudible conversations] conve] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon and welcome to the wilson center. We were founded as a living memorial to the former president. So we are congressionally chartered, scholarship driven, and fiercely nonpartisan. I am Robin Quinville and a director of the Global Europe Program here at the center, and where focus on the challenges europe is facing today and how we Work Together on those. Among these challenges is russias invasion of ukraine two years ago and the threat it poses to our security as transatlantic partners. As a result of that invasion, natos membership has grown adding finland and sweden to its strength, and the question of ukraine relationship to nato is going to be front and center at this summer washington summit. The European Union has sped forward europeans opening negotiations just last month and while that would be a very dependent process, the decision also recognizes and supports ukraines european future. What we are seeing
We are live on cspan2 with remarks from parliamentary leaders from france, germany and poland on European Security. Amid them russiaukraine war. Speaking at the Wilson Center in washington, d. C. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon and welcome to the Wilson Center. We were founded as a living memorial to the former president. So we are congressionally chartered, scholarship driven, and fiercely nonpartisan. I am Robin Quinville and a director of the Global Europe Program here at the center, and where focus on the challenges europe is facing today and how we Work Together on those. Among these challenges is russias invasion of ukraine two years ago and the threat it poses to our security as transatlantic partners. As a result of that invasion, natos membership has grown adding finland and sweden to its strength, and the question of ukraine relationship to nato is going to be front and center at this summer washington summit. The European Union has sped for