During a speech at the Brookings Institution in washington, d. C. After he spoke, china policy experts talked about chinas Regional Power. And president xi jing pings leadership. Good morning. My name is bruce jones. Im the Vice President and the director for Foreign Policy here at brookings. It is my pleasure to welcome you here. I see lots of old friends in the audience and several new ones. Its a pleasure to invite you to our event. Im delighted to welcome randy back to brookings. Weve been fortunate to engage him on several aspects of our policy research. And while hes been serving in the Administration Since 2017, and randy, thank you for your service to our country and the Important Role you play in this administration. Randal schreiber was appointed on jan 8th, 2018, prove lees having served for east asian and Pacific Affairs under which portfolio he covered china, taiwan, hong kong and aus tailia, all the easy stuff. Earlier he held the role of also served as an active duty Nav
Its been around for a long time and computers didnt cause it. But when people die because of a tweet, there has to be a tech solution. Expanding the marketplace of ideas is all well and good to welcome you to brookings this morning. I see lots of old friends in the audience and its a pleasure to invite you to the event with randall schriver. Weve been fortunate to engage him over the past decade. While hes been serving in the Administration Since 2017, and, randy, thank you for your service to our country and the Important Role you play in this administration. Randall schriver was appointed as assistant secretary of defense on january 8, 2018. Previously having served as Deputy Assistant secretary for east asian and Pacific Affairs under which portfolio he covered, china, taiwan, hong kong, and australia, all the easy stuff. Earlier he held the role of chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state and also served as an active duty Naval Intelligence officer. Beyond his government car
For its ipo this week. Plus, election surprise. Argentinas primary results. But, is it spreading to a robust tech startup scene . Icahn wields influence. What he has agreed to. Our top story. The theme of big tech is hitting the public market. Wework is planning to make public its prospectus for an ipo this week. T said in april it had filed paperwork confidentially. We are joined by two guests. Ellen, as we await the prospectus, what are the key bullet points you are looking for . Llen everyone will be looking to see the Financial Performance of wework. Nprofitable. It is a company that spends a lot of money to grow very quickly. I think people are concerned that the Business Model cant tand a downturn. Taylor ellen talks about the financials behind this company. What do you make of the valuations here . Barry i think ellen is spot on, people will be looking through it to get the numbers and figure out the valuation. Last valuation is based off of softbanks investment back in january.
Intact, for a closer look at irans current in international policy, please stay with us on this special edition of the 10day fadge celebrations. In continuation of its sovereign Foreign Policy, iran has adopted the look east policy. Some believe that this change of direction to the east contradicts the slogan of neither east nor west. But in reality, this approach does not represent a radical break with past iranian strategic thinking. From the outset of the Islamic Revolution of 1979, iran has always been orientated more towards east than west, by both necessity and design. Faced with the economic consequences of western containment policies. In february 2018, leader of the Islamic Revolution, ayatollah sayid ali homani and the establishment resurrected irans look east policy, which originated in response to western sanctions. Between 2005 and 2013 and is directed at primarily improving ties with russia, china and india. Ly, moscow, beijing and new delhi now appear more flexible in ba
to see him. and, here in the uk, the british fashion designer vivienne westwood a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died in london. hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. brazil has announced three days of mourning after the death of the footballer pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. he died at the aged of 82 in sao paolo. he had been suffering from cancer. during his career, he won three fifa world cups, the only player to do so, and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, and for his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor. joe wilson reports on the life of one of football s true greats. the greatest, it s opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on p