Are doing here and why we are doing it, this is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the center that historical current issues. The center itself is strictly nonpartisan and the purpose of the program its not to advocate for any particular policies, but to provide Historical Context helping inform policymakers as they deal with difficult issues. I want to thank or acknowledge the Financial Support of the mellon foundation, which makes this briefing possible. I also want to thank regional weekly in the back of the room, which is the assistant director that helped organize this. I want to thank the office of gerry connolly, and also alert you to the fact that you all have index cards on your chairs. This is for questions. As the presenters are speaking, feel free to jot down questions. We will collect them. The second half will be devoted to q a. We will collect the questions and go from there. Thank you all for coming. David . Good morning. Thank you for coming. I have been Teaching I
Kenow today. He currently serves as ceo of Business Executives for National Security. He joined there in january 2020 following 39 years of distinguished military service and served for three years as the commander of the u. S. Central command and he prior to serving as the commander of Central Command he commanded the u. S. Special Operations Command and the special joint Operations Command in addition to his current role as the executives for National Security he is also a distinguished senior fellow in National Security at the middle Eastern Institute and we have the president of the middle east institute here. He has got to talk about the theme that has come up through other discussions this morning, which we are all aware of but werent exactly sure what to think about and i think a moment about 30 minutes we will know exactly what to think about it, about how we should think about Great Power Competition in the gulf so. Im delighted to introduce general joseph votel. He sent to th
Kenow today. He currently serves as ceo of Business Executives for National Security. He joined there in january 2020 following 39 years of distinguished military service and served for three years as the commander of the u. S. Central command and he prior to serving as the commander of Central Command he commanded the u. S. Special Operations Command and the special joint Operations Command in addition to his current role as the executives for National Security he is also a distinguished senior fellow in National Security at the middle Eastern Institute and we have the president of the middle east institute here. He has got to talk about the theme that has come up through other discussions this morning, which we are all aware of but werent exactly sure what to think about and i think a moment about 30 minutes we will know exactly what to think about it, about how we should think about Great Power Competition in the gulf so. Im delighted to introduce general joseph votel. He sent to th
Perspectives to current issues. The center itself is strictly nonpartisan. The purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policy, but provide Historical Context to help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. Thank or acknowledge the Financial Support of the Mellon Foundation which makes this series possible. I also want to thank Rachel Wheatley in the back of the room who is our assistant director and helped organize this. I want think the i want to think the office of gerry connolly, and i want to alert you to the fact that you will have index cards on your chairs. This is for questions. As the presenters are speaking, feel free to jot down questions, they will get formal remarks in the first hour, and the second half hour will be devoted to q and a. We will go from there. Thank you offer coming. This the rest of it is in the flyer. I worked briefly with the Congressional Research service. A little longer with the department of energy.
Perspectives to current issues. The center itself is strictly nonpartisan, and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policies, but in fact to provide Historical Context to help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. I want to thank or acknowledge the Financial Support of the mellon foundation, which makes this briefing possible. Theso want to thank assistant director that helped organize this. I want to thank the office of gerry connolly, and also alert you to the fact that you all have index cards on your chairs. This is for questions. As the presenters are speaking, feel free to jot down questions. We will collect them. The second half will be devoted to q a. We will collect the questions and go from there. Thank you all for coming. David . David good morning. Thank you for coming. My name is david paynter. Er. David paint i have been Teaching International history at Georgetown University for 30 years. The rest of it is in t