Good afternoon, everyone. My name is carol warner, and the director of the environmental and energy study institute. Im delighted to welcome you to the briefing this afternoon on the National Security implications of Climate Change. Were honored for this breaking to happen at this very timely. In time as well as a look at these important issues. And i want to express my gratitude and enthusiasm for the partnership that we have in terms of bringing this briefing through the partnership with the Henry M Jackson foundation as well as the center for climate and security. And i wanted to be sure and mention that were joined by some members from the henry m. Jackson foundation today, including john handelman, who is the president of the Jackson Foundation board, as well as laura who is the foundations executive director. So thank you very, very much for your support, for your long understanding and visionary approach to this important issue and in carrying out the legacy of senator jackson w
Good afternoon, everyone. My name is carol warner, and the director of the environmental and energy study institute. Im delighted to welcome you to the briefing this afternoon on the National Security implications of Climate Change. Were honored for this breaking to happen at this very timely. In time as well as a look at these important issues. And i want to express my gratitude and enthusiasm for the partnership that we have in terms of bringing this briefing through the partnership with the Henry M Jackson foundation as well as the center for climate and security. And i wanted to be sure and mention that were joined by some members from the henry m. Jackson foundation today, including john handelman, who is the president of the Jackson Foundation board, as well as laura who is the foundations executive director. So thank you very, very much for your support, for your long understanding and visionary approach to this important issue and in carrying out the legacy of senator jackson w
Good afternoon, everyone. My name is carol warner, and the director of the environmental and energy study institute. Im delighted to welcome you to the briefing this afternoon on the National Security implications of Climate Change. Were honored for this breaking to happen at this very timely. In time as well as a look at these important issues. And i want to express my gratitude and enthusiasm for the partnership that we have in terms of bringing this briefing through the partnership with the Henry M Jackson foundation as well as the center for climate and security. And i wanted to be sure and mention that were joined by some members from the henry m. Jackson foundation today, including john handelman, who is the president of the Jackson Foundation board, as well as laura who is the foundations executive director. So thank you very, very much for your support, for your long understanding and visionary approach to this important issue and in carrying out the legacy of senator jackson w
Commanders spoke about operational planning and budgeting for missions and future force structure. This 90 minute event was hosted by the environmental and energy study institute. Good afternoon, everyone. I am the director of the environmental and energy study institute. I am delighted to welcome you to the briefing on the National Security implications of Climate Change. Briefingnored for this to happen and at this very timely point in time. As we look at these important issues. I want to express my gratitude and enthusiasm for the partnership that we have in terms of bringing in this briefing through the partnership with the Henry M Jackson foundation, as well as the center for climate and security. I wanted to be sure and mention that we are joined by some members from the Henry M Jackson foundation today, including the president of the Jackson Foundation board as well as laura, the foundations executive director. Thank you very, very much for your support and your long understandi
And some of it have to do with real and substantive issues that have created a sense of a disunited government and not a unity government. It was supposed to be a political marriage, of sorts in the modern sense. One side is playing a very traditional role in this marriage. Traditional in the afghaneastern context. Trying to dominate, trying to push, trying to impose. The other side again in the eastern sense accommodate, the flexible, to that extent possible, given its own political limitations. You have to realize that this is not just a marriage between parties or factions or individuals that fought in the elections. They are made up of a conglomerate, each one. So this is very difficult to handle. We did try to bring everyone under the tent, with very few upset with very few exceptions. Issue. But now once we had it, this is going to be a sort it was the only alternative. The tragic part is there was no other alternative but to create such a unity government, with the two top vote