Its called the seas act and targets backers of a strong man u. S. Sanctions came into effect wednesday against the asad regime in syria when it did not have a government of a political victory after years of conflict and how will regime allies react to new sanctions this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the show im sam is a than the war in syria has devastated much of the country and its people but president bashar assad has remained in power with the help of foreign allies what is now another threat facing tens of millions of syrians though the economy has been decimated its now a 3rd of what it was its currency is in freefall and that to that a shortage of basic goods and rising prices but as might not be able to count on his friends anymore to rebuild this state new u. S. Sanctions are now taking effect to punish anyone who does business with his country it targets politicians institutions businesses and those in gauged in transactions with the Syrian Government they could be b
Other news just days after libyas un recognized government made significant gains the head of the rival that ministration its at war with arrives in moscow for talks. Also where more than 7000000 people around the world are now known to contract its coronavirus but a record surge isnt stopping india lifting restrictions. And for premier League Champions Manchester City are hoping for a win in the courtroom the club is aiming to overturn a 2 year ban from playing in European Competitions. We begin this news with an unveiling of legislation in the u. S. Congress that could change the future of how Police Departments operate it follows protests demanding justice for the death of the unarmed black man george floyd 2 weeks ago the formalities started with house members pausing for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to own a mist of. Floyd who was pinned to the ground by a Police Officer with the needs of his neck for that same time the democrats are promising legislation that if approved would make i
Ambassador kelly kraft. Kelly craft. Doing a job amid a pandemic, which has created a bigger challenge. We will talk about the challenges the United States faces along with priorities for the United States and the western world. We will start with our relationship with china, and how the United States negotiates with a country that refuses to be transparent. Transparency would undermine the chinese government, so how do we deal with a country like that with so many important issues to address . We will talk about the roles of the World Health Organization and the pandemic, and the impact of covid19 on vulnerable relations, refugee camps, and in developing countries . This occurs while we have crises in venezuela and syria. We will talk to her about that. One of the things that has made the job more difficult is she talks about diplomacy u. N. Face, like a you ambassador has to do it. Welcome. Ambassador craft thank you for having me. What a nice change of pace, being teleconferencing w
Hosted by the hudsons to toot the hudson institute, this is 45 minutes. The hudson institute. I am honored to be joined by our ambassador kelly kraft. Kelly craft. Doing a job amid a pandemic, which has created a bigger challenge. We will talk about the challenges the United States faces along with priorities for the United States and the western world. We will start with our relationship with china, and how the United States negotiates with a country that refuses to be transparent. Transparency would undermine the chinese government, so how do we deal with a country like that with so many important issues to address . We will talk about the roles of the World Health Organization and the pandemic, and the impact of covid19 on vulnerable relations, refugee camps, and in developing countries . This occurs while we have crises in venezuela and syria. We will talk to her about that. One of the things that has made the job more difficult is she talks about diplomacy u. N. Face, like a you a
U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, kelly craft. She has a lot on her plate anding with the issues, a job amid a pandemic, which has created a bigger challenge. We will talk about the challenges the United States faces along with priorities for the United States and the western world. We will start with our relationship with china, and how the United States negotiates with a country that refuses to be transparent. S with a country that refuses to be transparent. Transparency would undermine the chinese government, so how do we deal with a country like that with so many important issues to address . We will talk about the roles of the World Health Organization and the pandemic, and the impact of covid19 on vulnerable relations, refugee camps, and in developing countries . This occurs while we have crises in venezuela and syria. We will talk to her about that. One of the things that has made the job more difficult is she talks about diplomacy u. N. Face, like a you ambassador has to