You. Hello im sammys a them this is counting the cost of aljazeera the weekly look at the world of business and economics this week private contractors as russia uses mercenaries in conflicts from syria to libya and china stepped up efforts to protect its workers overseas whats the future of. Whats a few 100000000000. 00 here and there isnt worth 2 trillion dollars that is the saudi state owned oil company relevant. Google and apple are muscling in on Computer Gaming with their own platforms what does that mean for the multibillion dollar gaming ecosystem. Increasingly nations are deploying private security contractors to troubled and remote parts of the world beyond the scope of democratic accountability and operating beyond and around International Law theyre proving to be useful agents of the plough missy and proxy wars but there have been some well publicized failures in 2007 Blackwater Contractors killed 17 unarmed iraqis and injured 24 others blackwater went on to change its name
And and he gave me of the best compliments ever had. He said, well, you were asking hard questions even then. So thats like the best thing you can say to a reporter is it is a great congratulations to everyone and give you a great round of applause for laura now. I am pleased to welcome three individuals familiar to us who can shed some much needed perspective live on the tragedy of october seventh and all that has unfolded since. Coauthor of the bestseller startup nation. Dan senor is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, former spokesman and Senior Adviser for the Us Led Coalition in iraq and pentagon adviser in qatar and adviser to prominent figures on capitol hill. Hes a frequent contributor to the Financial Times and the wall street journal. Other publications to host of the call me back podcast. And now the author of a new book, the genius of israel. Dan is joined in conversation by former u. S. Ambassador to israel thomas nides, who has balanced his distinguished
Has unfolded since. Coauthor of the bestseller startup nation. Dan senor is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, former spokesman and Senior Adviser for the Us Led Coalition in iraq and pentagon adviser in qatar and adviser to prominent figures on capitol hill. Hes a frequent contributor to the Financial Times and the wall street journal. Other publications to host of the call me back podcast. And now the author of a new book, the genius of israel. Dan is joined in conversation by former u. S. Ambassador to israel thomas nides, who has balanced his distinguished professional career between finance and public service. Hes been ceo, managing director and vice chair of morgan stanley, as well as deputy secretary of state and chief operating officer of the u. S. State Department Service for which he was awarded the nations highest diplomatic honor by secretary of state Hillary Clinton and or denied stepped down from his post in israel this past summer. Their discussion will
Has unfolded since. Coauthor of the bestseller startup nation. Dan senor is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, former spokesman and Senior Adviser for the Us Led Coalition in iraq and pentagon adviser in qatar and adviser to prominent figures on capitol hill. Hes a frequent contributor to the Financial Times and the wall street journal. Other publications to host of the call me back podcast. And now the author of a new book, the genius of israel. Dan is joined in conversation by former u. S. Ambassador to israel thomas nides, who has balanced his distinguished professional career between finance and public service. Hes been ceo, managing director and vice chair of morgan stanley, as well as deputy secretary of state and chief operating officer of the u. S. State Department Service for which he was awarded the nations highest diplomatic honor by secretary of state Hillary Clinton and or denied stepped down from his post in israel this past summer. Their discussion will
Has unfolded since. Coauthor of the bestseller startup nation. Dan senor is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, former spokesman and Senior Adviser for the Us Led Coalition in iraq and pentagon adviser in qatar and adviser to prominent figures on capitol hill. Hes a frequent contributor to the Financial Times and the wall street journal. Other publications to host of the call me back podcast. And now the author of a new book, the genius of israel. Dan is joined in conversation by former u. S. Ambassador to israel thomas nides, who has balanced his distinguished professional career between finance and public service. Hes been ceo, managing director and vice chair of morgan stanley, as well as deputy secretary of state and chief operating officer of the u. S. State Department Service for which he was awarded the nations highest diplomatic honor by secretary of state Hillary Clinton and or denied stepped down from his post in israel this past summer. Their discussion will