why now and where will it lead? we ll speak to the national security council s john kirby about all of that straight ahead. plus, just three days away now, the final stretch for republican candidate in iowa. how they re hoping to get people to the caucuses with even a foot of snow potentially arriving. and it s not just in iowa, that snow is coming down hard across the midwest and the great lakes. we ll have a full forecast of what to expect there and across the country. hello on this friday, it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with that breaking news, what could turn into a major escalation of the conflict in the middle east. the united states and the uk launching strikes against houthi targets in yemen hitting airports, military bases and weapons facilities. these strikes in response to weeks of attacks by the militants on commercial ships in the red sea, and now the houthis vowing to retaliate saying those involved will, quote, p
I feel good about giving them a couple minutes extra for set up. Be aware, you will be taped. We have, for those of you who have been with us for this spring semester, we have had a number of really great presentations and special events. This one is particularly special to me, the launch of greg brezinskis winning the third world sinoamerican rivalry during the cold war. Greg, as many of you know, is associate professor of history and National Affairs at George Washington university, really one of this countrys leading historical voices and historians of asia. He is author of nation building in south korea koreanamericans in the making of a democracy. Of course now, winning the third world. He is a friend and part of the Wilson Center family, is even more special. He was with us 2010, 2011 at the as the most Senior Fellowship you can get from the Wilson Center. He is a Senior Adviser to two of the programs at the center. His current work, he is on to his next project, of course, focus
We have, for those of you who have been with us for this spring semester, we have had a number of really great presentations and special events. This is one puts particularly me, the special to launch of greg brezinskis worldg the third sinoamerican rivalry during the cold war. Know, isany of you associate professor of history and National Affairs at George Washington university, really one of this countrys leading historical voices and historians of asia. Of nation building in south korea koreanamericans in the making of a democracy. Of course now, winning the third world. Its really shes a friend and part of the Wilson Center family, is even more special. 2010, 2011 at the as the most Senior Fellowship you can get from the Wilson Center. He is a Senior Adviser to two of the programs at the center the history of Public Policy programs of north korea documentation progress project is also a member of the Advisory Board of the center. He his current work, he is on to his next project of
With that, christian will introduce todays speaker. Thank you. Welcome to all of you. Theyve been patient with us in the past running over session. Cspan is here. Be aware you will be taped. I feel good about giving them a couple minutes extra for set up. We have, for those of you who have been with us for this spring semester, we have had a number of really great presentations and special events. This is one particularly special, special to me, the brazinskysegg winning the third world. Gregg, as many of you know, is associate professor of history and National Affairs at George Washington university, really one of this countrys leading historical voices and historians of asia. He is the author of nation building in south korea. And of course now, winning the third world. He is really a friend and part of the Wilson Center family which makes it more special. 2010, 2011 as in a Wilson Center fellow, the most Senior Fellowship you can get from the Wilson Center. He is a Senior Adviser to
Eric from Washington University is traveling, so i am filling in, which i am delighted to because jason parker is a good friend of mine. First, let me make some general introductions. This is the last session of the washington washington history seminar for this spring season. We will start up again in september, and we have together our fall lineup of speakers, and we will be sending that out very shortly. It is a very exciting list of speakers. I think you will find it very exciting very interesting. We are delighted that we have been able to attract so many very first rate people to speak. I want to thank, as always, the people behind the scenes who make this possible. The liaison for the Wilson Center makes all the logistical arrangements here, and amanda perry, over to the side and the front, the assistant director of the National History center who also helps out in arranging these events. I also want to issue a special word of thanks to our sponsors. First and foremost, schaeffe