Good morning. I am peter lewis. We are at the John Hopkins International school. Before making my introductory remarks, i think we will start by asking everyone to silence or turn off your cell phones. We just finished our Holiday Season and i got an opportunity of going to a couple of movies so i am very mindful. It is a great honor to welcome you to todays presentation of the National Defense strategy. The nds is the foundational document that determines how the department of defense will contribute to the president s whichal Security Strategy was released in december of 2017. A first in a decade. It is highly anticipated not only because of the amount of time that has passed, but also because its author is the 26th of defense, our guest, jim mattis. As many of you know, before he became secretary, secretary mattis had a long and distinguishing career and the United States worrying core. United states marine core. Secretary mattis was a distinguished sick that visiting fellow at the
Topics include trade, north Koreas Nuclear program and president trumps up coming meeting with the chinese president in beijing. Hosted by the John Hopkins International studies, this is two hours. Well, good afternoon. It is my pleasure to welcome you all today to a conversation on u. S. China relations during a time of rapid change. Politics, economic relationships and technology among so many other issues are transforming at such a pace that longstanding foreign policies and traditional Power Dynamics are being tested like never before. That combined with populous and nationalist forces all over the world including here in the United States means that what we came to expect of the International Order is now open to question. Given the history of john hopkins size and its establishment in 1943 it is only appropriate for us to ambitiously look forward to have global transformations might once again reshape the international affairs. Furthermore, todays conversation continues an enduri
Topics include trade, north Koreas Nuclear program and president trumps up coming meeting with the chinese president in beijing. Hosted by the John Hopkins International studies, this is two hours. Well, good afternoon. It is my pleasure to welcome you all today to a conversation on u. S. China relations during a time of rapid change. Politics, economic relationships and technology among so many other issues are transforming at such a pace that longstanding foreign policies and traditional Power Dynamics are being tested like never before. That combined with populous and nationalist forces all over the world including here in the United States means that what we came to expect of the International Order is now open to question. Given the history of john hopkins size and its establishment in 1943 it is only appropriate for us to ambitiously look forward to have global transformations might once again reshape the international affairs. Furthermore, todays conversation continues an enduri
Government owes the responsibility for the cost about that milestone i would be happy to sit down with Committee Staff to walk through what you need to ensure that you do have confidence that all of the statutory requirements in terms of cost estimate doc Acquisition Program and documentations is just like a milestone in be will prepare them for you and walk through it with hugh if we need to establish a milestone. I dont hesitate to do that. Is important to have that very specific items even with the initial testimony that they would cost 200 million and it when you have been asked to justify those changes against it will be good to have the specific items to check off if we go forward. We will work with the staff Going Forward. If i may, i would say all of these are modifications at least 100 million per ship that cost has not been independent validated but if were that close to have everything ready for the milestone the muscats have the milestone. Although there are not legal requi
Government owes the responsibility for the cost about that milestone i would be happy to sit down with Committee Staff to walk through what you need to ensure that you do have confidence that all of the statutory requirements in terms of cost estimate doc Acquisition Program and documentations is just like a milestone in be will prepare them for you and walk through it with hugh if we need to establish a milestone. I dont hesitate to do that. Is important to have that very specific items even with the initial testimony that they would cost 200 million and it when you have been asked to justify those changes against it will be good to have the specific items to check off if we go forward. We will work with the staff Going Forward. If i may, i would say all of these are modifications at least 100 million per ship that cost has not been independent validated but if were that close to have everything ready for the milestone the muscats have the milestone. Although there are not legal requi