Secretary of state mike pompeo discussed Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Relations at a Virtual Summit posted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He talked about the west relationship with china, warning about that countries influence and their handling of the coronavirus pandemic and treatment of hong kong. Good morning. Good afternoon from brussels. Welcome back to 2020 and today we are very pleased and honored to welcome u. S. Secretary of state Michael Pompeo for a special conversation. We hosted the secretary in brussels and we are pleased to have him back again for what is sure to be a closely watched conversation on typical challenges facing less than Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Relations. As always, let me say a word of thanks to our part Founding Partners in the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and deloitte and supporting Knowledge Partners we are grateful to all of you. Let me say a very special thank you to u. S. Missions European Union and all three f
All of us. Rabbi, i reverend and thought were extraordinary. Lets give them a round of applause. [applause] before i begin i would like to knowledge my partners in progress who are here with me on the stage today. Lieutenant governor, lets give her a great round of laws. Eaker carl hes deep. Leader client. Leader brian cole. We had with us today our court of appeals, judges, and the great chief judge. Lets give them a round of applause. ,ts not that they are unhappy the judges. Its by protocol they dont applaud for anything. I didnt realize that the first couple of years, but i now got it. Another round of applause for not applauding for anything. [applause] my friends, looking back to 2017, it was a tough year by any measure. Also, new yorkers rose to the occasion. We had frightening incidents of terrorism in new york city, as mayor bill de blasio well knows. We also have the best police and First Responders in the country. And some of them are here today. Lets give them a round of ap
Today, admiral mike rogers, director of the National Security agency and head of such u. S. Cyber command testify that the Senate Hearing about threats to u. S. Computer systems. He highlighted the governmentsponsored hacking by russia and china, as well as the threat posed by nonstate actors. This hearing of the Senate Armed Service committee is to are some 15 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] the Committee Meets today foy hearing on the United States Cyber Command. Were pleased welcome back admirable mike rogers, the commander of the National Security agency, chief essential security service, and several other titles i believe. We are grateful for your many years of distinguished service and for your appearance be for the committee today. Threats to the United States and cyberspace continue to grow in scope and severity. Our nation remains willfully am prepared to address the threats which will be a defining feature of 21st century warfare. As a result, the committee is focused its at
Of the past in the House Of Commons . Well have the latest on the dress code which could leave some breathing easier. Welcome to the programme. I am in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The pentagon is concerned that north Koreas Nuclear programme has advanced so quickly, they are no longer able to monitor it effectively. Intelligence experts believe that, very soon, pyongyang will have a Nuclear Weapon capable of reaching the western seaboard of the United States. That is forcing a rethink in the white house. The president recently suggested chinas attempts to put pressure on pyongyang has failed. So what is the right way forward . Nobody wants to consider a Military Option but one is being prepared nonetheless. What we see now is really two fundamental things have changed. One is the threat is much more immediate now and so its clear that we cant repeat the same approach, failed approach, of the past. And the second is the recognition that previous approaches have not worked
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