My name is andrew hunter. Im a senior fellow here at the center for strategic and International Studies and the International Security program and director of our Defense Industrial initiatives group that focuses on defense acquisition and increasingly on what i call defense trade or the cooperation of defense acquisition that we do with our allies and partners. Im going to introduce our panel, and maybe kick off the question and answer session with this group when were ready for that. Our panel is divided into two folks who are presenting and two discussants who will speak to the presentations and other issues under this topic. And our topic for this panel is finding opportunities to facilitate republic of korea u. S. Defense r d cooperation. I think we have a really strong panel to present to you on this topic. To my left is mr. Steve wellby, who recently completed service or at least within the last several months, completed service as the assistant secretary of defense for research
And welcome to al jazeera live from my headquarters in doha be a problem also ahead. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas denounced Donald Trumps recognition of jerusalem as a slap in the face. Seven years on from its revolution to show their discontent as they demand economic and social reforms. The right. Accused of using vulgar language to describe african nations the us President Donald Trump says hes not a racist. The u. S. Has confirmed its helping Syrian Kurdish fighters set up a border force containing thirty thousand personnel the troops will patrol the borders of territory carved out of Northern Syria by the Syrian Democratic forces which are mainly composed of kurdish fighters and thats agood nato member turkey which considers the group terrorists and has valid to retaliate charlotte ballasts reports. Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on using a posse you dress to look staunch in the face of a u. S. Specs could his force on his southern border he promised to respond with his own
That im suited and this is al jazeera long from london also coming up a double suicide bombing during rush hour killed at least thirty eight people in essential baghdad square a walkway collapses in Indonesias Stock Exchange building injuring more than seventy people plus. And hemmed in i knew i had to send it back around releases a video it says shows some of the chibok girls its still holding. Turkey syria and russia have attacked a u. S. Plan to form a thirty thousand Strong Border Security Force in Northern Syria so this president accused washington of trying to create sites hair all me and pledge to quote drown it before it comes into being on the Syrian Government has vowed to drive the u. S. From its territory the u. S. Says the force will secure areas along syrias border to the north with turkey to the east where they rock it will be mostly made up of fighters from the Syrian Democratic forces who took a concert this terrorists a. S. D. F. Is a u. S. Backed alliance of kurdish
Minutes two suicide bombers blow themselves up at a packed baghdad market killing at least thirty eight people to syria and russia react with fury and concern the latest u. S. Plan to kurdish and rebel fighters. Attacked the only functioning airport in libyas capital shutting it down a walkway collapses at Indonesias Stock Exchange building injuring at least seventy five people the shower of glass and a brief. Im tatiana phantasy to all the days sports news including the headlines the list of casualties on the opening day of. Two suicide bomb blasts during the monday morning rush hour in baghdad have killed at least thirty eight people close to one hundred others were injured and more fatalities fias its the fourth attack in the iraqi capital in the past forty eight hours there was a summit in java reports. Bodies were scattered all over the streets in central baghdad two suicide bombers detonated their explosives during morning rush hour in tehran square dozens were killed and wounded
Robin youre watching all of is there life one headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes twin suicide bombings during the mush morning rush hour in baghdad leave dozens dead and injured. Turkeys president says a military assault on a kurdish enclave in syria is imminent and. Accused of using vulgar language to describe african nations the us President Donald Trump says hes not a racist. Welcome to the program at least seventy nine people have been taken to hospital after parts of an upper floor in Indonesias Stock Exchange building collapsed rubble fell from a balcony on to people in the lobby below several ambulances are attending Jakarta Police have ruled out any possibility of a terrorist attack step bason joins us now from outside the location just bring us up to speed on exactly what we know and exactly what happened. Well of course many here are now wondering how such a collapse could happen in one of the most crucial buildings here in the central part of the