I will be the moderator. Senior fellow at the Hudson Institute who put together this panel, which i think is on a key issue. It is talked about a lot, but there arent that many panels about the topic around town. I look forward to this discussion. As i mentioned for the past couple of years, there has been a lot of debate about Multilateral Institutions. And on chinas influence and how that is quickly growing and leading to changes in the fundamental rules of these institutions, and also giving rise to alternatives to the old ones. Arises then,that does that make the institutions that we already have counterproductive to preserving a liberal world order when authoritarian states rise within the institutions and partly take over responsibility for them . Another key issue is the one on fragile states. They seem to be continuously bogged down in poverty, lack of education, etc. Although, we have spent decades on development aid, peacekeeping, etc. From the institutions such as world bank
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with ben thompson and babita sharma. Our headlines today conservatives open their Party Conference with a promise to get brexit done, amid suggestions the opposition could try to bring the government down within days. There is also an announcement on hospital spending, with the Prime Minister pledging the biggest Building Programme in a generation. Parents are urged to have conversations with their children about Organ Donation, in the face of concern about the lack of transplants for young people. Good morning. In sport the sixth fastest man of all time, usas Christian Coleman, storms to 100 metres gold at the world athletics championships in doha. And crunch time for wales, as they take on australia at the rugby world cup. Hello, good morning. Not a particularly cheery picture behind me, and thats the way of it across england and wales this morning. Its pretty wet and windy fare for many. Something a little bit better for scotland and Northern Irel
The government down within days. Theres also an announcement on hospital spending with the Prime Minister pledging the biggest Building Programme in a generation. Parents are urged to have conversations with their children about Organ Donation, in the face of concern about the lack of transplants for young people. Good morning, in sport. The sixth fastest man of all time, usas Christian Coleman, storms to 100m gold, at the world athletics championships in doha. And crunch time for wales, as they take on australia at the Rugby World Cup. Hello, good morning. Not a particularly cheery picture behind me, and thats the way of it across england and wales this morning. Its pretty wet and windy fare for many. Something a little bit better for scotland and Northern Ireland. Ill have all the details for you in just a few minutes. Its sunday the 29th september. Our top story. The conservative Party Conference opens later with a promise to get brexit done. Theres also an announcement on increased
And crunch time for wales, as they take australia at the rugby world cup. Hello, good morning. Nota particularly cheery picture behind me, and that is the way of it across england and wales this morning. It is pretty wet and windy fair for many. Something a little bit better for scotland and Northern Ireland. I will have all the details for you in just a few minutes. It is sunday 29 september. Our top story the conservative Party Conference opens later with a promise to get brexit done. There is also a big announcement on health spending. But the gathering in manchester is taking place amid suggestions the opposition parties could try to bring the government down in the coming days. Here is our Political Correspondent chris mason. And just a warning his report does contain flashing images. You are not fit. Borisjohnson arrived here last night with his girlfriend, carrie symonds, after a somewhat bumpy week. Are you losing control, Prime Minister . So what is the plan . The first rule o
We will have the details. Ticket pact. Several Car Companies band together with california to reduce emissions, even after efforts to ease restrictions on carmakers. President trump calls the action illegal and now the Justice Department is investigating. But first over top story. I think trade war escalates, the job market decelerates, or so the u. S. Jobs reports indicates. Jobs came in at 130,000, below what was expected. Despite those numbers, President Trumps top Economic Advisor tells uber he believes in the strength of the u. S. Tech sector. Larry we are the world leader in technology, innovation, application, and new business startups. We are the world leader. Technology. Technology is our family jewel, and we must protect america on that. That is the president s point of view. Taylor joining me to discuss is mike sullivan. So, michael, you heard it there. Tech is the crown jewel. Do you agree . Michael i do. Tech is a big sector that is going fast. I dont know if we are the ex