To this conference. The topic today is the saudi arabia United States relationship. Many of us have supported this relationship from deepening counterterrorism cooperation to championing womens rights. The challenge for each side is to reconcile cooperation, National Security issues, while valueing very different systems. Under the current leadership of both countries, these tensions have been brought into sharp focus. The nature of our military operation, human rights violations, addressing regional bad actors and more demand attention and likely change. These issues are ripe for review, and we are fortunate to have an experienced group of panelists today to delve into factors at play affecting the u. S. Approach to saudi arabia, i relationship, and its future. Todays turn to program, i would like to say a few words about the middle east policy council. It was established in 1981 to promote dialogue and education between the United States and countries of the middle east. We have thre
Here is todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Iran says it has captured 17 spies of the u. S. Central intelligence agency. Tensions escalate in the middle east. Iran releasing new video of the moment it seized a british flagged tanker it says violated maritime law. Across the nation a dangerous heat wave gripping the country has turned deadly. So hot. Got to carry this dog now. Shes panting and cant handle the heat anymore. The president is launching another salvo on four democratic congresswomen of color. He says he doesnt believe they are capable of loving our country. Do you believe the president is a racist . Yes. No doubt about it. Protesters back out in puerto rico hours after the governor refuses to resign. He apologized saying he will not seek reelection. In hong kong another day and night of protests ended with police launching tear gas at protesters. Swedens Prime Minister says asap rocky will not receive special treatment despite efforts from the president to get him
Tension and change. Tose issues are from form dispassionate view and we are fortunate to have an experienced group of panelists today. They affect the approach to saudi arabia, its relationship and future. Before i turn to todays program, i want to say a few words about the council. The council was established in 1981 for the purpose of promoting dialogue and education. We have three flagship programs. Our quarterly, capitol hill conference, a quarterly journal, middle east policy which jesses wrong reputation and can be found in 15 dozen libraries worldwide. Our education outreach program. It provides Educational Resources in the middle east, targeted to students and teachers. Visit us on our website. At teacheach program mideast. Org. Todays event. To this program is being live streamed on a website. I welcome all of you who have joined us on mine. Proceedings will be posted on video and transcript form will be posted. An edited transcript will be published in the next issue of our j
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