Good morning, id like to start by welcoming our witnesses who appear today to provide information on the support that the department of defense is lending to the department of Homeland Security at the u. S. Mexico border. The d. O. D. s presence on the border is not new. Their support of d. H. S. Operations has indeed evolved over the past year. Right now, it would appear that this administration is testing the limits of that relationship. Since the first large group of migrants began traveling north from Central America in late april of last year, fleeing violence, persecution in their home country the president and d. H. S. Relied heavily on d. O. D. To support their Border Security operations. It is important to note here that the april, 2018, caravan the president caravan, the president s principal reason for deploying the National Guard, shrunk from 1,500 migrants to approximately 300. Nefrl, the president issued a memorandum at that time directing the second retear of defense to
Us for this discussion are rear admiral mike to the men, former rector of intelligence, most recently the former commander of the office of intelligence and long serving people positions, including being the first Senior Intelligence officer for china as well as serving as the chief and the fleet forces command. Also with us is the former acting deputy under of defense for intelligence. And also my coauthor who wrote the report with me. Thank you for being with me today. Mike, lets start with you. The study we just released talks about the eroding nature of u. S. Dominance, the challenges that china poses as geographic and economic advantages. Where do we stand right now with our ability to deter chinese aggression. We were projecting ourselves and would not have found ourselves sitting in the news chair. I trust brian and we worked together on the navy staff. Brian has been working these issues and computing compounding intellectual thought and giving considerations for not only the n
Tools to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan, along with these television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Rear admiral Mike Studeman former director of intelligence hosted a strategy session on chinese aggression, hosted by the Hudson Institute. This is just under an hour. Welcome to the Hudson Institute, i am brian clark. I am director of the Hudson Center for technology. We thank you for being here online and in person for a discussion about china and challenges facing us there. It is about the recent report we released, but also looking at new approaches for how to deter china, given the eroding nature of u. S. Military dominance and the challenges of emerging technology. Joining us, rear admiral Mike Studeman, former director of intelligence at indo Pacific Command and former commander of Naval Intelligence and long serving officer with many storied positions including being the first Senior Intelligence officer for china, as well as serving as a spec
Most the opinion that matters the most is your own. Cspan, power by cable. A discussion on u. S. Strategies to deter chinese aggression, hosted by the Hudson Institute. This is just over an hour. , with us for this discussion are rear admiral mike to the men, former rector of intelligence, most recently the former commander of the office of intelligence and long serving people positions, including being the first Senior Intelligence officer for china as well as serving as the chief and the fleet also with us is the former acting under secretary of defense for intelligence in the trumpet mensuration. And my colleague who wrote the report with me. Thank you for all being here today. Im looking forward to this discussion about new approaches for dealing with the challenges posed by china. Where do we stand with ability e aggression. We were projecting ourselves and would not have found ourselves sitting in the news chair. I trust brian and we worked together on the navy staff. Brian has b
Source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, from the Nations Capital to wherever you are, get the opinion that matters most, at your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan. Powered by cable. Rear admiral mike studeman, former director of intelligence, joined a discussion on u. S. Strategies on chinese aggression, hosted by the Hudson Institute. This is just under an hour. , wih us for this discussion are rear admiral mike to the men, former rector of intelligence, most recently the former commander of the office of intelligence and long serving people bryan welcome to the Hudson Institute, i am bryan clark. I am director of the Hudson Center for technology. We thank you for being here online and in person for a discussion about china and challenges facing us there. It is about the recent report we released, but also looking at new approaches for how to deter china, given the eroding nature of u. S. Military dominance and the challenges of emerging technology. Joining us, rear admiral