Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us here. My name is rick jones, vicepresident and director of the program here a the brookings. Its my pleasure to welcome you for todays event hosted by the brookings center. This event is part of expanding with our partnership with the brookings transatlantic initiative. This is a multiyear platform that will spur a range of new activities not only on global issues, but that the transatlantic partners can get together. Were grateful they recognize that the value that brookings brings to this is our in depth high quality and independent research. Were pleased to be able to announce a fellow that will be joining us and add capacity to our team in answering questions in the relationship and as you see in todays discussions those are substantial. Challenges faced in europe are numerous from an upsurge in nationalism and populism to turmoil following the brexit decision and concerns after the financial crisis and great exit crisis, slow growt
Calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan will. Monday night, a Funeral Service for the late Washington Post editor ben bradlee. Speakers include popular word bob woodward. On september 23, 1972, about 9 00 p. M. , i reached john mitchell, president nixons former attorney, about a story we were running. He said he had controlled a secret fund for undercover operations of such as watergate. Mitchell was quite upset. Responding jesus several times as i read in the story. He then proceeded to let me in on important, private parts of Katharine Grahams anatomy which he said would get caught in a big fat ringer is the post printed the story. He also said we are going to do a story on all of you and hung up the phone. I called been at home ben at home. We did not much observe the chain of command. Ben interrogated me had he been drinking . I couldnt tell. Did i properly identify myself . Yes. Did i have good n
Weapons to russia, the signatories, i quote, reaffirm their commitment to ukraines independence on sovereignty and existing borders. Refrain from the threat of use of force against territorial integrity or political independence of ukraine. And from economic coercion to subordinate to their interests the exercise by ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty. Thats a pretty comprehensive list, congratulations, but, but things have changed and where do you think the change has come from and why . Well, first of all, leon, its great to be here with you. Its great to be back at aei with so many friends. Thank you for coming out. And it is truly interesting to think back that it was 20 years ago that we met and at that point we had so much hope about being able to knit a reforming democratizing russia into the International System that we could lift all boats including the lives of 150 million russian people. It is true that one of the first major pieces of negotiation that i every
U. S. Is restoring diplomatic ties with the caribbean country. Investors around the world taking a close look at japanese firms and they like what they see. They are buying up stocks in some of the big movers and pushing the nikkei to levels not seen in years. Ron madison has more from the business desk. You are right, buyers lifted the nikkei past the 19,000 mark for the first time in nearly 15 years. We did not stay over that. It did hit at the day at one point. The index soaring by 1. 5 . At the close, here you see what happened. The index was up 1. 4 . Nikkei finished below the 19,000 level. Many traders seeing positive signs in the Japan Economy. They are counting on firms to increase wages and that will give people the money to spend. And they are putting more money in domestic spots and the Bond Buying Program in the eurozone will direct more cash into stocks. Earlier, we spoke with the chief economist at the securities firm. He gave us the latest prices on stocks. The Earnings
Five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay released. We want to get your take. Should the u. S. Negotiate with the taliban for the only prisoner of war . Republicans, 202 5853881. Democrats, 202 5853880. Independents, 202 5853882. You can send us a tweet, cspanwj or post your comments on facebook. Com cspan. You can email us at journal cspan. Org. Have a fourth line for active and retired military, 202 5853883. No negotiating with terrorists versus leave no soldier behind. With the war in afghanistan boding down, the plight of bergdahl has left the u. S. Government trying to reconcile those two longstanding policies. The official declined to be identified. The Defense Department is also involved. Declined comment, but Bowe Bergdahls family welcome d the statement. We welcome this development and we applaud the unity and purpose and resolve of the white house and other u. S. Government agencies involved. We hope everyone takes this opportunity seriously. We are cautiously optimistic these discu