Good evening. Im andrew, the director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the bush school of government here e at texas a and m. University. I would like to welcome our special event this evening with kim ghattas who is going to speak of the recent book, black wave saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry that unleashed collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading it. I didnt quite get through but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting. If you havent read it after this evening you can get the book if you havent already but i would urge you to read it to be at its fascinating and very wellwritten and very well researched. There was a narrative thats very troubling. I would like to announce that our event with ambassador dennis ross is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to college station. Hcollege station. He had a family emergency and so kim ghattas is an awardwinning journalist and writer covered the middl
And now on cspan2 book tv, more television for serious readers. Good evening. Im andrew natsios, the director of the Scope Institute on International Affairs at the bush school of government at a and m university. Id like to welcome our special event site for this evening with kim dennis is going to speak on our recent book black weight, saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry unraveled cultural, religion and collective memory in the middle east. That said i spent the weekend reading it, i didnt quite get through it but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting if you havent read it after this evening, im sure youwill find if you havent already but i would urge you to read it. Its absolutelyfascinating. Its wellwritten, very well researched. Theres a narrative flow to it and its very troubling, i have to say that the purpose of the book. I would like to announce proportionally that our event in two days ambassador dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east is unable to
Wave saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry that unleashed collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading it. I didnt quite get through but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting. If you havent read it after this evening you can get the book if you havent already but i would urge you to read it to be at its fascinating and very wellwritten and very well researched. There was a narrative thats very troubling. I would like to announce that our event with ambassador dennis ross is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to college station. Hcollege station. He had a family emergency and so kim ghattas is an awardwinning journalist and writer covered the middle east for 20 years for bbc and the financial times. She reported from iraq, saudi arabia, syria, and covered the war between israel and hezbollah earning an emmy for International News coverage. On the state department and on american politics regularly traveling with secretarie
Collective memory in the middle east. I spent the weekend reading it. I couldnt put it down it was so interesting. If you havent read it after this evening im sure you will try to get the book if you havent already and i urge you to read it. Absolutely fascinating, very wellwritten, very well researched, there is a narrative flow to it and it is very troubling i have to say. I would like to announce unfortunately that our event in two days with ambassador dennis ross, is unable to come, he had a family emergency, so his lecture wednesday evening will be postponed until later. Wuhan is an Emmy Awardwinning journalist and writer on the middle east for 20 years for bbc, and the financial times. She reported from iraq, syria, lebanon and cover the war between israel and hezbollah earning enemy for International News coverage. She has also reported on the state department and american politics regularly traveling with secretaries of state including condoleezza rice, Hillary Clinton and john
Admiral blair serves as a member of the Energy Security leadership council, the National Bureau of Asian Research, u. S. China relations in the atlantic council. Previously served as director of National Intelligence from january 2009 to may 2010 and prior to retiring from the navy he was after 34 years commander of u. S. Pacific command, admiral blair will provide testimony on the drivers of chinas development of expeditionary capabilities. After admiral blair we will hear from kristin, chief executive officer of Vantage Point asia llc, a consultancy that provides expertise on the Indo Pacific Region with a focus on Chinese Foreign policy and Security Issues. She also holds a position of abject senior policy analyst at asd, formally she served director of the navy asiapacific Advisory Group at the pentagon. And was a senior project director for Chinese Military writtenrity, she has extensively on Chinese Foreign policy security and military affairs. She will address how bri furthers t