Good evening, everyone. Thank you for coming, and welcome. My name is Amanda Woodward and i am the dean of the division of social sciences here at the university of chicago. Im just delighted to be here with this group of faculty for this event. This evening is continuing a yearlong series of events at the university of chicago commemorating the 75th 75th anniversary of the selfsustaining Nuclear Chain reaction that happened just over there. And over the past five months there have been events across campus commemorating the breakthrough and exploring the experiments longterm impact and defense has presented opportunities to engage scientist, are artists, policymakers and the public around a set of issues that grow from that original event 75 years ago. Now, this evenings discussion im particularly delight because it brings social science into the conversation in just the way it should be. Our panelists will be introduced in just a moment. Each is a scholar in International Relations a
Good family. Host wow, i left my phone on the set and came back down before i went any further work here is the book thank you for being late, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times is the author. Book tvs live coverage of the 2017th National Book festival continues. Next up is former secretary of state and author condoleezza rice. Her burke book is called democracy, stories from the long road to freedom. Book tv on cspan2, live coverage. Doctor rice is going to be interviewed for as by one of the best interviewers i know who has his own show on bloomberg, our National Book festival cochairna and generous supporter mr. David rubenstein. Please welcome both of. Them. Thanks and enjoy. Nk you thank you very much for coming. Thank you for havingnd me here and welcome to everyone. Thank you for being here great event. [applause]. Hard to believe that you been out of government for nine years, so before we get into your new book on democracy which i highly recommend, tell us what you have be
Dr. Rice is going to be and dr. Rice is going to be interviewing for us by one of the best interviewers to have his own show on bloomberg, our National Book festival cochair and very generous reporter, dr. David rubenstein. Please welcome both of them. [applause] and pain and enjoy. Well, thank you very much for coming. Spinning to make for having me. Welcome to everybody. Thanks for being here. Great event. [applause] hard to believe that youve been out of government for nine years. Before we get into your new book, democracy, which ite highly recommend and law talk about coachella such events since he left government otherng than creating bestsellingk. Books. Other than that youre teaching at stanford and what else . Ive gone back to my real profession, i have had to question washington, but i started there is an assistant professor and so i returned to stanford. I teach both business and undergraduates. N i have been able to do a little bit of work in the private sector, a little co
Nominations of the Principal Deputy under secretary of defense for intelligence, robert karen to be assistant secretary of defense for new National Security affairs and kenneth to be assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security. I note the presence of several of our colleagues including our distinguished majority leader who is here as well. Representative barbara comstock. If it is agreeable to our colleagues, we would like senator mcconnell to make an introduction, it is a heavy busy schedule. Welcome, senator mcconnell. Senator reid, members of the committee, i am proud to be here today to introduce robert karen, a very experienced and wellqualified nominee to serve as next assistant secretary of defense in National Security affairs. This committee will find an individual who worked to prepare himself to address major challenges facing our country. Because of his razorsharp intelligence and diligence, robert, a native of lexington, kentucky, rapidly moved u
Gn morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of kari binge again to be principal under secretary of defense for intelligence, robert care ren to be International Secretary of defense for International Security affairs and Kenneth Rapuano to be the assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security. I note the presence of several of our a couple of our colleagues here, including our distinguished majority leader who is here as well as represented by ra comstock and so if its akrieg to my colleagues, wed like senator mcconnell to make an introduction. I know he has a very heavy, busy schedule. Welcome, senator mcconnell. Thank you, chairman mccain. Senator reed, members of the committee. Exceedingly proud to be here today to introduce robert story care recommend and a very qualified person to be here for this position. Through hearing you will find and individual who has worked to address some of the major challenges confron