Times in the book possible aspire to and try to provide. After this, well gladly take your questions and look for your insights. Well have a Panel Panel Discussion about ten or 15 minutes after. Just as a housekeeping note, please also phoned off. There will will be a book signing with the authors after at area one and no personal recordings of the session, please. Now id like to introduce the panel. Christopher phillips is a senior lecturer in the International Relations of the middle east and paid a mere university in london. He lived for several years in syria and often returns to the middle east for research. He is an associate fellow at Chatham House middle east and north africa program. His friend for many publications and has appeared on the bbc, and cnn. Hes just published a second book, the battle for syria, International Rivalry in the new middle east which will be today. Alla malek is a civil right lawyer born in baltimore. Shes her childs attorney in the department of justi
Times in the book possible aspire to and try to provide. After this, well gladly take your questions and look for your insights. Well have a Panel Panel Discussion about ten or 15 minutes after. Just as a housekeeping note, please also phoned off. There will will be a book signing with the authors after at area one and no personal recordings of the session, please. Now id like to introduce the panel. Christopher phillips is a senior lecturer in the International Relations of the middle east and paid a mere university in london. He lived for several years in syria and often returns to the middle east for research. He is an associate fellow at Chatham House middle east and north africa program. His friend for many publications and has appeared on the bbc, and cnn. Hes just published a second book, the battle for syria, International Rivalry in the new middle east which will be today. Alla malek is a civil right lawyer born in baltimore. Shes her childs attorney in the department of justi
Just before noon he signed an Executive Order formally withdrawing the us from the tra ns pacific partnership. It was a Campaign Promise and a key tenet of his pledge to deglobalise, putting in his words, America First. Our diplomatic editor, mark urban, looks at what trumps first day tells us about a new direction for america. Back to work on a blowy, rainy morning for the people of this city. For the new president , after a weekend of political bluster, a day to demonstrate that the Wind Of Change you porters bluster, a day to demonstrate that the Wind Of Change supporters had voted for had hit the white house. First one is withdrawals from the of the United States from the Trans Pacific partnership. Everyone knows what that means, right . Weve been talking about this for a long time. Mr trump signed three Executive Orders today, stopping a pacific trade deal, freezing governmentjob recruitment, and halting funding for abortion education overseas. That follows an earlier order to hob
Its great to see a full house everyone is excited about john adams. Today we will be talking about john adams and his important career. The vanguard of the revolution, the earliest american diplomat, primary trainer of the massachusetts constitution, really remarkable man. Couldnt have two better offers to talk about him. First want to say we have some amazing programs coming up. You should look at the listings we have one for members only on the congressional term limits and we have programs on everything ranging from the constitutionalism of the civil war and on and on so please check out this program to see what is coming up. And also if you are interested in becoming a member please visit the table right outside of the theater and again we are a little late starting so ive askei wouldask right now everyos violence your cell phone and so without further ado we are going to be talking about two books today. Both of them touch on his accounts of aristocracy. First we have t the fear o
Couple of political blows to the donald trump administration, he revealed that the fbi is investigating whether any of the president s associates collaborated with the russian government during the election campaign. He said there is no evidence to back up the president claimed that he was wiretapped his predecessor. In europe, french president ial front runner Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron went after each other in a televised debate, she attacked his record and call for a ban on all immigration and a 35 tariff on certain imports. Macron blasted her for her lack of ethics. A former Irish Republican Army commander who helped negotiate peace in Northern Ireland has died. He was 66. He denied allegations that he took part in terrorist activities during the time known as the trouble. He later became the chief anotiator negotiator for arm and eventually became a leader in the powersharing government. A former south Korean Leader has appeared for questioning for the First Time Since the