To discuss, we have brought together experts. Wheatley we will begin with comments on the Current Situation from the director of analytics and research followed by a Panel Discussion of two new publications. First, we will be discordant joined by a professor who will analyze the propaganda threats targeting democracies globally. We will be joined by dr. Ingram, who has done a project addressing gaps addressing propaganda and disinformation threats. Crucial gaps in the posture confronts malicious activity. Overall, the publications offer a straightforward, strategic framework for understanding state influence. Strategic policy guidelines. Please join me in welcoming our guest. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am the director for analytics and research at the Global Engagement center at the department of state aired its my pleasure to be here on behalf of the gc special envoy. Before i give a few remarks, i would like to say thank you to George Washington university. We t
Of the Richmond Center, i also served as the dean of Columbia Law School from 20042014 which i mention for a very particular reason. I was the dean when professor anu bradford joined our faculty, and its one of my very proud moments is when we persuaded her to do that. So im honored to kick off what i know is going to be a fascinating discussion about the influence of europe on the global marketplace. Last year the wall street journal called the decline of europe as a force in World Affairs the most consequential shift of the last hundred years. And there is some truth in that. Since world war ii the military influence of europe has certainly declined, and its also true that europes Economic Growth has not compared favorably with that of the United States or, for example, with china or india. And, of course, efforts to maintain an Economic Union within europe have been more complicated lately with brexit, as we all know. But still i think professor bradford sees things a little bit dif
Up the United States Foreign Policy in the country of iraq take this weeks newsworthy revelations that the u. S. Government in retaliation to the Iraqi Parliament is recent nonbinding vote to expel u. S. Military forces from its lands well the u. S. Government is now contemplating cutting military aid to the war torn economically it may see a good middle eastern country wall street journal is reporting that according to emails between the state department and the War Department sorry the department of defense the trumpet ministration is preparing possible cuts of 250000000 military aid to iraq funds already approved by congress if the government truly expels u. S. Troops and the state Department Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs also has plans to ask the White House Office of management and budget whether it can eliminate the 100000000. 00 request for fiscal year 2021 due to current optics on the ground. Current optics on the ground optics like the fact that most iraqi citizens are none t
Makes best use of taxpayer dollars. You know i think the best use of taxpayer dollars is not to start and was needless wars and then and then the holding nations we have a hostage to our taxpayer funded age paid packages thats a pretty good use but we can all do that my friends if we start watching all this. You want to know whats going on on a city street you want to. Be so youd like to see the crisis joyce state. Great city displays systemic deceptions the late show which i would. Just as. Well when watching the ox i am tired of winter and joining me today to discuss the trump administrations recent moves to hold iraq withhold reracked military aid and hold that hostage because well you know they dont want our military there anymore as is legal and media analyst a lot of why dont we do thank you as always for going on with thank you sir so theyre going to withhold this 250000000 contemplating withholding this 250000000. 00 aid which would prevent iraq from buying 250000000. 00 worth
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