In the special report. I want to take a look at something that has personally or bothered me, and its this wire, russia, us relation so bad. Its like siblings and cant get along so much in common so much to share so many missed opportunities. And you had a history has simply not been kind to this relationship, believe it or not, as bad as it seems now, with the us governments ridiculously stubborn refusal to accept brush as a global partner, no matter how many times russia has asked to be a partner its been as bad or worse, at other times, forces inside the us for reasons apparently having to do with power and money. Have simply not accepted, consistently friendly or even fair relations with russia. And when did this really start . How can this could have been different . How good a bit different actually in quite a bit. It couldve been very different. You say towards the end of world war 2. There was a deep appreciation in the United States among almost all americans for what joseph s
A survey again to the same, you know, same kind of findings, democratic supporting when leading voters on 66 percent of them actually towards that. Its a major crisis. You know . So this is manufactured in bidens Approval Ratings as well. If you look at his, it full, everything is sort of the lowest. Its put the 1st infections and the countries that he is accusing off right now whether the street didnt think you know, or, you know, putting himself or movie, you know, the Approval Ratings of all of these need. Those actually are one of the highest, the best, you know, do things in the world, you know, with 71 person, 73. You did, you know, 83 percent for both may as well. So theres not so factual contradictions. I would say. All right, uh we have to leave here now. Uh, i must. Thank you so much for your time on this uh, profess up or the box, the social Scientists Office of a professor of the Chinese University of hong kong. Thank you for your insight. Thank you. Thank are. All right, s
Generals and i am glenn panelists took ill go ahead and introduce our panelists for you and you have longer biographies of these people in your packets. But i thought id go ahead and introduce people anyway. And to my immediate right is. Ken. No. He is the drawn of southern history at auburn here received his doctorate. Doctorate from, the university of illinois. American civil war. He is currently writing about the idea and the realities of Abraham Lincoln as a commander in chief to his right Harold Holzer who all of you im sure know already and he has authored or all this and more last night, so only add that he serves today as the Jonathan Fenton director of the roosevelt how Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and new Yorks Hunter College and next we have craig already been intrd to you, but for those who may have missed the program he was on. Hes a professor history emeritus. Weve got a lot of old guys. Except for except for andy down at the. Who is the future of history. But
Tonight were really honored again to have amitav ghosh and to be in conversation razia iqbal. Im just going to very briefly read a little bit of bio you and and then im going to turn it over just. One more thing in terms of the format of evening, were going to start with short talk that will help to contextualize the topic and the book and then joined by here. They will have a conversation and then well have a moment for q a and books, as you may have noticed, are on. And amitabh has graciously agreed to sign books upstairs. So with that in mind amitav ghosh is the author of the bestselling eves trilogy, comprised of sea of poppies, shortlisted for the 28 man booker prize, river of smoke and, flood of fire. His other novels include the circle of reason which won the prix de im sure im going to mangle this. Im not even going to say it, but glass palace, hes the author of many of nonfiction, including the great Climate Change the unthinkable and, the nutmegs, curse parables for a planet
Over just. One more thing in terms of the format of evening, were going to start with short talk that will help to contextualize the topic and the book and then joined by here. They will have a conversation and then well have a moment for q a and books, as you may have noticed, are on. And amitabh has graciously agreed to sign books upstairs. So with that in mind amitav ghosh is the author of the bestselling eves trilogy, comprised of sea of poppies, shortlisted for the 28 man booker prize, river of smoke and, flood of fire. His other novels include the circle of reason which won the prix de im sure im going to mangle this. Im not even going to say it, but glass palace, hes the author of many of nonfiction, including the great Climate Change the unthinkable and, the nutmegs, curse parables for a planet in crisis. And again i think hes able to frame something in such powerful ways he holds two Lifetime Achievement awards and, four honorary doctorates. In 2018, gauche became first englis