Afghanistan. The first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome i think many people welcome the fact that President Trump and the Trump Administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without timelines and redoubling down on commitment to a gray cause. The fact that there are 3 Million Girls in school and theres a whole lot at stake in afghanistan not just our security but theres a moral component to this as well. I think that and theres a lot of progress. So for us to risk letting all of that go would have been the price is way too high. Weve been working on this for a long time here at csis. Weve done a number of things with ambassador wayne. Weve got a very good panel to cover the issues today but the other point i want to make is, you cant solve the challenges of afghanistan without diplomacy and development and that we certainly welcome the fact that there is a it requires a security component but the facts on the ground are being changed by diplomacy and d
Structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. This is 90 mince. Okay. Were going to get started. Im dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. Were here to talk about nonmilitary components of u. S. Strategy in afghanistan. I think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact President Trump and the Trump Administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without time lines and doubling down on a commitment to a great cause. The fact there are 3 Million Girls in school, a whole lot at stake in afghanistan, not just our security but moral component as well. Theres a lot of progress that doesnt get a lot of coverage. For us to risk letting that go would be high. Its been a privilege to work with my friend ambassador wayne, who is the former coordinator. Weve done a number of things with ambassador wayne. So weve got a very good to cover the issues today. But the other point i want t
Good morning, everyone. Welcome. Schoolteacher. We are waiting for a few more people to sit down and then we will start. Thank you for coming. As you know, a new executive order untroubled and immigration to the United States was signed. The order replaces the january 27 executive order whose implementation was halted in multiple federal courts. The new executive order is titled protecting the nation rom foreign terrorist. The new order is similar to the original but it contains revisions and clarifications. It was drafted far more carefully. The new executive order still the hands travel for 90 days for muslim majority countries but now we have only six countries. Iraq has been taken off the list. Toexpands admission programs 120 days and it still imposes a cap of 50,000 refugees for 2017 when the refugee admission programs resume. Is stalled in courts. With hearings due in may, in the fourth and the 19th Circuit Court of appeals. But the issues surrounding the executive order are not
[applause] good afternoon. The telling of history is consequential and recognition is consequential also. I am deeply honored and appreciated to receive the american book award today. I am also very honored to share it with the other recipients today who have presented such rot and real engagements for social life. Not the least it is also quite an honor to share the award with previous recipients, some of the people who shaped my intellectual development. Kerry snyder, edwards i eat, and very baraka. I want to thank first of all waldo martin column aye author. We spent many years together working on this vote. I want to thank my friends and family in the audience in my many comrades and colleagues who helped make this poker reality along the way. There are too many to thank individually. You know who you are and i never could have dreamed of getting here without you. Thank you. The recognition is nice, or writing the history of the black interparty let alone the 12 years that, but the
Chris hill recounts his diplomatic career. Gail sheehy remembers her journalism career. Alan west discusses the political landscape. For a complete television schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. Booktv continues now. David rothkopf discusses the triumph and failures of American Leadership in the world following 9 11. Its about an hour ten. [inaudible conversations] im going to hold your book like this. [laughter] good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is a real pleasure to welcome you here tonight. Its a pleasure for several reasons. Im David Rothkopf and im a visiting scholar here at the carnegie endowment. And for me, its a pleasure because im here with friends but also because it symbolizes finally finishing this book. [laughter] i was not really sure it was done until we came to the day where we were getting it, you know out, selling it so thats a step forward. But it is special a special pleasure because to