jihadists and his own stability. i think the other key aspect here is that putin has a russian naval facility which is just south of letika and just north of lebanon. that gives putin access to the sea lines of communication. that s really important for putin the a the moment. not just militarily because it gives him access to the middle east through the suez, but also economically because of the western sanctions, because of the price of oil dropping, putin s economy has been hurting over the past couple of years. so this gives him an economic option as well in terms of access to those sea lines as well as militaries. i think there is a real vested interest there. when we look back on crimea, my personal analysis is that was because of the black sea fleet port there. and again that was incredibly important to putin to get him access to the sea lines of communication through the black sea and into the mediterranean so i think he is protecting
center at australian national university. he joins us now from canberra, australia this morning. break this down for me. talk to me about the satellites that took these images, when they were taken and why they set off the red flags that they set off. okay. this is a photograph from the 16th of march, so it s several days old now, but this is not an area of the world that we try to photograph all that frequently. i mean, let s not forget, there s nothing there except lots and lots of water. so, this is far away from anywhere. it s far away from australia, from africa. this is not a part of the world that is frequented very often. it s not even right on the track, the sea lines of communication that the major maritime trailing ships pass by. so, this is out of the way. this is something that had to be photogra photographed, and these photographs are taken around the world all the time, but you
are we safe if we are the policemen of the world? do we have the resources to keep doing that and while other nations such as china or investing in the growth of their economy. john: i know you think we are safer because we police the world to some extent. economically, how can we afford this? we re not policing in the world in the sense of engaging in activity purely for certain intent. we are trying to protect american interests and the interests of our trading partners. if we provide some small measure of stability in the world, it has an enormous benefit for the american economy. if we don t protect the sea lines of communication, ensure stability for our friends and allies then i think the entire economic picture for united states darkens considerably.
are we safe if we are the policemen of the world? do we have the resources to keep doing that and while other nations such as china or investing in the growth of their economy. john: i know you think we are safer because we police the world to some extent. economically, how can we afford this? we re not policing in the world in the sense of engaging in activity purely for certain intent. we are trying to protect american interests and the interests of our trading partners. if we provide some small measure of stability in the world, it has an enormous benefit for the american economy. if we don t protect the sea lines of communication, ensure stability for our friends and allies then i think the entire economic picture for united states darkens considerably.
wants ma america to be safe. are we safe if we are the policemen of the world? do we have the resources to keep doing that and while other nations such as china or investing in the growth of their economy. john: i know you think we are safer because we police the world to some extent. economically, how can we afford this? we re not policing in the world in the sense of engaging in activity purely for certain intent. we are trying to protect american interests and the interests of our trading partners. if we provide some small measure of stability in the world, it has an enormous benefit for the american economy. if we don t protect the sea lines of communication, ensure stability for our friends and allies then i think the entire economic picture for united