Tuesday morning 11 here in moscow money welcome to world news from our t. International 1st for you the World Health Organization is warning of a potential pandemic as cases of the deadly coronavirus spike across europe and asia italy and south korea have now emerged as infection hotspots. This is a time for all countries communities slimy lease and individuals to focus on preparing. We do not believe in a binary black and white world its not either that all we must focus on containment why do we have everything we can to prepare for the potential of a 100 week plus things stand at the moment 80000 cases have been confirmed globally and its heading to almost 3000 deaths in just a single week south korea has seen a huge increase in infections while iran has the highest number of deaths outside china 12. 00 and 9. 00 to have died there although unconfirmed reports put that figure much higher in europe italys become the 1st country to be hit with a serious outbreak with more than 200. 00
Democracies are being unraveled with by a new class war. [inaudible conversations] good evening and welcome to Hudson Institute, stern policy center. Im john wallace, chief operating officer. Id like to welcome our audience here at our pennsylvania avenue headquarters and our cspan audience the our first ever podcast taping that is both live and marks the Second Season of the premiere podcast of the Second Season realignment hosted by our Hudson Institute fellows. The podcast launched last year, and i recommend end for those of you who havent been following it, that you take a look at the episodes from last year, particularly the conversation with secretary of state mike pompeo, josh haully, mike duran and others. Its an Excellent Program partly because of the two people who put it together and their ability to bring out topics and to move the argument along. So we couldnt be prouder of the work that theyve done and want to thank them for that, and we are happy to launch this Years Pro
Media. We are proud of the realignment here at hudson. The podcast launched last year and i recommend especially for those who havent been following that you take a look at the episodes from last year. Particularly the conversation with secretary of state mike pompeo, josh holly. Chris rinaldi. Mike gallagher. Mike durand and others. Its an excellent program, partly because of the two people that put it together. Their ability to bring out topics and move the argument along. I want to thank them for that. We are happy to launch this Years Program with Michael Michael lind. A prolific writer of more than a dozen books. Michael is a professor at lyndon b. Johnson school of Public Affairs at the university of texas. Important for tonights conversation, he is the author of the new class war. Saving democracy from the managerial elite. The book was published today. So we are here at the launch. Congratulations on the new book. Whether you agree with his interpretation of western politics, h
Thank you everybody for your parks with us and welcome adrian smith with Stephanie Lester of gaap i inc. Thank you for stickg with us for the closing session of the 2024 Washington International trade conference. Were delighted to welcome our final speaker on stage hes a good friend of all of us in the trade and weighs and mean Sub Committee adrian smith of nebraskas third Congressional District which im told is about 65,000 square miles it is one of the largest nonat large districtss in the country bigger thane 26 states if my math is correct. Thank you so much adrian for joining us and stephanie the Vice President of board of directors thank you for joining us as well. Thank you thrilled to be here with you chairman smith. A little bit more about you a little fun facts i its not only large geographically but your district is the number one agriculture producing district by market value right . Right. Few otherg things too. In agriculture well, youre a big nebraska volleyball fan. Tha
Thank you everybody for your parks with us and welcome adrian smith with Stephanie Lester of gaap i inc. Thank you for stickg with us for the closing session of the 2024 Washington International trade conference. Were delighted to welcome our final speaker on stage hes a good friend of all of us in the trade and weighs and mean Sub Committee adrian smith of nebraskas third Congressional District which im told is about 65,000 square miles it is one of the largest nonat large districtss in the country bigger thane 26 states if my math is correct. Thank you so much adrian for joining us and stephanie the Vice President of board of directors thank you for joining us as well. Thank you thrilled to be here with you chairman smith. A little bit more about you a little fun facts i its not only large geographically but your district is the number one agriculture producing district by market value right . Right. Few otherg things too. In agriculture well, youre a big nebraska volleyball fan. Tha