These policy briefings provide an opportunity for you to hear directly from some of our nations top scholars on the pressing issues facing the world during this difficult time. As we all unite to confront the challenges of the worldwide pandemic, conversations like this have never been more important. We will be taking questions today so i encourage you to submit yours using the q a button located at the bottom of your screen. Todays briefing is from condoleezza rice, the thomas and Barbara Stephenson senior fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution. She served as the 66 secretary of state of the United States the second woman and first African American woman to hold this post. She was also president george w. Bush National Security advisor. We look forward to doctor rice being the next director of the Hoover Institution as well this fall. Welcome condi, thank you for joining us today. Good morning. If youre an expert in the International System, you think the International Sys