We also welcome distinguished Board Members and selfless fund of middle east programs here at Atlantic Council john de blasio. Finally we welcome u. S. Government officials, private companies and nonprofits. I predict a rich and substantive question and answer session following the discussion on the stage. Open to everyone. This richins of the discussion will be enhanced by the absolutely superlative interviewer who will draw the kernels of wisdom out of nabeel today. Tom friedman needs no introduction but simply for fun i will remind you can read his analysis of Foreign Affairs in the new york times, analysis for which he has thrice won the pulitzer prize. Tom is the author of several books and one of which was a textbook as an undergraduate. His full bio is available for you and is printed at. Let us turn to our man of the hour nabeel khoury. Hes a nonbrexit senior fellow fellow at the atlantic counsels christopher middle east are in addition to his work on our website you can read o
Only claim to be doing something to try to school point that its not enough like you need to. Force their coming up us democrats face off in another president ial debate will talk about the candidates agenda to defeat donald trump and if any can take down the leading hopeful joe biden you just said 3 minutes ago that they would have to bargain words you said they would have to draw out of the bar you are you forgetting what you said it right its really hard for. A warm welcome to all of us around the world and on p. B. S. In the United States its great to have you with us we start the day with germanys last ditch attempt to stave off embarrassment on a global stage and little over a week at the u. N. Climate action summit brings together a signature used to the Paris Climate Accord and it is that in new york the german chancellor Angela Merkel has vowed to. On of aileron off to new measures designed to get germany back on track including billions of euros in investment to clean up the
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