Korean peninsula and the broader region it is very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today it seems like there is all kinds of reason to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges and we are in the midst of renting president ial impeachment process and the broader country seems to have deep cleavages societally and we have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country and when we look abroad internationally the headlines we are reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran and last week we read about the element of Hypersonic Weapons in russia and coupled with the demise of arms control and the return of Great Power Competition it looks like the world is getting ever more dangerous. Even American Relations with some of our longstanding allies seem to be strained to the breaking point. I need hardly tell you all experts on korea that the ne
I want to welcome you and thank you all for coming to this Conference Today on north korea. As we think about what might be coming down the road on the Korean Peninsula and the broader region it is very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today it seems like there is all kinds of reason to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges and we are in the midst of renting president ial impeachment process and the broader country seems to have deep cleavages societally and we have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country and when we look abroad internationally the headlines we are reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran and last week we read about the element of Hypersonic Weapons in russia and coupled with the demise of arms control and the return of Great Power Competition it looks like the world is getting ever more dangerous. Even Am
Can everyone hear me . Id like to go ahead and get started. Good morning and thank you all for coming. My name is george bebe, im the vicepresident and director of studies here at the center of the National Interest. I want to welcome you and thank you all for coming to this Conference Today on north korea. As we think about what might be coming down the road on the Korean Peninsula and the broader region, its very easy, i think, to succumb to the temptation to be pessimistic. In fact, as we sit here in washington today, it seems like theres all kinds of reasons to be pessimistic. We seem to be facing on the home front a variety of challenges. Were in the midst of a wrenching president ial impeachment process. The broader country seems to have some deep cleavages societally. We have a big problem with mutual distrust in the country. When we look abroad, internationally, the headlines were reading this morning suggest we might be on the brink of a very dangerous war with iran. We last w
Release funding for federal agencies until the middle of next month will now be debated in the Senate Government agencies are warning employees of a shutdown later on friday if the money isnt approved those are your headlines more news continuing here on aljazeera of the inside story. Theyll march under the same flag at the Winter Olympics but will sports diplomacy between north and south korea extend to politics and the burning issue of Nuclear Weapons or kim jong un exploiting concerns about america and the unpredictable donald trump this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program adrian fenty good athletes from north and south korea will parade under a unified flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics next month and theyll field a joint womens Ice Hockey Team at the games in pealing chang in south korea theres been a flurry of conciliatory moves from both sides since north koreas leader kim jong un called for peace with south korea in his new address in shop contrast st
A foreign abbas in kazakhstan has killed fifty two passengers only five people managed to escape the victims were all Migrant Workers from neighboring uzbekistan they were on route to russia and thats in our four news coming up in around twenty five minutes time. Theyll march under the same flag at the Winter Olympics but will sports diplomacy between north and south korea extend to politics and the burning issue of Nuclear Weapons or is kim jong un exploiting concerns about america and the unpredictable donald trump this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program Adrian Finnegan athletes from north and south korea will parade under a unified flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics next month and theyll field a joint womens Ice Hockey Team at the games in pyongyang in south korea theres been a flurry of conciliatory moves from both sides since north koreas leader kim jong un called for peace with south korea in his new year address in sharp contrast to his strong warning