Good morning, everyone, and welcome to brookings. Im mike ohanlon, here to welcome you about a discussion with possible wartime scenarios with russia and or china. This panel has a lot of expertise on these subjects. Im going to briefly introduce folks in a minute and hand the baton, so to speak, over to my good friend and colleague jung pak, who will be our moderator. Shell pose questions to the panelists. Were talk amongst ourselves for the first half of this 90minute event then go to you. The panelists have all been kind enough, as well as jung as moderator, to allow me to use my new book the senkaku paradox as the spring board for this discussion, but only the spring board, and the conversation will range much more widely. But let me just say a brief word of introduction to the subject before introducing them. Just so you know, at least where our starting point is in this project and this conversation today. I think back to something that my good friend Lieutenant General John Whis
A much bigger strategic picture. What ultimately for mentoring military conflict between china on its territory, taiwan, us also knows it needs to escalate its fear mongering, an empty chinese rhetoric into wider Pacific Region in case god forbid, countries like australia and the philippines actually partner with their power. I was joining these neighbors to work for peace and regional stability. I would really bother lloyds bosses in washington. And his old boss is one of americas biggest weapons manufacturers. Rafia, youre good. Yeah. Some countries have been wilfully meddling in the internal affairs of other countries and regions, easily imposing a unilateral sanctions and using force for collision, as well as igniting colored revolutions and proxy wars everywhere. After wreaking havoc in the region, they simply walked away, leaving the mess behind. We must never allow such things to be replicated in the Pacific Region. But dont forget, when it comes to picking sides. Well, posting
Preparations for a shutdown have already begun across the country. One week before funding for the federal government runs out on September 30th at midnight. The White House Office of management and budget has already reached out to leaders of federal agencies to coordinate with them. About what they and their staff can expect if they are forced to shut down. Next week. Like the last time the government shutdown, which lasted for 35 days from the tail end of 2018, until the first weeks of the 2019. Millions of americans lives will be disrupted as various federal services will be shuttered, and work will be followed, and workers will be furloughed, and wont be paid for the direction of the shutdown. Workers who are considered essential, like Border Patrol agents, federal law enforcement, and air Traffic Controllers, will continue working. But also will not be paid until congress results the dispute. Federal employees will be eligible to be receiving back pay, but an impending shutdown p
Mike good evening, Welcome To Washington im mike emanuel in for bret baier. Breaking tonight a pivotal. Eagle pass texas is under a State Of Emergency tonight. The democratic mayor of eagle pass made the declaration as thousands of Illegal Immigrants are crossing into the country in virtually nonstop fashion. We have fox team coverage. Peter doocy at the white house shows us what the president s Press Secretary did when he asked about the crisis. We begin with correspondent bill melugin who has the latest from eagle pass. Hello, bill. Bill mike, illegal crossings here at the Southern Border are back at record high levels. Border patrol agents tell us their morale has never been lower and after two and a half years already, it appears this Border Crisis is show nothing signs of stopping. Illegal crossings into eagle pass, texas surged once again today with fox news cameras catching a nonstop flow of migrants beginning at sunrise and continuing almost nonstop all day long. Neither texas
To saudi arabia where it is 1 00 a. M. Wednesday morning. Im bret baier. Weaver coming to you live from temperature ray a, the historic birthplace of the royal family the beginning of the saudi kingdom about. 12 miles north west the capital city of riyadh we will have much more on minutes. Stories making headlines lack home. House republicans plan to hold their next hearing next week in their Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden over his familys business dealings. The September 28th Session is expected to focus on constitutional and legal questions that surround allegations of the president s involvement in his son hunters overseas finances. The white house is calling the effort by the House Republicans extreme politics at its worst. President biden says the world must unite around ukraine and its fight against russian invaders. The president making that comment during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly today. He is, however, being criticized for failing to pay enough