Remarkable that i could certainly, i think, speak for both of us. We felt privileged to be able to tell those stories. So i would have one thing and i know we probably have to get out of here soon, but the sand tom mentioned in the men we write about and its all men because of the wars the grit in my almost two decades downrange in hellholes around the world, i see the same and the same grit in the men and now women who are fighting for us today and have fought for us since 2001. And we should all be very proud of that. So i guess that ends it. So thank you very much. Welcome to International Security studies at Yale Universitys Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Im ted whittenstein and i want to extend the special welcome to some of our zoom participants as well as cspan folks tuning in. Its wonderful to magnify the reach of everything exciting. Were doing here on the yale campus which of course includes professor kennedys wonderful new book victory at sea naval power and the trans
Which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the communicators visited bell labs. The labs were created by at t they are owned by nokia, we president bell labs marc Marcus Weldon at the labs in new jersey. So where are we . Were at bell labs. Historical institution, we like to think very relevant to the future as thats institution invented just about every imagine y that you can that underpins the internet. In every silicon chip linux, your apple hone, lasers that do all the optics, Long Distance communications, satellite communication, we invented all bunch of d won a prizes but we consider ourselves internet. Ation of the in 2017, who owns bell labs . Company called nokia. That company you probably all 3310, do you remember the leg nokia phone . T was sort of a wedge, very popular with everyone, probably the first phone if you lived 20 r 30 years ago that company evolved. It got out of the handset business which it can sold to microsoft. Then microsof
Use the hashtag artist places. Fire up your smart phones if you get a chance. I am mark muro, senior fellow at the metropolitan policy program and my privilege to kick off todays auspicious event. I say our event today is auspicious for several reasons. It is always auspicious to welcome and help launch a book into the world, given it is a red letter day for fred bacher whose excellent book the smartest places on earth is just out and if i do say so, rush to pick up a copy, we have some out beyond the back, on the way out please do that. Also two experienced economic observers focusing not on the standard inside the beltway with spin cycles, and at brookings, the most fundamental elements of national wellbeing, r d and stem worker advanced industries from aerospace, Regional Technology clusters, Regional Technology ecosystems, critical, that is part of their focus, and collaborations they accelerate. The fact that cities and regions themselves can become incubators of growth. They trav
Gains in washington because of that next generation doesnt the that you will see those gains retreat millenials live in a much stronger in the private section so maybe they will see more gains in that sector there much more upandcoming like Silicon Valley or even in Hollywood Taylors with saying what my recognition or Jennifer Lawrence i want equal pay theyre finding their voices that are very powerful but there are so very few millenials with bin in public life. I think they in general especially College Students that is why i think there is of fundamental shift for those that are interested which i think is encouraging but stay involved and volunteer on campaigns because if you get the bug early you will be hooked and you can make a difference. I thoroughly enjoyed to be here with all of you. Thanks for coming tonight it was great to have your insight. [applause] [inaudible conversations] good morning. What i am delighted to be with you here and also those of you out in twitter this
Longterm. Unfortunately because of the shortterm thinking that reigned supreme in this question of sustainability hasnt really come up at all. As i said before for all the money the International Community is spending on the Afghan Government to build the judiciary, the parliament to build capacity worldwide money is also going to warlords and strongmen. The u. S. Taxpayer dollars are still going to warlords and strongmen around the country and thats bad in and of itself but its also bad because it ensures continued weakness of the Afghan Government. So adjusting that will be the other aspect of the thing that the u. S. Should do. The last question im left here. You spoke about growing your beard out in getting a motorcycle and going and actually meeting with the taliban warlord. Can you speak a little more about that and were you ever afraid for your life at any point . Well you know, in 2008 in 2009 it was different than it is today. At the time the taliban headache coherent command