Good morning to everyone assembled here and those watching online and tuned into cspan one. We are delighted to be able to host this one hour session today and the release of the review. We are doing this today under the auspices of the csi says csis special thanks to my colleagues at csis. Special thanks to the csis Production Team putting this together. From dod, special thanks to jennifer nicholson. There has been a lot of support from dod in putting this together. The biodefense posture review a few minutes ago, we published here csis at csis, my colleague and i published a critical questions piece on the release of the bpr. Week my colleague and i also released a piece and it began by impacting unpacking many factors that feeds the pessimism that they will be little sustained against future path again eight pathogenic threats. And makes the case that there is reason for optimism and hope based on several factors, survey work that shows strong support for active American Government
Chairman, the house now has a task force on countering the cartels and its chair talked a little bit about some examples of what a umf might do. What we want according to this individual is to get mexico to ask for military support such as Close Air Support while they are prosecuting may target, which is exactly what happened earlier this year. This is getting back to this idea of mexico is in a civil war or an insurgency or something. But they just do not understand it or will not fight hard enough. I mentioned before this idea of insurgency, counterinsurgency, stability operations. I remember during the battle days in iraq and afghanistan thinking at least 7000 miles away. A terrible thing for us to be doing, but at least it is really far away. But the idea that you would import an insurgency and stick it on your border in your largest trading partner seems to me the height of imprudence. There is this idea of living in an alternate reality. There have been shootouts using military e
The event was hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. It runs just over one hour. Welcome and good morning to everyone assembled here, at csi s, and those watching online and tuned into cspan one. I am j stephen morrison, Senior Vice President and director of Global Health policy center at the center for strategic and international studies, csis , in washington. We are delighted to host this onehour session today and the release of the inaugural department of defense biodefense posture review. We do this today under the auspices of the csis bipartisan alliance cochaired by former cdc director Julie Gerberding and former senator richmond burr. Special thanks to my colleagues at csis, michaela, sophia, special thanks to the csis Production Team putting all this together, alex bruner, theo mitchell, as duane gladden. And from dod, special thanks especially to Jennifer Nicholson who has helped us over many weeks in planning this out and many others. There has been a l
Representatives, as well as representatives from northern command, because of their singular responsibility for pandemic preparedness and department of defense support to civil authorities. As well as a special operations command. They have responsibility as the coordinating authority for wmd related activities. It is not just an osd body. It is very much one that will , we hope, weve not met yet, but will have active participation from the services, from the combatant commands, so that it has that element of hearing from all parts of department, where are the challenges and what is needed to get after them. Im assuming, like most bodies like this, there is lowerlevel working groups that will feed into this on a regular basis and meet more often. Is e that correct . Yeah, why dont i ask richard and brandi to talk to that. Sure. Just briefly say is somebody who also cochaired the Nuclear Posture review, i think my colleagues, and dr. Vann and i served as the daytoday cochairs working gr
In europe, nothing to do with the European Union is the issue of cypress. And will undertake to work with the republican and the turkish republican warn cypress to work for a fair amicable solution on the britain basis. Look. I think were on the, potentially, on the verge of some great progress in cypress. I paid tribute to both on both sid sides. And i met them both. And Prime Minister in new york. And the turks are playing their role, the brits are playing their role, we, obviously, have a role and our basis. You know, its huge in cypress. Were willing to see some of that territory that we dont need to help move the process forward and i think its a good thing. You know, it really is, but, you know, cypress is one of few examples in the world, who are willing to, by lack that these two are trying to make a difference for peace and being willing to take a risk with the electorates behind them rather than just behave solely, you know, obeying the narrow part in politics of the group th