Security, and Civic Education and empowerment. This conversation is part of a broader and Strategic Dialogue on civics as a National Security imperative. The Broader Program and todays. Rogram are generously funded we are very grateful. Todays amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism, in addition to being a in fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a National Security issue. From sidelining essential voices and talents in National Security to undermining our influence around the world, to presenting all too tempting target adversaries to dos exploit. Tomorrow afternoon, same place and time at 4 00, we will have part two of the conversation where we will delve into the ways in which revitalizing Civic Education and engagement can help address the inequities and National Security threats. Engaged inust be sustaining our democracy. Civic education can help you click equip us to be better effective and to hold our institutions acc
Hi i am Suzanne Spaulding director of the Democratic Institution project and the International Security program at the center for strategic and international studies. I want to welcome all of you to part one of a twopart conversation, connecting the issues of racism, National Security, and Civic Education and empowerment. This conversation is part of a broader Strategic Dialogue with civics as a National Security imperative. The Broader Program and todays program are generously funded by the Craig Newmark philanthropy. We are very grateful for his support. Todays amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism in addition to being a fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a National Security issue. From sidelining essential voices and talents and National Security to undermining our influence around the world to presenting an all too tempting targets to exploit. address the inequities in the National Security threat. All of us must be
Leadership as at all other interAgency Meetings on this topic of which i was aware the National Security Community Expressed unanimous support for resuming the funding as in the u. S. National security interest at the july 26th meeting there was also a discussion of how ukrainian anticorruption efforts were making progress do you do you reiterated what we had said and our earlier certification to congress stating that sufficient progress in defense reform including anticorruption had occurred to justify the usa i spending. I and others at the interAgency Meetings felt that the matter was particularly urgent because it takes time to obligate that amount of money and my understanding was that the money was legally required to be obligated by september 30th the end of the fiscal year in the ensuing weeks until the hold was released on september 11th i pursued 3 tracks 1st starting on july 31st and an interAgency Meeting i made clear to the interagency leadership my understanding that once
In habitable temperatures. Plus in sports pakistan heads into the lions den their game against hosts and arch rivals. India is one of the most anticipated fixtures and the mens cricket world cup as it gets underway, the sarah kelly, welcome to the program. Leaders from 47 european states have assembled in coronado, spain for a summit, in support of ukraine and the face of russian aggression ukrainian president , polluted america. Lensky is attending the gathering. In order to rally support for his country. The group is meeting as the European Political Community and is not expected to make any finding agreements is but it will be an opportunity for the landscape to push for more weapons deliveries and the path to European Union membership. Now, so lensky made his pitch for European Solidarity and remarks before it. The summits opening with have a listen dimensional. And this one we have that is to save unity in europe. And im speaking not only involved the congress in e, u is in all of
Search for survivors after two small planes collided near los angeles. That search so far has turned up nothing. The crash happened around 3 30 yesterday afternoon. Two men, ages 61 and 81, were aboard one plane. A 72 yearold woman was on board the other. We will bring you any updates on this story as they are released this morning. As we mentioned, we are one day away now from superbowl 50. The excitements been building for weeks as the panthers and broncos get ready to face off on superbowl sunday. Luke notestine met up with a asheville native who made San Francisco her home. Luke good morning, one of the locals we caught up with is liza who went to unc for undergrad and duke for her masters. She is now working for levi strauss, here in San Francisco, hoping to make the Company Better from an environmental standpoint. At a. C. Reynolds and it helps her in every day life. She is doing a great job and loving every minute of it. I own our sustainable fiber strategy, so daytoday what i w