Good morning, everyone, and welcome to brookings. Im here to welcome you to a discussion about possible wartime scenarios with russia and or china. This panel has a lot of expertise on these subjects and im going to briefly introduce folks in just a minute, and then hand the baton to my good friend and colleague, who will be the moderator for this discussion. She will pose questions to the panelists, and we will talk amongst ourselves for the first half of this event and then go to you. The panelists have all been kind enough to allow me to use my new as the springboard for this discussion, but only the springboard, and the conversation will range much more widely. Let me say a brief word of introduction to the subject before introducing them. So you know at least where the starting point is. I think back to something my good friend lieutenant jen Lieutenant General john wessler said when he was in okinawa. Marine, one of the most senior American Military officers in the western pacifi
The panelists have all been kind enough as well as the moderator,o allow me to use my new book risking great power over small stakes, as a springboard for this discussion. Of before it of introduction into the subject before introducing them. Just so you know where our starting point is in this project and in our conversation today. I think back to something my good friend Lieutenant General john wisler said in 2014 when he was head of the summary Expeditionary Force based in okinawa. He was a senior marine and one of our seniormost officers based in the pacific. By the way, he was going to be on this panel but he had a conflict. Nevertheless, he is here in spirit. He was asked by a reporter where washington from looking our, what would the United States and japan do it wonder we woke up and saw Chinese Forces on the shore on islands . E sankoku the u. S. Government has no position on whose islands should he, but we respect and recognize japans Current Administration of the islands, wh
Good morning everyone and im michael han lon with the Foreign Policy program and possible wartime scenarios with russia and or china. This panel has a lot of expertise on the subjects and im going to introduce folks in a minute and hand the baton to john pack who will be our moderator and will pose questions to the panelists and talk amongst ourselves and then go to you. The panelists have been kind enough as well as our moderator o use my new book as the springboard for this discussion, but only the springboard and the conversation will range much more widely. Let me introduce the subject before introducing them. At least where our starting point is in this conversation today. I think back to something that my good friend, Lieutenant General John Whistler when he was head of the Third Expeditionary force and one of the most senior marine. Now retired sends his regrets, he was going to be on this panel. He is still here in spirit, he was asked at a forum in washington where he was visi
the future you re welcome to send questions or comments. simply e-mail speaker@heritage.org and of course we ll post today s program on the heritage front page for everyone s future reference as well. leading our discussion today is daniel kochis. daniel is our policy analyst at the margaret thatcher center for free and pretty focused on transatlantic security issues. his writings have been featured in real clear world foxnews.com breitbart.com and he has provided expert analysis for 100 radio and television appearances he has also served as a panelist at the transatlantic think tank conference in brussels belgium and provided parliamentary into the house of lords select committee on the arctic. prior to joining us here at heritage in the thatcher center he worked for a nonprofit in washington d.c. is a policy analyst as well as on the advisory board company as a research associate in the associate director. please join me in welcoming daniel kochis. [applause] thank you jo
on the website and c-span tv for those in house we would ask that courtesy that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off for those watching online or in the future, you re welcome to sending questions or comments simply e-mailing, speaker at heritage.org and, of course, we will post today s program on the heritage home page for everyone s future reference as well. leading our discussion today is daniel coaches, and danielle is our policy analyst and european affair and margaret thatcher center for freedom and focuses on transare atlantic security issue and writings featured in real clear world fox news.com and breitbart.com and provided expert analysis in over 100 regular and radio and television appearances. he s also served as a imaginist at the transatlantic in belgium and provided parliamentary evidence to the united kingdom house of lord select committee on the arctic. prior to joining us here at heritage and thatcher center he ed at a nonprofit in washington,