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To be a lot at night it was also wholl ok thank you so much for that ma and i do remember that speech very well trump was forced to laugh it off im self. Cant get that out of the memory thanks for that ma when will come back to you a little later in the program joining us now from washington d. C. Is richard ponza he is the director of just security 2020 with the Stimson Center think tank. I want to pick up something that meaghan said and put it to you my almost talking about this astounding reversal of roles that we see now the u. S. Really its very nationalist and we have china and russia talking about multilateralism holding this up about their commitment to the u. N. And to you the uns role whats your take. It is truly an astounding reversal. From the beginning of the trumpet ministration not just the beginning of a pandemic the us has been very much on the attack about some type of book globalism that was antithetical with real American Values patriotism of course all tied to his
Necessary over the term. In the Eastern Mediterranean you know if we have to commit to an effective plea a dialogue of the 2 in a forward to a new space of confrontation which would jeopardize International Law on the mediterranean countries of the European Union have spoken clearly in favor for this as they did a few days ago in ash acciona q we respect turkey are giving we are ready for dialogue but we expect her to respect european sovereign to the International Law to provide clarification about her action in libya and in syria. Insults are fruitless. Body and all of these words and all of these acts only have a place in responsible relations people do not have a place in responsible relations between states calling for responsibility but is what we need we as europeans are ready for dialogue and for the indispensable describes the construction of a Pax Mediterranea but not at the price of intimidation might is right and so on what we need is respect for International Law and coope
A virus. This is the u. S. Death toll from covert 19 surpasses 200000 in washington flags mark the lives lost. Meanwhile the infection rate continues to climb in the u. K. Tougher restrictions are rolled out the Prime Minister warns that normal is still months away. And future service in doha with all the sports market jordan goes into the world of motor sport the basketball legend. That is partnering with the sports only black driver bubble wallace. The 1st time in history leaders from around the world a meeting virtually for the annual u. N. General Assembly Lots of course because of the coronavirus and on choose day the fight against cover 19 dominated speeches from Global Leaders most of them called for a united fight and for the United Nations to repurpose itself in response to world pokemon and be changed by the pandemic but it also exposed rising tensions between washington and beijing on the same day the u. S. Death toll from the virus passed 200000 donald trump once again poin