Secretarygeneral jens stoltenberg, previewing the priorities of the upcoming Nato Summit. The Brookings Institution is the host of this event. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good afternoon. Good evening. To our friends joining us around the world. For those of you have not had yet the owner to me, i am the president of the Brookings Institution. It is a great pleasure that i welcome you to this important event featuring our honored guests the Nato Secretarygeneral. Before i begin i would like to first thank our partners in organizing this event and the german council on foreign relations and nato and without them and their excellent staff supporting Todays Event our conversation it simply would not have been made possible. Todays address with secretarygeneral and the conversation later with the Brookings Chair comes at a critical time. Amidst the lingering challenges of covid19 is a pandemic the as a pandemic, the u. S. Has welcomed the new president Ial Administration which under
all around washington but nonetheless reflecting a real divergence and breadth of thinking, experience and approach. in thinking about these kinds of conflicts with a lot of broad strategic expertise and also a lot of field research and hands-onexpertise . this struggle is at the new american engagement initiative at the selikoff center at the atlantic council. he has a long-standing scholar, many will know him from his years at the cato institute and his most recent book is he s, war and liberty. he is also a former navy officer and is in many ways one of the great skeptics and contrary invoices in american foreign policy and strategy thinking today who has prolonged time and we re pleased to have them with us se in this event read chuck and logan catholic university is at that center for study and statesmanship, used to be cato as well and is recently written an important article in defense priorities call the case for withdrawing from the middle east and is an advocate of
welcome. interest wonderful to see everyone back. it is wonderful to see everyone back. my number is name is john allen. i want to welcome the ambassador from sweden and finland. they are here to discuss finland and sweden s path to nato membership and the implications of their two countries as they joined the alliance. russia s unprovoked attack on ukraine had an enormous effect on the european security architecture and around the world. to include prompting of the countries of finland and sweden to reassess their long-held defense doctrine and pose alignment. just last wednesday, finland and sweden officially applied for a nato membership. it came after weeks of internal debate, as it should be in their countries. it was a big risk debates. after significant public opinion following russia s invasion of ukraine, today finland and sweden demonstrate the popular support and parliamentary support of the decision by seeking to join the alliance. this decision has received s
it is wonderful to see everyone back. my number is name is john allen. i want to welcome the ambassador from sweden and finland. they are here to discuss finland and sweden s path to nato membership and the implications of their two countries as they joined the alliance. russia s unprovoked attack on ukraine had an enormous effect on the european security architecture and around the world. to include prompting of the countries of finland and sweden to reassess their long-held defense doctrine and pose alignment. just last wednesday, finland and sweden officially applied for a nato membership. it came after weeks of internal debate, as it should be in their countries. it was a big risk debates. after significant public opinion following russia s invasion of ukraine, today finland and sweden demonstrate the popular support and parliamentary support of the decision by seeking to join the alliance. this decision has received some outspoken report support from our nato count
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