without further ado i m going to introduce these folks who you all probably already know. to my left is the founder of mb long and associate an international legal and advisory firm from 2007- 09 she served as the first woman confirmed by the senate as assistant secretary of defense for international affairs and the chair of nate e- s high level groups. she has previously served as the principal deputy secretary of defense, and she was the deputy secretary of defense for counter narco. next we have michael durand, a senior fellow here at hudson institute. he specializes in middle east security issues and during the administration of president george w. bush he served as senior director in the national security council. to the left is retired brigadier general mark kimmet of the u.s. army, served as secretary of state for political military affairs 08- 09 and prior to that, the deputy secretary of defense 2006-2008 and last but not least, a fellow here at hudson institute as
better than 14 months. edward lawrence on where things stand. reporter: neil, we ll get into that just about a second. 30 minutes from now the u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer will have lunch with republican senators here on capitol hill. he will update them on the status of usmca and other trade talks. this is the big push for the administration and usmca an ratification for it. a number of republicans were on the record if steel and aluminum tariffs with mexico and canada that usmca would have trouble being ratified. that has cleared up. he is going to be asked questions about the status of the u.s.-china relations talks. a spokesperson are the chinese foreign ministry accusing the u.s. misusing state power to crack down on companies. quote, trade investment relationship between countries must be equal and mutually beneficial. the chinese government has the determination and the ability to safeguard its legitimate lawful rights and interests. a spokesperson goes
challenges and for how they make us closer as a family. watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span 2. next, a look at u.s. policy in syria. other topics include russia and turkey s influence in the region and the need to address human rights abuses. from the hudson institute, this is an hour and a half. good afternoon and welcome to hudson institute. welcome to this debate about next steps for the u.s. strategy in syria. my name is jhonas. i m a nonresident new fellow here at hudson. i ve been working in these topics of syria and what happens next. so welcome to our audience. welcome to the viewers out there. we have the pleasure of being covered by c-span today. it s not just our audience here but broader is part of us. i have a stellar panel with me up here to talk about our questions. i have next to me representative for the syrian opposition coalition and a founding member of the syrian women s political movement. you re al i have my colleague mike
has been 17 years since the september 11 terror attacks. on the eve of the anniversary, institute hosted a discussion on military efforts the u.s. has led over the last 17 years. come here you for despite the rain and despite the topic. of course we have catherine this. mike doran, senior fellow at the hudson institute. to his left we have tom joscelyn , who has been tracking sunni extremism since pre-9/11. , coveringt afghanistan doing great work. they have all agreed to be here. we may not agree on all this but it should be a good panel. yellow and orange cards to make sure everyone is where they are supposed to be. c-span audience, thank you to them here today. and of course everyone who made it here despite the weather. get afternoon. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. it has been 17 years after 9/11. before i open it up to discussion, i just wanted to share an idea with you that has really been with me for almost 30 years. i began covering terrorism in the ear
thursday and the net package would need to be reconciled before it can be sent to the president s desk. appreciated. we will continue to follow you on twitter, storms and all. thanks so much. ms. mascaro: announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america s cable television company. today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. tomorrow marks the 17th anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks. here is a look at our live coverage plans. on c-span we will go live to hear from president trump as he marks the occasion and shanksville, pennsylvania. that is expected to start at 9:30 a.m. eastern. on c-span2 we will be live from new york city for the annual reading of the names of those killed. that is due to start at 8:10 eastern. on c-span3 the me