Excellent panel and were start off with heather. Thank you so much. I think the arctic is the best place to talk about the intersection of climate stress and security. In many ways, the arctic is telling us, both polar regions are telling us theyre under the most stress as the arctic is warming two to three times faster than anyplace on the planet. In many ways, were now dealing with a very new ocean. In fact our former coast guard commandant called the arctic americas fourth coast. I thought that was a powerful way of thinking about it because Many Americans do not know the United States as an arctic nation to bring it home, this is homeland security. We now have a new coast that requires our protection. That is what in many ways the nexus between the rapid diminishment of the arctic polar ice cap is now creating new borders, new coasts to protect. Which is why we need enhanced coast guard presence. Certainly thats through the enhanced ice breaker component, what we call a polar secur
Climate on oceans, Marine Biodiversity and human populations living in vulnerable areas. I appreciate it andthanks to our first panel. Ive enjoyed the conversation. I think were going to pick up on the end of that conversation around this idea of the Dynamic World and what that means now in the policy and security space so im excited to have an excellent panel to talk about that. Heatherconley , John Mimikakis was Vice President for oceans Environmental Defense fund, there was director of fisheries and amy lehr who is the director of the Human Rights Initiative so think the panel and im going to sit down and be quiet and handed over to my panel and we will start off. Thank you so much, good morning. I think the arctic is a tough place to talk about. The intersection of climate stress and security. And in many ways, the arctic is telling us, actually most polar regions are telling us they are under the most dramatic stress as the arctic certainly is warming 2 to 3 times faster than any
Nicholas lambert talk about the marylandnds voyage to , the german naval expansion and british Army Blockade in the war. This is a 50 minute event. Our two speakers artistically naval historians. Are distinguished naval historians. Gary weir is the chief historian of the Geospatial Intelligence agency. Served 19t, dr weir years as a department of the navys history and heritage command. One of the leading experts on undersea warfare, intelligence, tradecraft, and related technologies. His books include building the forged in war the Naval Industrial complex and american submarine tide theon, rising Untold Stories of the western submarines that fought the cold war russian submarines that fought the cold war. The winner of the Richard Leopold prize. Also the former editor of the National Journal of naval history. Dr. Weir is here to comment on the Technological Development of the submarine, and the role and plans of the german navy as world war i developed. This was this is his first appe
Tradecraft, and related technologies. His books include building the kaisers navy, forged in war the Naval Industrial complex and american submarine construction, rising tide the Untold Stories of the western submarines that fought the cold war russian submarines that fought the cold war. And the winner of the Richard Leopold prize. Also the former editor of the National Journal of naval history. Dr. Weir is here to comment on the Technological Development of the submarine, and the role and plans of the german navy as world war i developed. This is his first appearance at the Maryland Historical society. [applause] our other speaker is professor nicholas lambert. Currently the class of 1957 distinguished chair of naval American Heritage at the u. S. Naval academy. After receiving his doctorate from oxford in 1992, he has held fellowships at yale, wolfson college, oxford, and Southampton University of england, and was an associate fellow at the Royal United Services institute in london.
100 protesters rallied on the hall of justice hall of justice today in San Francisco. Ktvus Tara Moriarty spoke to protesters today. We are demanding that all five officers who shot mario woods be put up on murder charges. Thats right. Reporter they meant no they minced no words. Or emotions. People with the justice for Mario Woods Coalition want change in the San Francisco Police Department. I am very upset. For him to be executed like that. Reporter public outrage spilled over when this cell phone video surfaced. It shows the 26yearold being shot by officers 15 times in the bay view december 2. Woods stabbed someone and carrying a knife when they confronted him. All of San Francisco is in pain because of what happened. Reporter he said Police Chiefs response to the shooting by asking for tasers is too simplistic. That misses the whole point. What we want is a change in the way in which this department operates. Proper apology. Reporter the super visor supervise. What the police chief