Our final panel today will examine how China Growing military presence and influence in south or Southeast Asia and africa Furthers Development of expeditionary abilities. We will start with greg pulley, he is the rector of Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and at the center of Strategic International studies. He oversees research on u. S. Foreign policy in the asiapacific with a particular focus on the maritime domain and the countries of Southeast Asia. He is the author of the South China Seas and focus clarifying the limits of maritime dispute. Coauthor of multiple other works. He will focus on chinas activities in south, Southeast Asia. Next we hear from [inaudible], am i pronouncing it [inaudible] Research Associated at the African Center for strategic studies at the National Defense university. He is an expert on china africa relationships partnerships between the africa and east asia and the African Security issues. His forthcoming book, manuscript examines the influence of
Im Bianca Nobilo live from london. Max foster has the week off. Just ahead when you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina, it will shock you. It does appear like a bomb and fire went off. Compared to the walking dead, it was completely apoca apocalyptic. Almost no idea that is north american than the notion that any one person can pick the president. The presidency belongs to the American People alone. When i show up, cops act differently. We all act differently when people are watching. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and Bianca Nobilo. It is friday, august 11th, 9 00 a. M. In london and 10 00 p. M. On the Hawaiian Island of maui which is coming to grips with a tragedy that many say came out of nowhere. At least 55 people have been killed and the death toll is likely to keep increasing as Emergency Crews Scour block after block of destroyed properties. And much of the Historic Town of Lahaina Business hub is no more. The wildfire now the second deadl
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Alliance together. They also have an ecowas beauty pageant where the lovely ladies of the member states, all those west african countries, they all compete in this International Pageant to try to win the regional title. Ecowas has done a bunch of stuff in west africa that doesnt necessarily make International News but its important. They hold those kind of Community Building contests of various kinds. Theyve built highways. At one point they developed regional travelers checks that you could use in all of the member countries in west africa. They also have an army and they dont use it all that much. But the contributing nations, these 15 countries in this little alliance, they have a peacekeeping force that they maintain. So this little west African Regional grouping of countries, in addition to managing trade and cultural issues and infrastructure issues in their corner of the world, they can if they need to they can also handle worse stuff. They can handle stuff that requires militar
Regional title. Ecowas has done a bunch of stuff in west africa that doesnt necessarily make International News but its important. They hold those kind of Community Building contests of various kinds. Theyve built highways. At one point they developed regional travelers checks that you could use in all of the member countries in west africa. They also have an army and they dont use it all that much. But the contributing nations, these 15 countries in this little alliance, they have a peacekeeping force that they maintain. So this little west African Regional grouping of countries, in addition to managing trade and cultural issues and infrastructure issues in their corner of the world, they can if they need to they can also handle worse stuff. They can handle stuff that requires military force or the threat of military force when those things arise. One of those things appears to be arising right now. Tonight. And its an interesting thing for that part of the world and people who live i