Be holocaust era insurance claims. What to do that went out. Difficult topic in many ways but i am glad we are having that hearing. Senator feinstein, i really i want to opening statement, i will defer to you. Percival thank you mr. Chairman. For holding this hearing. Today we are discussing holocaust era insurance claims. Its interesting before and during the second world war, many europeans purchased insurance policies to protect their assets and loved ones. While many of these individuals perished as victims of the holocaust, those who survived and the heirs of those who did not have sent attempted to collect the proceeds from those policies. However, beneficiaries have found it difficult to collect on these policies. Because the paperwork had often been left behind or destroyed during the genocide. To remedy this and justice, american insurance regulators, european Insurance Companies, the state of israel, and jewish and survivor organizations in 1998, established by check. It is i
Next a discussion about the political future and chinas military modernization with policy experts from the broking institution and at the German Marshall Fund. The panel also talks about the tension between taiwan and china and the probability of the u. S. Going to war with china over taiwan. Welcome everyone. Im Suzanne Maloney Vice President and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution and im delighted to welcome you to todays event marking the release of an important new book titled u. S. Taiwan relations with chinas challenge lead to a crisis. It is a great honor to help launch such a profoundly important to study of the u. S. Taiwan relations and to celebrate its truly impressive coauthors, ryan and richard bush who are my colleagues here at brookings and Bonnie Glaser of the German Marshall Fund. I want to congratulate them on the publication of this book. Growing concerns about chinas intentions and plans prompted an enormous amount of policy attentio
Programs. American and japanese views of threats and options. You can stay and watch it here. You can stay and watch it here on cspan. There is across a range of issues and we will begin with that. She will present at the podium after i have introduced from everyone. Then we will begin a Panel Discussion where we will begin with mr. Kudo offering any thoughts he has with the japanese dimensions. Then richard bush, he is the head of our station policy center and our longstanding colic richard would broaden the discussion to think about outh korea and we will try to understand a little bit about south korea and use Public Opinion, politics, and whatnot. Finally, i will try to talk a little bit about military options or in my opinion, the lack of good military options. This is something all follow naturally from some of the questions in the polling. Within a couple more words of our panelists and then without further a do, we will get to the presentation. Has had a distinguished career an
Concerning north Koreas Nuclear option and future relations between the country, u. S. , china, and russia. This is an hour and 40 minutes. On behalf of all of us here, welcome, happy new year. Glad to discuss an issue we know will be quite important in the new year. We hope with positive developments but were all a little on edge about the state of the north korea crisis. Were fortunate that in todays discussion, which by the way, as you can see, is being telecast on cspan and also has a japanese translation dimension to it that ill get to in just a moment. In todays discussion well begin with some polling that was that was done in the United States and japan with various other organizations in support and this is looking at United States and japanese attitudes toward the north korea crisis across a range of issues. Ell begin with that then well convene a Panel Discussion at which im well begin with mr. Kudo able to offer any thoughts he has to understand and embellish especially the
Of us here, welcome. Happy new year. Glad to discuss an issue we all know will likely be quite important in the new year and we hope with positive developments. We are all anxious about the state of the north korean prices. In todays discussion, which by the way you can see as being telecast on cspan and also as a japanese translation, todays discussion will begin with some by unitedat was done states and japan respectively with various other realizations and support. This is looking at United States and japanese attitudes toward the crisis across a range of issues. We will begin with that. Panelwe will convene a discussion at which time we will giving hismr. Kudo thoughts to further understand and embellish the japanese conventions. Richard bush, the head of our east Asia Policy Center along with others, he will broaden the discussion to think about south korea, obviously an interested actor in this equation and an important factor and will try to understand a little bit about Public