Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is eli cohen, im the dean. Its my pleasure to welcome you to the rosof lecture on International Affairs with general David Petraeus. Before i introduce general petraeus, i would like to talk a series. Re about the charles rostof was a hopkins alumnus an was a dedicated supporter of the universitys efforts to improve our understanding of the world. And that, of course, is the mission. And were particularly glad today that we have with us charles daughter terry and his son gene and his wife heath tore be with us for this event. I want to express my gratitude to you and to your family for making it possible. So David Petraeus is one of those people who literally doesnt need a whole lot of introduction. Its not going to be that long. Hes currently been affiliated ith the k. K. R. Institute which supports k. K. R. s investment company. Portfolio hes known for his 37 years in this country in the United States army to include command of the surge
Whatever it may be you know, it is wonderful, frankly, its you get paid to do what you love to do. I am in government. What i wanted was intellectual stimulation. Does the world look different from this Vantage Point than it did in government . Gen. Petraeus it is a different perspective. All of this as the director of the cia, it is a financial investment. Ever think, gosh, i wish i had known that when i was at the cia . Gen. Petraeus well, sure. Knowledge of ath country or a particular industry. Of course the world has turned over a certain amount since i was director. We will talk about some of the most significant developments. Geopolitics has become vastly more important than it was when i was in government. Do not get me wrong. There are plenty of challenges. At but we will get back to this theme again and again. The rise of china. The fact that china is not only our biggest geopolitical competitor, but it is and was our biggest trading partner. That is the most important trade r
Good morning. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation and our douglas and Sarah Allison auditorium. We welcome those who are joining us on our heritage. Org website as well as cspan this morning. For those in house wed ask kurtd si that our cell phones and other mobile devices have been silenced or turned off. And for all those can watching on line or on television, youre welcome to send questions or kmentsds vp comments tnt, simply emailing heritage. Org. Hosting today is ted vroman. Hes our senior researcher. He studies those relationships as well as u. S. British relations with europe and the European Union, the u. S. Role in the world, and National Organization and treaties as well. He joined heritage after a decade at Yale University where he served as associate director of International Security studies. He is also an adjunct proffer of strategic studies in the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins school of advanced international studies. Please join me in welcoming ted bro van.
Next an adviser to the British Government on its negotiations to leave the European Union talks about the impact of brexit on the future of u. S. uk trait trade policy. Its an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation and our douglas and sara allison auditorium. We welcome those who are joining us on our heritage. Org website. As well as cspan this morning. For those inhouse we ask that courtesy that our cell phones and other mobile device have been silenced or turned off. And for all those watching online or on television youre welcome to send comments or questions at any time simply emailing speaker heritage. Org. Hosting our program today is ted broman and the Margaret Thatcher center for freedom. He studies those relationships as well as u. S. british relations with europe in the europe union and International Organization treaties as well. He joined heritage after a decade at Yale University where he served as associate director of International Securit
Next an adviser to the British Government on its negotiations to leave the European Union talks about the impact of brexit on the future of u. S. uk trait trade policy. Its an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation and our douglas and sara allison auditorium. We welcome those who are joining us on our heritage. Org website. As well as cspan this morning. For those inhouse we ask that courtesy that our cell phones and other mobile device have been silenced or turned off. And for all those watching online or on television youre welcome to send comments or questions at any time simply emailing speaker heritage. Org. Hosting our program today is ted broman and the Margaret Thatcher center for freedom. He studies those relationships as well as u. S. british relations with europe in the europe union and International Organization treaties as well. He joined heritage after a decade at Yale University where he served as associate director of International Securit