Sheltering in place. Addressing the impacts of cove in 19. Its also part of the future of democracy series with Additional Support from the initiative. And a collaborative local center and donor. We hope others will support their examples. I am thrilled to be talking about two experts on a lot of things including the effects of covid19 and the effect it is having. Here in u. S. And around the world. He has written for that magazine since the late 1970s. He takes the human approach to some of the most pressing issues. The authors of the recent beth bestseller. James, thank you so much for being here. He is the director of policy. They had have a impressive career. It has taken her to the International Institute for strategic studies in london. I remember her from in the bay area. In the National Security council. Thank you so much for your time. Its a great pleasure. Thanks to being here. Thank you for joining us. We do want to answer your questions as part of this conversation. You can
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We did a bad job of acknowledging that. And i think many economists said, well, were creating a million and a half jobs a year, so if some jobs get lost by trade, even if its 20 or 25,000, thats nothing well, it is nothing unless youre one of those 25,000 people. And a lot of that was concentrated in places like ohio, wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania. Those are a very smart group. What do those states have in common every four years . Every four years they have something in common, and i think thats probably what kept nafta and trade very much in our american psyche for such a long time. And here we are in miami beach. It is not a surprise that a lot of the cuban population is in miami and in florida. Floridas been a battleground state, and our cuba policy a lot of it has to do with the geography of where i cubans live in this country. So geography has a lot to do with the trade issue and a lot of our politics. Many people on both coasts have enjoyed all the benefits of trade. We have
Lori robinson was a Lieutenant Colonel when she first came to brookings in 2001 and we had the great pleasure spending a year with her in her new career military education which is like more of an education asset brookings to the military fellows than for them but created a friendship and sort of a fan club. Brookings that continued over the years as she rose through the ranks. A lot of you know her story and well talk about her story this morning before we also get into some of her observations on Strategic Issues before the country and then have time for your thoughts and questions as well. And also im very happy that this is happening during Christmas Season because in Holiday Season more john i feel like ive got my Christmas Wish in getting the chance to welcome Lori Robinson back. Her story since were like enough to cspan coverage today, for those of you who want to watch its a wonderful life and may not want the Jimmy Stewart version, you get just as good a version with general r
Impeachment inquiry and theres been testimony from a number of and ministries and officials and soon we will be moving to public hearings. At the same time as we head into the 2020 election there is concern about foreign interference in the security of our election infrastructure. There is a concern about hacking voter registers and databases, sowing societal discord and spreading disinformation. You should have copies of the constitution at each of your seats so if theres anything that comes up during the course of this conversation or you need to refer to that legal documents, feel free to do so. To help us think about these issues we have for distinguished experts. He writes a column for the wall street journal and is the author of type realism, a populace that to liberal democracy. Molly reynolds is a senior fellow and government studies in brookings and is the author of exceptions to the rule and the politics that filibuster limitations in the u. S. Senate. Elaine is a senior fell