Years and i Cant Think of a more high penalty highpowered panel that weve had or that ive had the chance to moderate. Im looking forward to this and i think you will enjoy it as well. Im going to introduce the panel in just a second let me set the scene by saying, this is actually infrastructure week, east at least at csis. As we all know, there has been some i dont want to jinx it, but some progress on Capitol Hill on a domestic and for structure plan, 1 trillion of spending on it for structure, we have also been here at csis on trilateral cooperation among japan, australia and the United States on trying to move forward in international Instructor Infrastructure Initiative of their own. And the g7, the group of seven advanced market democracies, as i think people know, back in june when they met in britain, agreed on something called build back better world, which was their name for a global Infrastructure Program which they are going to do together, work on together, and they descri
Direct the economics program, we are delighted to have you here with us. Its going to be a very special hour. Ive been at csis for almost 10 years and i Cant Think of a more high penalty highpowered panel that weve had or that ive had the chance to moderate. Im looking forward to this and i think you will enjoy it as well. Im going to introduce the panel in just a second let me set the scene by saying, this is actually infrastructure week, east at least at csis. As we all know, there has been some i dont want to jinx it, but some progress on Capitol Hill on a domestic and for structure plan, 1 trillion of spending on it for structure, we have also been here at csis on trilateral cooperation among japan, australia and the United States on trying to move forward in international Instructor Infrastructure Initiative of their own. And the g7, the group of seven advanced market democracies, as i think people know, back in june when they met in britain, agreed on something called build back
Global Infrastructure Development projects and discuss the g7 global Infrastructure Initiative known as the build back better world. The center for strategic and international studies hosts this hourlong event. Good day matthew good day, every. Im matthew goodman. Im delighted to welcome you to this special event on build back better world. Delighted to have you all with us, on behalf of my coworker, john hillman, and myself, were delight to have had you here with us. This is going to be a very special hour. Ive been at csis almost 10 years and i think this may be i Cant Think of a more high powered panel that weve had or ive had the chance to moderate. Im looking forward to this, i think youll enjoy it as well. Im going to introduce the panel in just a second but let me set the scene by saying, this is actually infrastructure week, at least at csis. Theres obviously, we all know theres been some i dont want to jinx it but some, hopefully some progress on Capitol Hill on a domestic Inf
Welcome back to our Special Coverage of President Biden on his first, big trip abroad to meet with the leaders of the worlds largest economies. A return to facetoface diplomacy, after covid shut down the world. President biden is getting ready to kick off a busy day to urge g7 nations to take a tougher stance toward china. The president , today, also, set to meet with the leader of france, emmanuel macron, as the G7 Leaders tackle the pandemic and the struggling economies of lowincome nations. The g7 nations facing some criticism that the 1 Billion in pledged vaccines to lowincome nations just isnt enough. And next up on President Bidens trip, a meeting with nato allies setting the scene for the highly anticipated sitdown with Vladimir Putin In Geneva next week. Putin sat down for an exclusive interview with Nbcs Keir simmons, his First American Tv Interview in three years. Translator i believe that former u. S. President , mr. Trump, is an extraordinary individual, talented individual
Joining us is nbc News Chief White House correspondent, peter alexander. Whats happening so far and whats on the agenda . As you noted, those meetings are under way behind closed doors. Within the next hour or two well see the president visiting with the french prime minister, emmanuel macron. These summits can take on the tone, the character of The American president. The past four years had summits that were much more standoffish. Yesterday a dramatically different scene as we saw Macron And Biden literally arm in arm, sharing that embrace, which wasnt just symbolic, it was in many ways descriptive of this effort to bring together, to embrace Americas European allies after the last four years to erase the americafirst policies. All of it comes ahead of the crucial Summit Set to take place with Vladimir Putin next week in switzerland. This morning a white House Official telling us that unlike what took place in helsinki a few years ago between former President Trump and Vladimir Putin