Chicken and egg problem here. Their decision on what they are prepared to do may depend on their understanding of how much support they have. Dr. Brezinski, you suggested that mres are not quite enough. We can provide nonlethal equipment him a lethal equipment, and air cover. There is the escalation. What should we do . In any case, we should have Contingency Planning for all of that post up but we should couple that with a serious communication to the russians in which we would like an alternative outcome in which we would like to be partners. But we need to let ukraine know that if they resist, they will not be alone. We do not need to let the russians know exactly what we are going to do. But the death of the pudding is also in the ukrainians. They need to demonstrate that they value their territorial integrity and are prepared to make sacrifices to protect it. I think the russians, the way they have operated in crimea, what as i said before, where they are operating on a contingent
Chairman Janet Yellens first News Conference. In a little more than an hour, the head of nato on the organizations response to russian intervention in ukraine. After that the Un Security Council meets to discuss the situation in ukraine. The Health Care Program in the problem is going to continue. If we do not deal with the issue of innovation, if we do not translate all those findings that occur at the pharmaceutical University Level into Health Care Products which are affordable and treat disease and cures them, as long as we do not understand how to treat or cure them, there is no point in talking about the solution of the health care problem. Because Health Insurance what is going to provide Health Insurance. When it comes to the premiums, when it comes to subsidies, where are the subsidies going to come from . From taxpayers. It is not the people look at the dollars out of the trees. No. People have to pay for that. And there is a limit. The economy is basically the science of lim
Does not work. And finally i would say that the regional organization, the au, it is better and they still havent quite developed that capability. And we either need to recognize that or understand that youre going to have to have the u. N. In a far more capable way, whether this means a standing capability, it have to be done. Finally, the one good piece of news is twofold. And i think that the atrocities prevention board that the administration has started has actually resulted in a far more expensive response over the course of the last month of a half. And the u. N. Has now developed something called the right way forward. And this includes staffing and resources as well. Very quickly, i agree with david, i think there is an institutional deficit in key areas with really important issues. And i agree with marcus also. There is a capacities deficit in many areas as well and i think that there is some positive news and there is an Ad Hoc Coalition to actually result in resolve the cr
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Welcome, everyone, to brookings. Im bill, the managing director here. And were delighted that were joined today by senator murkowski. One of my favorite johnny cash songs growing up was called springtime in alaska and if you remember the chore us, he says, when its springtime in alaska its 40 below and by that standard its downright balmy here tpwheasheds. Were delighted that senator murkowski is here today. We wanted to make her feel at home so we deviled up some summer weather for her and im sure shes wondering what the big deal is all about. The senator is the Top Republican on the Senate Energy committee. From the largest state in the nation, nearly as big a territory as the u. S. West of the mississippi, she thinks in large terms about issues like energy and in particular energy. And she has a big track record on this issue. So today were here to discuss the implications on the domestic economy, on our National Security and our Energy Security. And with the polar vortex being all