Congress. Good morning thanks for joining us this is r. T. The European Union has imposed restrictions on foreigners entering the block as it tries to stop the spread of coronavirus. To limits district of the very we are treated to enforce external borders by applying. Temporary wish to action of essential travel to the e. U. Review it of 30 days. France meanwhile has put the anti a country of 67000000 people on lockdown army trucks have been seen in the streets of paris while large numbers of Police Officers have been deployed to ensure compliance on the show the dubious give reports on the nationwide quarantine. France is now we all looked out to correct look down that would be in school the government has talked about pouring 100000. 00 Police Officers to set up fixed points to check people who are in their vehicles the word from the government to everybody in france is to self isolate president Mark Williams was incredibly clear when he came to the president ial address on monday n
Its way through the u. S. Congress. Either very good morning to you thanks for joining us this is r. T. It is not just people that are self isolating the world over because of covert 19 countries as a whole are russia has become the latest to close its borders to foreigners joining the likes of canada the us and others the European Union is also restricted access to the block. 2 limits to support of the various bubel we agreed to enforce external borders both close coordinates temporary wish to action of essential travel to the e. U. Folks here it or 30 days to. France meanwhile has put the anti a country of 67000000 people on lockdown army trucks have been seen in the streets of paris while large numbers of Police Officers have been deployed to ensure compliance. Reports on the nationwide quarantine. France is now on lockdown to break the lock down that would be in school the government has talked about deploying 100000. 00 Police Officers to set up fixed points to check people who ar
Good morning im the director of the middle east program and we are delighted to welcome you to what i think will be a fascinating program on us policy and strategy after the Qassem Soleimani strike. First in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building i will tell you where to go. I dont think that will be a problem but i will direct you. Also thank you for those who have supported todays activity. They have done it in a way that is exemplary for the way a policy discussion should do so to set up a conference so there is no responsibility for what we say but but it is an issue of significant broad interest we are grateful for the support. Looking at what has happened in the gulf there is a broader National Debate if the us should be digging in or pulling out. Iran is perceived to be a threat. Even within the chump Administration Even how the us should deal with that threat the us increasingly has been facing asymmetrical threats and responding with conventional tools that has be
Good morning im the director of the middle east program and we are delighted to welcome you to what i think will be a fascinating program on us policy and strategy after the Qassem Soleimani strike. First in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building i will tell you where to go. I dont think that will be a problem but i will direct you. Also thank you for those who have supported todays activity. They have done it in a way that is exemplary for the way a policy discussion should do so to set up a conference so there is no responsibility for what we say but but it is an issue of significant broad interest we are grateful for the support. Looking at what has happened in the gulf there is a broader National Debate if the us should be digging in or pulling out. Iran is perceived to be a threat. Even within the chump Administration Even how the us should deal with that threat the us increasingly has been facing asymmetrical threats and responding with conventional tools that has be
Tonight, we have tremendous honor of hearing one of the most veteran world reporters feels a little silly he has an incredible, incredible record and id like to share of Stephen Kinzers background with you. He joined the New York Times in january of 83 after serving several years as latin american correspondent for the boston globe. From 1983 to 89, stephen was firsttime bureau chief in nicaragua. He covered war and social upheaval in central america. He next spent six years in germany as chief of the New York Times bureau in bonn and in berlin. He covered german unification and events in other parts of europe including wars in the former yugoslavia. In 1996, the New York Times opened a new bureau in istanbul in order to provide readers with insight into turkey, a country which as you well know has become increasingly important in world affairs. Times named Stephen Kinzer as the first Istanbul Bureau chief. Prior to moving, stephen spent four years in istanbul for the New York Times. F