Hello and welcome to cross talk where all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle the washington consensus led by the United States says the liberal world order must be defended at almost all costs said differently the Foreign Policy blog demands the post cold war you know polar moment served but alas it would seem the multipolar world has already arrived. Cross talking of multipolar world im joined by my guest james detritus in washington hes a former u. S. Diplomat and former advisor to the u. S. Senate Republican Leadership also in washington brian becker he is director of the answer coalition as well as host of loud and clear daily new show on radio or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate james let me go to you 1st im the reason i want to do this program at the end of the year is because we tend to look at events in a micro fashion you know whats going on in this country that country Trump Administration brags that you
The low end welcome to cross talk for all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle the washington consensus led by the United States says the liberal world order must be defended at almost all costs said differently the Foreign Policy blob demands the post cold war you know polar moment preserved but alas it would seem multipolar world has already arrived. Across talking of multipolar world im joined by my guest james detritus in washington hes a former u. S. Diplomat and former advisor to the Us Senate Republican leadership also in washington brian becker he is director of the answer coalition as well as host of loud and clear daily new show on radio or a gentleman cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate james let me go to you 1st the reason why i want to do this program at the end of the year is because we. And to look at events in a micro fashion you know whats going on in this country that country Trump Administration brags that you
Will be introducing tonights guest speaker but before we get started first please silence any cell phones or any other Electronic Devices we will be recording audio cspan is here recording. We will be doing a q a following the presentation we have plenty of copies at the register if you like to purchase after the event. A columnist from the Bloomberg Opinion covering industry over two decades his new book secondhand is a revealing investigation of what has happened to those billions of items we clean out our home they could end up to a thrift store flea markets in Southeast Asia or in ghana to examine all facets of the multibilliondollar Global Industry including the marketing practices to load up after the purge of Household Items please give him a warm welcome. [applause] thanks to everyone for being here including the man who commissioned my first article so thats quite a thrill to have him here at this reading. When you finish a book you get to questions typically the first is very
Who are refusing to surrender. Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation of rape allegations against the wikileaks co founder, Julian Assange. Prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her. Its 5 oclock, our main story. A leaked report into severe failings in Maternity Care at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital nhs trust has criticised what it calls a toxic culture at the trusts hospitals, going back a0 years. And it warns that lessons are still not being learned. The report contains the interim findings of a review into the trust, ordered by the government in 2017. It followed allegations that dozens of babies and mothers had died unnecessarily, or been left with permanent disabilities. The report says staff at the trust routinely dismissed parents concerns, were unkind, got dead babies names wrong and, in one instance, referred to a baby who died as it. Our Health Editor hugh pym explained the significance of todays new
A great way to get a feel for the region is by crossing it by boat. One of these in the sol and still insiders to the small state is not as popular as bavaria all the baltic sea until 2000 troth coal was still being mined here. Used to be an industrial region to agree to journey for tourists but that has changed. An Extensive Network of hiking and biking trails provides direct access to nature. Of the works unesco. World heritage site owners of the regions industrial past. And this weeks your video takes us to bosnia and herzegovina. I want to start by getting a proper overview. Treetop walkabouts the clue Visitors Center is the ideal place to get an idea of the lay of the land it meanders through the forest for over a kilometer culminating at a height of 42 meters on the observation platform what a view. This Horseshoe Bend in the river is known as the zaz life and its by far the most popular attraction in salt land. From up here you can see it pretty well the silence is green about o