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A conversation about what is russias role in the global world order. and so the steps being taken are simply to make that point, that russia is here, russia matters, and were a force to be dealt with. and that is a fairly predictable course of action theyre taking. i think the important conversation that we have to have with them is, does russia want to now and forever be an adversary of the united states. do you want this to get worse or does russia desire a different relationship. were not lik...

Nunn said, i mean former senator nunn and secretary gates said when they talked about the need to have dialogue with russia and to continue a mill to mill relationship. but i also think its important for us to understand who were dealing with. in 2008, you notably said that there is no respect for the rule of law in russia today. do you think that continues to be true? >> that is still the case, yes. >> so i think you can probably understand, mr. tillerson, why some of us are very concerned abou...

Today. and i think as secretary gates alluded to and as secretary nunn alluded to in their opening remarks, dialogue is critical so these things do not spin out of control. we need to move russia from being an adversary always to a partner at times. and on other issues were going to be adversaries. its not unlike my comments i made on china. at times china is friendly and at times china is an adversary. with russia, engagement is necessary in order to define what is that relationship going to be...

But now, im moving to a completely different responsibility. my love of country and my patriotism is going to dictate that i serve no ones interest but that of the american people in advancing national security. >> as you travel the world with the business mindset, working at developing projects around the world, obviously youre hearing from people around the world. former president carter in june of 2015 was commenting on president obamas foreign policy. and here are some excerpts of his quotes...

Manifestation, and i think the new threat posed in terms of how russia has used this as a tool, that introduces even another element of threat. but cyber attacks are occurring from many nations. >> so no matter where they come from, if they come from belgium, if they come from france. if somebody is conducting cyber attacks against the united states and we pass a law that authorizes the president to sanction them or actually imposes these sanctions as mandatory, would you advise the president to...

Regard for international norms. chinas economic and trade practices have not always followed its commitments to global agreements. it steals our intellectual property and is aggressive and expansionist in the digital realm. it has not been a reliable partner in using its full influence to curb north korea. china has proven a willingness to act with abandon in pursuit of its own goals which at times has put it at confluct with american interest. we have to deal with what we see, not what we hope....

New threat posed in terms of how russia has used this as a tool, that introduces even another element of threat. but cyberattacks are occurring from many nations. >> so no matter where they come from. if they come from belgium or france, if someone is conducting cyberattacks against the united states and we pass a law that authorizes the president to sanction them or actually imposes these sanctions as mandatory, would you advise the president to sign it? >> i think it is that second element tha...

Background, relationship with putin is actually an asset coming into this position. i come from the private sector. i think that perspective is sorely needed. dont think we have enough people from private sector. i think economic strength is linked to national strength. your background traveling the world, i asked you when we met, i dont know you ever did the calculation. how many different countries have you traveled to? >> ive never actually counted them up. id say over 40 -- somewhere between...

Responsibility. my love of country and my patriotism is going to dictate that i serve no ones interest but that of the american people in advancing our own national security. >> as you traveled the world, with the business mind-set working at developing projects around the world, obviously you are hearing from people around the world. former president carter in june of 2015 was commenting on president obamas foreign policy. and heres some excerpts of his quotes. he cant think of many nations in ...

Russias role in the global world order. so the steps being taken are simply to make that point that russia is here, matterses and a force to be dealt with. thats a respectable course of action theyre taking. the important conversation that we have to have with them is, does russia want to now and forever be an adversary of the united states. do you want this to get worse, or does russia desire a different relationship? were not likely to ever be friends. i think as others have noted, our value s...