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Am paula im on the board of the Atlantic Council and vice chair of the center for strategy and security. Todays conversation comes at a very crucial time for afghanistan, afghanistan sits at a very key Inflection Point with peace negotiations currently ongoing between the taliban and the afghan government, though these talks give hope for an inch of decades of war in afghanistan, they also do raise certain concerns, it is truly vital that we remain vigilant in protecting the goals and gains that...

Risks depends on how the rest of the International Community perceive risks in the wake of an iran deal that actively encourages business with iran. How effective will it be to highlight the role of the ircg after its been removed from the sanctions list . Major International Banks will be slow to move back into the Iranian Market but nonu. S. Companies are likely to trip over one another in a rush to reenter the potential market which is described in europe as eldoor rad dough and potential bon...

The fact that President Trump has come forward with a new strategy so there are 3 Million Girls in school and there is a moral component so there is a lot of progress that doesnt get a lot of coverage when the price is way too high. From ambassador way new is a former coordinator so we have a very good people to cover the issues today. You cannot solve those challenges without diplomacy and development and we welcome the fact that requires a securityis component that it is changed by diplomacy a...

Afghanistan. The first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome i think many people welcome the fact that President Trump and the Trump Administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without timelines and redoubling down on commitment to a gray cause. The fact that there are 3 Million Girls in school and theres a whole lot at stake in afghanistan not just our security but theres a moral component to this as well. I think that and theres a lot of progress. So for us to ri...

Structure in that country and the influence of regional partners like pakistan, china and india. This is 90 mince. Okay. Were going to get started. Im dan rundy, hold the chair at cis. Were here to talk about nonmilitary components of u. S. Strategy in afghanistan. I think the first thing you have to say is i certainly welcome, i think many people welcome the fact President Trump and the Trump Administration has come forward with a new strategy for afghanistan without time lines and doubling dow...

All for joining us. [applause] youre watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on cspan2s booktv. Television for serious readers. At the new America Foundation. It is my great pleasure to introduce my colleague and friend, mike waltz who has this wonderful book out today warrior diplomat a green berets battles from washington to afghanistan, which really outlines by quite unusual career as both been somebody who is creating a white house with Vice President cheney and also carrying out t...

I really appreciate that question because actually when we develop caring across generations with those two demographic shifts in my. That there is enormous opportunity for us to think about how we are we being a whole new social contract in the fabric of our nation weeding and. And the truth is i want to go back to this point about multigenerational relationship and the imports of multigenerational relationships that help bridge a lot of the gaps. I think weve worked really hard in the campaign...

And in fact what happens is the department of defense and the cia refused to cooperate with any psychological review boards. So they can get information and therefore every complaint filed against them has failed. Has the licenses im a psychologist. Have the licenses been pulled . And the answer was know. I want to thank you all for coming. Thanks again. I hope we can do it again soon, maybe with something more cheerful. [applause] well done. With the u. S. Senate in recess all week book tv in p...

Privacy that she needed. One more time, thank you very much. [applause] feel free to come forward if you would like. Good afternoon. Im peter bergen. I run International Security program at the new America Foundation and its my great pleasure to introduce my colleague and friend who has this wonderful new book out. The green berets battles from afghanistan to washington, which outlines makes quite unusual career as these somebody who is creating policy in the white house but also runs a successf...

[applause] members of congress i have high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you is excellency mohamed osheroff donnie president of the Islamic Republic of afghanistan ashraf ghani. [applause] in the name of god, the merciful and compassionate, speaker boehner, Vice President biden, Senate Majority leader mcconnell, House Majority leader mccarthy, House Minority leader ms. Pelosi, Senate Minority leader, ladies and gentlemen of the congress please allow me to thank you for your graci...