Philosopher story here regard, but im going to do it here, because i think it is relevant and he said that life is best understood backwards, but you need to limit forwards and i think what we will try to do here today is to try to understand trumps north korea policy backwards and think about some of the things that happened in order to understand how are going to be living at forwards and what is coming in the coming year and i think thats really important because for several reasons, one, this is one of the Biggest International issues of our time, and at stake right, now and whether the approach is effective or not, it is not just whether we address the north Korean Nuclear threat, also a chance for reconciliation in north korea, and our efforts to stop the spread of Nuclear Weapons are also its state. In, addition i think its a critical window into understanding how President Trump conduct Foreign Policy. This is a signature Foreign Policy issue and i think its also important beca
Welcome to our afternoon panel. Hope lunch was well. Our topic for our panel today is, the trump approach to north korea, effective or not, and we have an amazing panel that i will introduce shortly. I dont start every think tank panel with a quote from the 19th century philosopher, danish philosopher story here regard, but im going to do it here, because i think it is relevant and he said that life is best understood backwards, but you need to limit forwards and i think what we will try to do here today is to try to understand trumps north korea policy backwards and think about some of the things that happened in order to understand how are going to be living at forwards and what is coming in the coming year and i think thats really important because for several reasons, one, this is one of the Biggest International issues of our time, and at stake right, now and whether the approach is effective or not, it is not just whether we address the north Korean Nuclear threat, also a chance
Panel with a quote from the 19th century philosopher, but im going to do it here because i think it is relevant. He said that, you know, life is best understood backwards, but you need to live it forwards. And i think what were going to try to do here today is to try to understand trumps north korea policy backwards and think about some of the things that have happened in order to understand how were going to be living it forward and whats coming in the coming year. And i think thats really important because for several reasons. One, this is one of the most the Biggest International issues of our time and at stake right now in whether the approach is effective or not is not just whether we address the north Korean Nuclear threat but also a chance of reconciliation between north and south korea and the efforts to stop the threat of Nuclear Weapons are also at stake. In addition i think its a critical window into understanding how President Trump conducts Foreign Policy. This is his sign
Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Venezuelas Supreme Court has released 22 prisoners, including a high profile judge. Maria afiuni is one of many people the opposition says are political prisoners. She was first arrested ten years ago, and had been sentenced again in march for corruption. The move has been welcomed by the un, which published a highly critical report on thursday accusing president maduros government of widespread abuses against the opposition and minority groups. Maria afiunis brother says his sister still has restrictions on her freedom. Translation she cant speak to the media. She cant use social media. She cant leave the country. She has to present herself every 30 days. The logical thing would be to get rid of all the cautionary measures and respect what the un says, which is complete freedom. But that has not happened. We continue to wait. The un says one thing, the maduro government does another. Theyre never serious about what International Organisations say,
Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Venezuela has released 22 people regarded by the opposition as political prisoners, including a prominentjudge. Since her arrest in 2009, maria afiuni has faced a range of charges and has spent years in prison or under house arrest. The United Nations commisioner on human rights had appealed for her release, before publishing a report yesterday accusing president maduros government of abusing the Justice System to suppress his political opponents. Maria afiunis brother said his sister still had restrictions on her freedom. Translation she cant speak to the media. She cant use social media. She cant leave the country. She has to present herself every 30 days. The logical thing would be to get rid of all the cautionary measures and respect what the un says, which is complete freedom. But that has not happened. We continue to wait. The un says one thing, the maduro government does another. They are never serious about what International Organisations s