This hearing of the subcommittee on investigations will come to order. Welcome, everyone. Thank you for being here. My colleagues who are here especially the witnesses who have joined us. This hearing is about a culture of cover up. Its a culture of cover up that the coast guard has spawned and sustained for decades. It has discouraged and deterred victims and survivors of sexual abuse from coming forward. It has denied them justice and it has failed to protect them from retaliation and reprisal when they have stood up and spoken out. It has denied them justice and it has failed to protect them from ret for years, this culture enabled Sexual Misconduct to occur despite evidence of widespread, unaddressed and egregious violations of basic norms. We want to make sure that there is not only transparency but also accountability going forward. This culture has continued to refuse accountability. The type of accountability that comes from naming names and Holding Wrongdoers Accountable. This
I am joined by a distinguished panel of nextgeneration experts. Please help me welcome luka, an assistant director at the Atlantic Councils center for strategy. Sissy martinez, Program Manager and Research Associate for the center of Strategic International studies in russia, europe and eurasia program. And krista, a Program Officer with the transatlantic and Defense Program and the center for european policy and analysis. Thank you for joining us. Before we begin, a few housekeeping things for you guys. This is on the record. We will leave time for audience questions. For virtual participants, please feel free to log your questions at ask ac. Org. We encourage you to interact with us on x, twitter and use the stronger with allies. I wanted to kick off the conversation with all of you guys. Nato is facing an increasingly complex and volatile Global Security landscape, now and in the future. In your view, what do you anticipate being the biggest challenge for the alliance in the next 75