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As we help to keep alive the lessons of the trials. To promote empathy and understanding. One of the main ways in which we do this is by supporting and being involved in educational events just like today. You all have in your folders cards like this which are an invitation to commemorative activities, a celebration at the witch trials memorial tomorrow. But i am here to introduce our keynote speaker. Before i do that, i have noticed that we have not really talked about the people who have spons...

President trump yesterday aboard air force one told reporters that the top two items would be north korea and trade. He says somehow those two topics will mix. Clearly last night added an additional layer of complication to that and the air strikes may change the agenda here. Chinas foreign minister, the spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said it condemned the chemical attack that led to the strikes but said they still reiterated their preference for multilateral approaches through the united...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. David armitage is a historian and author and his new book is called civil war, a history and ideas. It traces the most famous from ancient times to current conflicts in iraq and syria, and professor armitage, and a honor to have you on the program, sir. Thank you, tavis. If ever there were a contested term civil war would be it, and we want to get to why it is so contested in a second, but i want toer start out by asking ...

And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. David armitage is a historian and author and his new book is called civil war, a history and ideas. It traces the most famous from ancient times to current conflicts in iraq and syria, and professor armitage, and a honor to have you on the program, sir. Thank you, tavis. If ever there were a contested term civil war would be it, and we want to get to why it is so contested in a second, but i want toer start out by asking ...

Syria, as much as it is to have their help in dominating the western pacific. You know, they have been moving aggressively, armstrong into lots of areas strategic choke point in that incredibly important body of water, because about 50 of the worlds commercial traffic moves through the south china sea, and what they figured out, i think, is they can control it th russias help and check mating and the united states, they certainly have ambitions farther beyond that region, but that is where theyr...

This was part of the symposium hosted by the emerging civil war log. There is another x or expert book magnum opus. Those of you who have read the book you know the first two volumes are exhaustive and fantastic. They are so popular that the at lactate or civil war chronicle made him the recipient of the book of the year award. The only author to be select it for that award twice. His third book comes out later year. Heer this he is a graduate of the Virginia Military institute. Reevaluating rea...

All the way in the back. Okay, all right. Be seated. We have a few stragglers coming in. That is all right. I am icao, my job is to welcome you to left for him 2016. Thank you all for coming. I am sure this will be a wonderful for him. I attended my first forum in 2010. I saw doctor cornell west go below the podium when he was so animated. I knew it was something i wanted to be part of in that moment. When i started my doctorate i joined up with the forum. We were talking about occupy wall stree...

If we got separated for days. Moron. One sergeant was i right he had demanded he and iran. I saysmitted i was a moron. But he is on top of everything. I have him on the phone. Im not leaving without you. Everybody as soon as i get there we will jump and go down. N i got to the office real jump to the car said he is a and offutes late. I wasnt going to leavee without him i wanted my whole unit together he jumps in the car and off we go the second building came down the right before we got there a...

Dr. Friedman thank you. Thank you for having me. Thank you for coming. I became interested in newport i add been interested in newport for many years, but i had been doing some research on wargaming. I would not recommend that to anyone who does not have a lot of time and a good stomach. Lot. I dont think you would learn the same things if you dont go through them, frankly. What you learn is newport is not what you thought it was. We are inclined to think of the big schools as a way of educating...

Understood something about american president s. Like so Many American president s before me, i come here today because wherever i go, whatever do [speaking german] [applause] our gathering today is being broadcast throughout western europe and north america. I understand that it is being seen and heard as well in the east. To those listening throughout eastern europe, i extend my warmest greetings and the goodwill of the american people. To those listening in east berlin, a special word. , ihou...