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Well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of Carrie Bingham to be principal secretary of defense under intelligence, robert karen for International Security affairs, and kenneth raparano for Global Security. I note the presence of several of our a couple of our colleagues here, including our distinguished majority leader who is here as well as representative barbara comstock. And so if its agreeable to my colleagues, we would like senator mcconnell to make an introduction. I know he has a very heavy, busy schedule. Welcome, senator mcconnel...

Here. Im magnus. Im the director of the initiative here at the Atlantic Council. Its great to see such a big crowd in july for this event. I also want to add a special welcome to our guests who have travelled far to be here today. Michael mickleson whos the chairman. And christian, who is the under secretary for defense policy at estonias ministry of defense. As some of you may know, christian served previously here at the embassy in washington so its great to see him back in town. So im just going to say a few words before we let our experts and representatives loss. This is important and why...

Russia has been on a steady path to authoritarianism ever since putin entered the scene 18 years ago. Since then, a new generation has entered adulthood. One that does not remember a russia before putin. As these young russian men and women enter the work force, they confront institutions in both the public and private sectors that have been completely ssimilated into putins krl kleptocontractic architecture and are left with a choice to be could he opted into this corrupt cooperated into this corrupt system or ejected from it. While putin is the central figure, hes not the only one. The stron...

To say the least. We have terrific people here today for all these questions. Alexander klimburg as i mentioned has really written a book on this called the darkening web turkeys a senior fellow with the Council Cyber statecraft initiative. Is a Program Director at the hague center for strategic studies, an associate fellow at the Austrian Institute european policy. The welcome, alex. Delighted to have you. Ceo of north america, former deputy secretary of the department of Homeland Security and one of the most knowledgeable in the whole arena. And was write at the heart of many of the debates ...

Was inevitable. Security forces had even warned that Christmas Markets like the one in berlin would be a likely soft target for terrorists. After all, they are a symbol of an open society, gathered together in a spirit of fun to celebrate a christian festival. Now with the Islamic State , claiming responsibility, their worst fears have been made real. The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was never fully restored after the Second World War to serve as a reminder of the horrors of armed conflict. But violence has sadly once again returned to this place. On the morning after the attack, berliners a...