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Good afternoon. Welcome to the center for strategic and international studies. My name is threat heather conley, and we could not be more more delighted to welcome secretary of state for defense Michael Fallon here to the u. S. I was explaining that the news cycle is so quiet, so slow the last few days, we were so glad he could come here and help elevate our discussion but, he comes at an incredibly important time. Certainly on the heels of several days of incredible news not only securityrelated issues, whether that was the north korean launch of an icbm but also as we watch unfold the histor...

Missiles, and Electronic Warfare systems to youpossible orders to create antiaccess zones from which to project power. We met with the u. S. Army europe commander, ben hodges, last week. Wasked him if moscow bolstering its position in europe and what russian capabilities worry him the most. The ability the russians have move a lot of forces very quickly if the thing that worries me the most about what they can do. The lack of indicators and warning that we have, and their ability to move stuff real fast, thats not a good combination. Then you match that with the area and access denial capabili...

And abdullah is meeting the family of the pilot who was burnt to death by Islamic State. They say the blood of Muath Al Kaseasbeh will not be shed in plane. Aaron looking at that big highstakes meeting between the greek and german government. Its very likely the germans will just say, nein to greeces wish and things ronlare only getting worse for the new greek government because last night the European Central bank says its cutting off its chief funding for the countrys banks. Its midday in london 7 00 a. M. In washington. And 1 00 p. M. In brussels where nato is expected to announce its bigge...

Since azerbaijans independence, in 1991, u. S. Aid has spent 55 million on programs to make the country more democratic. The country remains more undemocratic and is becoming more and more authoritarian. The u. S. Government presses on with multimilliondollars programs in azerbaijan. In 2012 us aid issues a 1. 5 million call, i want you to listen to this. That would enable key Society Organizations to better respond to the president s vision and calls for more meaningful and state Civil Society partnership fulfilling the governments commitments to various International Human rights instruments...

By each senator who goes to speak and define why we are doing this and what were doing i think is would be a healthy debate. Im confident coming out of that would be an absolute understanding of why everyone in the region and world that we are deeply committed to this and committed for more than the three years. The three years will be respected as secretary carter says as a reflection of the process and not as a management of the fundamental commitment to achieve our goals. Every country in the region has committed to defeat isil. Every country. That is partly what has prompted some of the qu...