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Century. Them for giving us the space this morning. I want to thank all of you for being here. In particular, center dan sullivan from alaska who i will introduce in just a minute. Let me tell you about our program. , we have years old this radical notion that even in washington, there can be an organization as resolutely nonpartisan. We have been resolutely nonpartisan for 35 years. We meets are annually and aspen, colorado to discuss big ideas about american foreignpolicy and Global Leadership. Each year, we prepare a book based on our proceedings for publication. This book is available toda...

The discussion is three hours. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. Thank you for your patience. Im nick burns, director of Aspen Strategy Group and welcome to this session on American Global leadership in the 21st century. First, i want to thank dla piper for giving us the space is horny. We very much appreciate that. I want to thank all of you for being here, members of our Strategy Group, in particular senator dan of alaskan who im honored to interest you in a minute. Let me tell you about our program this morning. We at the Aspen Strategy Group are 35 years old. We have this radical notio...

This morning of course, our last trading day of the year. Speaking of 2017, it has been a blowout year for technology. The nasdaq gaining roughly 30 the index on pace for its sixth straight positive year in a row, the fifth time since 1980. Bertha coombs is at the nasdaq and she has more for us. Bertha david, as mark twain put it, history doesnt repeat, but it often rhymes, and thats certainly true with the nasdaq 100. The big caps up for the ninth Straight Year in a row, the longest annual streak for the index since the big tech breakout of the 1990s. These four mega caps, you know them, appl...

Sterling at 139. Having the best performing currency against the dollar. David i want to turn to guy johnson who is on the spot in london. We just got these headlines. Surprises here . Guy that is not a surprise. That was anticipated. Surroundingnguage the next rate hike that is pushing the markets to do what it is doing. You can see what is happening with the cable rate. The pound is pushing higher at this point. The market has been pricing in the possibility of an earlier rate hike in anticipated from a. From may. We are starting to see that may be returning and talking about the fact that m...

The rhetoric is much more aggressive much more pursuit for us the agenda is much more pernicious and its become a centerpiece of u. S. Partisan politics the whole russia gate issue troubles announced he had signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center open that is despite get mo becoming notorious for various human rights abuses including torture from the predecessor barack obama vowed to close the facility back in two thousand and nine but was blocked by congress and was never able to deliver on that promise. In the past we have foolishly released hundreds and hundred...