Lori robinson was a Lieutenant Colonel when she first came to brookings in 2001 and we had the great pleasure spending a year with her in her new career military education which is like more of an education asset brookings to the military fellows than for them but created a friendship and sort of a fan club. Brookings that continued over the years as she rose through the ranks. A lot of you know her story and well talk about her story this morning before we also get into some of her observations on Strategic Issues before the country and then have time for your thoughts and questions as well. And also im very happy that this is happening during Christmas Season because in Holiday Season more john i feel like ive got my Christmas Wish in getting the chance to welcome Lori Robinson back. Her story since were like enough to cspan coverage today, for those of you who want to watch its a wonderful life and may not want the Jimmy Stewart version, you get just as good a version with general r
Cliche of a everything wrong that can happen to somebody. Eventually i asked her what i asked everyone i photographed. How do you what me to describe you . She shot back with Something Like it is what i am. A prostitute, and a child of god. Sunday on q a. Lori robinsoneral was the first woman in u. S. History deleting combat command. She discusses defense policy and international security. She spoke at the brookings institution. Michael welcome on to brookings. I have the honor and pleasure of welcoming general Lori Robinson. Im glad youre here to join us. She was a Lieutenant Colonel when she first came to brookings in 2001 and we spent a year with hurt and her midcareer military education. Its an education for us at brookings. It created a friendship and a fan club at brookings that continued over the years. You know her story and will talk about her story before we get into some of her observations on Strategic Issues before the country, and that have time for your thoughts and ques
Begins with an intelligence update so it was almost like a ritual prayer. Mr. Clapper would intel be intoned the latest update on whatever heart problems were at the table that day. Its been my pleasure over my entire career to work with a talented members and in particular and the white house who worked with mr. Clapper directly. For legions of intelligence professionals noting the integrity and humanity with which he has led the Intelligence Community from and he truly personifies the leader. And so its a special honor to introduce you tonight. The other thing that shows the humility of that is i did a little bit of surveying some of his former teammates and they said a favorite saying of his is that their job was to be in the engine room show boring shoveling the cold so i am sure we will have more than coal from the conversation he offers us today, so it is my distinct honor to invite mr. James clapper to the podium. Thank you very much. [applause] thanks very much. Its great to be
Interest in afghanistan and the women there. Hello, im here at the center for new American Security. A washington dc based nonpartisan and bipartisan think tank. I have the most profound strategic challenges confronting the United States is managing the rise of increasingly assertive and powerful china. How to deal with the military power is the reason for todays special event. The 11th and newest book by Peter Navarro is entitled crouching tiger what chinas militarism means for the world. Distinguished scholars from china, Toshi Yoshihara and Benjamin Goldberg team. First, let me say a few words to frame the china debate in the context of todays events. This is december 7, a reminder of both strategic surprise and how a rising asia power might seek expansion of control throughout asia. The concern today is a reemerged nationalistic and increasingly provisional list china is bent on establishing a larger sphere of influence. Seeking to restore china to greatness simultaneously seeking
December 7th as the strategic surprise with the expansion of influence even at the expense of the of major power war but the nationalistic and division is china has a larger sphere of influence. The president s is looking to restore to greatness and preserve the Chinese Communist party in addition to a comprehensive reforms challenging existing global rules to push back a preponderant of power. To invest in paramilitary modernization that seeks to establish control with the east and South China Sea. The of whether chinas trajectory with aid to war although experts disagree but with the potential impact to go back on u. S. Forces over 74 years ago many cited between the United States and japan was inevitable. Said to steer down the crucial and also to inform a broader audience. Is the you understand as the micro the sewage and then to tell us more and what that means for the world spirit he by air appreciate the american and also to stake you for this. And we were stranded out beyond th