Suspending programming in person through april that we have a virtual programming go to Commonwealth Club. Org that is updated regularly you can watch while sheltering in place. This is to address the impact of covid19 on our society also part of the future of democracy theories with that Zuckerberg Initiative and then others will follow that example. Im thrilled to be talking to two experts with the effect of covid19 and the effect it is having around the us and around the world the correspondent for the atlantic and has written for the magazine since the seventies. He and his wife deb are the authors of the 100,000mile journey thank you for being her here. And the director of foreign and defense policy studies at aei in washington dc a career defense policy and with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Usa Department and the National Security council. It is a great pleasure spirit thank you to being here and also to the audience for joining us if youre watching on yo
Its been around for a long time and computers didnt cause it. But when people die because of a tweet, there has to be a tech solution. Expanding the marketplace of ideas is all well and good to welcome you to brookings this morning. I see lots of old friends in the audience and its a pleasure to invite you to the event with randall schriver. Weve been fortunate to engage him over the past decade. While hes been serving in the Administration Since 2017, and, randy, thank you for your service to our country and the Important Role you play in this administration. Randall schriver was appointed as assistant secretary of defense on january 8, 2018. Previously having served as Deputy Assistant secretary for east asian and Pacific Affairs under which portfolio he covered, china, taiwan, hong kong, and australia, all the easy stuff. Earlier he held the role of chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state and also served as an active duty Naval Intelligence officer. Beyond his government car
Big stories involved way takes out the confidential usa mission from the country. Also, washington south functions on the african nations, 12 official, the hello and welcome. This is the weekly bringing you the latest news from across the world along with a round up at the stores. The shapes awake is great to have you with us today. Now were starting the out with the frank calling today to im also gonna say this trip to advance single in the southern front. So these are photos here. Region. The Russian Defense ministry has release footage of its engine is clearing the ground from ukrainian mines and other munitions the 8th as a fatal nurse. This was taken as a trophy by a comrade roof during the advance on the same front gets an american grenade, or we have those, and this is a german splitter grenade. Will someone put to the enemy mostly uses m 70 mines . These are american mines. They are deployed remotely, approaching them is forbidden, just and so on. I mean, it was such remote min
Amounts, scale of suffering. Any god there must be an immediate ceasefire. The us Vice President , judges israel to increase the flow of a to east in humane conditions in casa, also this our worsening security situation in haiti. Gang storm, at present in the capital and hundreds of inmates, and now on the vine. Im going to send that. Im getting an order and put it on there were hundreds of revised. Indigenous people fled to their territory after on groups. Violence broke out in their villages. The would begin in gaza city where dozens of people have been killed or wounded. After these really military launched another attack on palestinians waiting for a trucks. Victims have been rushed to al schieffer hospital. Civilians were waiting for the trucks loaded with flour. When they say is really true, started firing indiscriminately is or as constant military bombardment of guys along with its targeted attacks make it extremely dangerous. For those trying to find food. Diary gap was zoom,
Line. We do think its possible the United States as a ceasefire. Deal and gaza could be closed. But israel and how much down play the optimist. Plus we support a ceasefire and wed like to sit in so listen the war on gaza cast a shadow over president ial primaries in the us battle. Ground state of michigan the we begin and gaza with a search for food is becoming increasingly difficult and dangerous. Israeli forces have again opened fire on palestinians trying to get food for their families. The crowd was shot at by tanks and snipers as a gather to collect flour, west of gauze. The city is not the 1st time is really forces are fired on crowds trying to get aid you in scoot agency says it was forced to suspend deliveries in northern gaza because of the vice plains of drops humanitarian aid and drop by for more than 1400000 people are seeking refuge with little or no food. Desperate palestinians gathered to collect foxes of a provided by a couple of egypt. Jordan, the united arab emirates,