since its creation in 1961 great funds supporting people on a daily basis. in most countries, by financing projects in various sectors ranging from infrastructure to health and education. these initiatives name to contribute eradication of quality and the promotion of sustainable develop. the basic don't use a shock coming up today, natal tons towards geisha. the alliance of the music details of india presented countries as it makes a push to deepen engagement with the region. but what's driving this portion and what form could it take? and, and it to one year old sites for justice,

for the forgotten victims of the vietnam war for nearly 5000000 bethany's suffering the off to the effects of being placed and by the heavy side agent orange, the british manager, welcome to the the news aisha. i'm glad you could join us. the question of ukraine's natal membership may have been the main focus of the summit in been me is but on the sidelines. there was a fair bit of engagement between nato and in the pacific nations, australia, japan losing and then south korea. i were meeting an organization that has historically, always been drawn to plenty. only now it appears to want to be in the pacific as well. the foundation was mentioned onto natal members but partner countries and it's a partnership that's being re defined in a time of war. the hey,

i got off in the car and severe international security environment. the security of europe and the in the pacific are inseparable japan and nature. shared the understanding that unilateral attempts to change the status quoted by force that it will not be tolerated regardless of where in the wells and share the understanding of the importance of maintaining and strengthening a free and open international order. based on the rule of law is eh, it follows that japan and naser which share of fundamental values and strategic interest . i saw the deepening outside season. oh, it's coming and driving off a more is garner my mom and she's a senior fellow in the in the pacific program. and the g. m. s. think tank and an expert in europe size with the pacific. got them up. what is driving nato interest in the in the pacific? it's great to be back in your show, because i think it's important to note that neat was interested in in the pacific

is not new. we already started looking at mentions have been to pacific a few years ago in nature, documents much before ukraine. and the key reason for this interest was, of course, china and china is increasing in fluids in europe and need to as well as other organizations started looking, asking positions of that incidence of political influence, economic intimidation. the direct and indirect security threats which come from china is investment in critical infrastructure in europe. all of these things talked to driving, need to, to look at the new pacific and talk to countries in the region who might be facing similar threats needs of the china. i would like to notice that need to has had global partners for a long time, including japan, south to the street here. these countries will also crucial and providing support for ukraine and increasing the need to is also been interested in engaging india. secretary generals talking books book asked steve, i've seen

a dining over in india. nato officials have started meeting with indian officials, both to understand the big security threat from china and being in border, but also to understand india's relationship with russia. so on around quite a few factors driving neat, was interested. this keeps each in surface engagement for the kind of engagement that talking about. are we talking about security cooperation, nato troops in the, in the pacific. what form of engagement will they say eventually turn out to be to that is the $1000000.00 question for now. nature's engagement in the region is pretty much coordination, trying to understand the experiences of these countries in the, in the pacific trying to understand how security challenges in the end of pacific can have an impact on your, of the, to see it as a connected european and in the pacific agents are connected, and the most important examples of that is russia, china, coordination and alignment, that we have seen a much in, even before ukraine,

but really became a crucial security concern for me to another members off to ukraine. so i think that is an important connection that need to is making with, by engaging with the, the pacific. what song is we engage member take going forward with that and see at the coordination level or does it mean need to presence in the region? that is still an open question. there was talks of creating a need to office in japan, which will be taught by paris. i think it's important to look at what countries in the region, what, what do asian countries want? and there you would have buried responses. some would say why not more need to means more hands on deck when it comes to dealing with. for example, taiwan. contingency china is aggressive behavior in the region. why not? but a number of other countries would have questions as to why should need to engage in a far off dejan and what did not be more important if it was focused on

guaranteeing european security. first. china adult had also something to say about the recent. the summit of anita somebody didn't even notice it said, and i caught it. raise a new key of pauses nato's eastward, moved london to be sure. pacific region is then a danger here i got her mother natal engagement in the region for the d. stabilizes it. i think that would be an exaggeration. 19 chinese reactions to any sort of statements are like that these days. me see a lot of grandstanding from china. i think if an actor is the stabilizing the new pacific right now, it is china and not need to need those. engagement has been very surface level. and i think the coordination between european countries in india, pacific countries, when dealing with similar challenges from russia and china is just enough to go. so i don't think any one country can have a v to and how other actors engage with this region. and i don't think in,

in the future we, there's any real possibility of, you know, a massive new to engagement troops on the ground in the new pacific. so we, we have to be a little balanced and how we look at this just on the subject of coordination within your open, within nato, or just to go back of the pointers. during the i bought from supposing the opening of anita or liaison office in japan, why is front against this or i think the broader point of the need to engage mandating. we have to look at how the crucial lesson being learned in europe. that the experiences of dealing with an authoritative in russia will be similar to those of china and europe. she didn't make the same mistake of being over dependent on china and critical sectors as it was russia. and so i think in, on that argument, european countries are on the same level,

but when it comes to their china for to see this still their relationship with china, how much do they want to push? and therefore somehow more cautious than others. me to do, we are expecting to see that and trying to strategy in germany that could also, you know, need to some clarifications but i think it remains to be seen where the chips would fall on european china policies and china approaches. until that time we would see these different reactions, countries like from sometimes being a bit more cautious at other times, they're not, for example, when sending french for gets through the in the pacific. they're quite forward meaning when the timing bye, thanks so much for joining us. again and get him on from the jama. you for having me. the now and 8 to one year old is making a fresh time at sewing, major company confirms for their role in damaging the health of millions during the

vietnam war. consul, not assuming 14 firms for producing the high beside, known as the agent orange, that the united states sprayed over the jungles of vietnam to fight the enemy. but it also had an impact on nearly 5000000 people, including her. what exposed to it. she, however, is the 1st and only civilian to take this to court. to know it isn't a long fight. she has been trying to win compensation for written on these victims, exposed to agent orange during the vietnam war, during which she worked as a war correspondent. the toxic whole beside was prayed over vietnam's forrest by the united states a strategy by the us, the debt to the enemy, north vietnam. what it left behind was a public health disaster. look,

the coal objective is not money, but if the guy tell you we want the world to know the crime of war, chemical born fully, a good thing that i'm going to have done. how the us dropped the 68000000 lead tools of agent orange will be up now between the 19 sixties and seventies. it has since been linked to several health issues and people exposed to the white powder to know how self remember as being doused and at once a year wrong. her daughter was born with a congenital heart defect and died soon after wisdom in malay, validate that had always blamed myself for being a bad dog. okay. and then i discovered i was a victim of agent orange who i knew them and but it was agent orange dialogue with him, but killed my child. not me, i stick it out. that last was never be he numer came up last done the whole year and there are multiple accounts of with them. these children being born with

deformities of the limp spine. i'm more estimates show that 4800000 people were directly exposed to agent orange and more than 3000000 have developed health problems in high no, we a state sponsored facility has been given vocational training to agent, orange victims, the loan to switch creat, taught as well as read and write in the hope that the skills will help them on the livelihood, instead of falling by the wayside of, you know, mean, so fighting in 2014 know, filed a lawsuit in front against 14 companies such as dow chemical and one center that produced agent orange, the companies argued that they were not responsible for how the us military decided to use the product. in the end, the french called to out her case, it seems like this goes over to when i receive the message that was sent to me.

it's true, but i had a shock in my honda a lot because i wasn't expecting it. so i had already prepared myself for the worst . but that's your decision. it wouldn't be up some me, me then this is your only firm i have as will be a surprising decision considering that us board veterans have received compensation for the exposure agent orange and continue to receive tax free monthly payments. i know how this is a fight. she is crowdsourcing money to file an appeal in 2024. she has no intention of giving up then i told her to go. so i promise that i will continue to my last breath on the vehicle in the way that does it for today. it says more news and updates from the region on our website, dot com,

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