russia german chancellor angela merkel and french president in manuel mccall held a virtual defense and security council meeting on friday afternoon it was their 1st since u.s. president joe biden took office but the strain ties with russia overshadowed the talks berlin and paris paris have taken different approaches to dealing with moscow after alexian of all he was jailed both however condemned russia's actions. and do you ever use chief international editor richard walker was listening in to that press conference for us and he joins us for more hi richard are we going to see any type of retaliation here from germany or for press. yeah i mean there's such a litany of disagreements between the e.u. and russia right now that it's almost hard to know where to begin of course the news of these expulsions of these 3 diplomats including one german one accused by russia of having taken part in protests over what's happened with alexei navalny just the latest news to happen something that both leaders did condemn as we just heard but there was no talk of additional consequences relating to that although we di

well these expulsions overshadowed a virtual defense and security council meeting between the leaders of germany and france on friday afternoon it was the 1st meeting between angular machall and emmanuel macro since u.s. president joe biden took office even though the 2 leaders have been pushing differing solutions towards worsening relations with russia they condemned russia's actions this chancellor merkel you know these are still does this it's a milk and this particular meeting we were also informed about the expulsion of german swedish and polish diplomats from moscow in connection with demonstrations connected to mr nepal me. any. we consider these expulsions unjustified and we believe this to be yet another expression of what we're seeing in russia it is far from the realms of the rule of law at the moment. well let's get more on this from d.w. correspondent back regas in brussels welcome bent so a berlin's initial response to this russian exposed limits diplomat is to summon the russian ambassador what message is the russian ambassador likely to receive. well he will hear a st

well those diplomatic expulsions overshadowed a virtual defense and security council meeting between the leaders of germany and france on friday afternoon it was the 1st meeting between anger america led to manual macro since u.s. president joe biden took office but the 2 leaders have been pushing differing solutions towards worsening relations with russia both condemned russia's actions is anglo-american. on things it's an all can his preparing a meeting we were also informed about the expulsion of german swedish and polish diplomats from moscow in connection with demonstrations connected to mr not bound. by any. we consider these expulsions unjustified and we believe this to be yet another expression of what we're seeing in russia it is far from the realms of the rule of law at the moment in. bruno a letter is a senior fellow specializing in security defense at the german marshall fund welcome to t.w. is germany's response likely to go any further than somebody in the russian ambassador for a good telling off. well i think 1st of all we need to understand that the events today were

well diplomatic expulsions overshadowed a virtual defense and security council meeting between the leaders of germany and france on friday afternoon it was the 1st meeting between and going to macular. since the us president joe biden took office though the 2 leaders have been pushing differing solutions towards worsening relations with russia both condemned russia's actions this chance of a medical issue that these are still does this it's an all can this be carrying out meeting we were also informed about the expulsion of german swedish and polish diplomats from moscow in connection with demonstrations connected to mr not. by any . we consider these expulsions unjustified and we believe this to be yet another expression of what we're seeing in russia it is fall from the realms of the rule of law at the moment. bruno letterhead is a senior fellow specializing in security defense at the german marshall fund welcome to t.w. is germany's response likely to go any further than some of the russian ambassador for a good telling off. well i think 1st of all we need to understand that the events

russia german chancellor angela merkel and french president in my call held a virtual defense and security council meeting on friday afternoon it was their 1st since u.s. president joe biden took office but the strained ties with russia overshadowed the talks berlin and paris have taken different approaches to dealing with moscow after a lesson of only was jailed both however condemned russia's actions. and our chief international editor richard walker was at that press conference he joins us for more hi richard we are now seeing that there berlin has some of the russian ambassador after moscow expelled those 3 european diplomats what do you make of this. yeah i mean that's really almost the least that you would expect to happen after a move like that which the german side and the e.u. broadly has definitely dismissed as unjustified angela merkel herself saying that there was actually no reason for these expulsions to take place and we've been in contact with the foreign ministry here in berlin trying to find out if any further measures are going to follow soon so obviously we'll report on those i

saw it and meeting with the kremlin critic, but it is unsure if he can see him before his departure saturday. phil: those diplomatic expulsions overshadowed a virtual defense of security councileeting between the leaders of germany and france friday afternoon, the first meeting between angela merkel and emmanuel macron since joe biden took office. the leaders have been pushing differing solutions toward worsening relations with russia. both condemned russia's actions. here is angela merkel -- >> during our meeting, we were also informed about the expulsion of german, swedish and polish diplomats from moscow in connection with demonstrations related to mr. navalny. we consider these expulsions unjustified and believe this to be another expression of what we are seeing in russia. it is far from the rounds of the rule of law. phil: bruno is a senior fellow specializing in defense. welcome to dw. east germany -- is germany's response likely to go further, telling the russian ambassador off? bruno: the eves today were t a incidence, it is russia showing its muscle, telling the e.u., look what we can do. we can expel members, even though the top foreign affairs chief is in town try

trump colluded with russia are now being rewarded and welcomed back into government sectors including the defense department, the national security council the white house. joining me now is former federal prosecutor jim trusty. jim, let's get right to it because, this is an issue, when we look at the incoming administration, there is this notion we would drain the swamp under president trump. he did try to do that but some people would argue we're going right back to the old playbook. >> early to know for sure but there certainly have been some appointment that would raise your eyebrows, agent peter strzok's wife to the sec you would think that agent strzok would be radioactive with his conduct under special investigation by june durham at special counsel a family member is doing good under the new administration. i don't think you punish everyone connected to relationship with peter strzok. she may have suffered a lot already. raises eyebrows, people on the first call on nice jobs with the new administration. jackie: we're talking about melissa hodgeman, peter strzok's wife, sec director of enforcement. you have to ask yourself everyth

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section in the constitution states that the president after coordinating with the national defense security council can and has the sole power to declare a state of emergency. we see myanmar's commander in chief to take over and then transfer power to the armed forces. they completely bypassed the details of the actual constitutional clause that they are citing. kim of the military says that they will be in charge for the next one year. what happens after that, and will the -- get changed? >> the military has pledged holding new election which they say will be free and fair and to respect the results of that election. it's difficult to predict what will take place. the military has held its own structured elections in the past, one that it chose to ignore the results of and the one in 2010 which was engineered more tightly with its own constitutional rules to favor the outcome that benefited the military. it is possible they will have a significantly less free and fair election which benefits the military but i cannot see how any military-appointed party will win elections if the nlb is allowed to compete.

council. and the director of the center for strategy at the council and security. last october, the skull cross center forward defense team reported on effective resilience and national strategy, lessons from the pandemic and the requirements for key medical infrastructure by distinguished fellow kramer. a strategic operational framework for effective resilience is the capacity to withstand shocks of a magnitude of a major pandemic, a strategic shot. today, as president biden confronts covid-19, our report and recommendations on health security remain timeless. to discuss these issues i am , very pleased to welcome a variety of guests to our event. our moderator will help frame the discussion. she will be followed by the report author, frank kramer cool present key findings. jaclyn leavy, chris mcguire, on our panel moderated by the director of our former defense practice area, clementine starley. i would like to -- thanks speakers and the audience for joining us. in accordance with the legacy, it is the mission of the skull cross center to melt sustainable nonpartisan strategies to address the most important securit

marine and as the secretary of state i said to my counterpart according to the statute, the national security council consists of four people, the president, vice president and secretary defense the chair man chairmanof the joint chiefs liko play golf i invited them down for the weekend we got to know each other but it's important to have direct military advice when you're trying to conduct diplomacy we had a system he and i had to private meetings those should be argued out in a broad context but i would say here's the problem you can see we don't know where it's moving but here's the way we are thinking about it and what we are trying to do about it and we go back and forth. he was a union leader at one point and liked to talk about a bargaining negotiations so we swap stories back and forth and i got to have an understanding of how we thought about things from what you've observed has the role of the secretary changed since you were there in the 80s? >> it looks to me as though there isn't the same kind of relationships that i had with president nixon or that jim baker had with george bush because i don't know exactly the reason but i saw the other day the national securit

modernize federal defenses and reduce the risk of this happening again and finally, potential response options to the adversary. we are core dating a response from the national security council. i was on the hill last week and will be on the hill next week as well. we are working closely with daily conversations with our private-sector partners, they have visibility and technology that is key to understanding the scope and scale of compromise. there are legal barriers and disincentives to the private sector sharing information with the government. that is something we need to overcome. finally, this is challenging, this is a sophisticated actor that did their best to hide their tracks. we believe it took them months to plan and execute this compromise. it will take us some time to uncover this layer by layer. second, building back better to modernize federal defenses. we are absolutely committed to reducing the risk of this happening again. if you can see a network, you cannot defend a network. -- cannot see a network, you cannot defend a network. we are also working on close to about a dozen things, likely 8 will pass. we will address the gaps that we have identified in our

and democracy. director of the security studies program of the foreign policy council. ambassador alexander the former u.s. ambassador to moscow. former defense minister of ukraine as well. ambassador al, the former u.s. ambassador to moscow. and andry zahorodniuk, former defense minister of ukraine as well. andry, i would like to begin with a question. it is getting me second half of the last year. we already have four soldiers who were killed and two who have died recently on landmines. every day we record several violations of the main treaty. generally speaking we clearly see things are getting more tense. the question is where it gets to. we can have different scenarios on that. as you know there has been a huge operation in russia regarding the closing of the channels, three channels, which belong to the opposition members of parliament. the thing is security service has been following this case for half a year. the fact he was financing these generals from the so-called dnr companies registered to those territories, there's a big operation in russia. we believe they will be responded with something. we do not know what they are respond

and partners. i applaud the biden team for appointing a uniquely qualified coordinator at the national secured council. it followed on the bush and obama administrations. moreover, by publicly reaffirming the importance of the defenseocratic [inaudible] the trump administration put china on morning that we were serious about defending the first island chain. i applaud the presence of the representative to the united states at president biden's inauguration and the strong language defending taiwan we've seen out of the state department in the opening days of the biden administration. the trump administration also deserve significant credit for transforming the israeli arab relationship, facilitating peace agreements with arab countries and warm diplomatic relations with the uae in particular. a historic achievement that ends the narrative that the arab world will never recognize israel without an agreement with the palestinians. agreements that point the way towards a region of peace, trade and economic development. iran continues to violently oppose progress towards peace. what we can expect was centered on powerful economic sanctions. it's important that these kinds of policy disagreements don't undermine the impo

defenses and reduce the risk of this happening again. finally, potential response options to the perpetrators. first, finding and expelling the adversary. we're coordinating the response from the national security council. i was on the hill last week, at hill discussions this week and will be on the hill next week as well. we're working closely with daily conversations. in are legal barriers to the private sector sharing information with the government. that is manager we need to overcome. finally, this is challenging. this is a sophisticated actor who did their best to hide their tracks. we believe it took them months to plan and execute this compromise. it will take us some time to uncover this layer by layer. second, building back better to modernize federal defenses. we're committed to reducing the risk this happens again. if you can't see a network, you can't defend a network. federal networks cyber security need investment and more integrated approach to protect and block such threats. we're also working on close to about a dozen things. every part of an upcoming executive action to address the gaps we identified in our review of this incident. finally, in terms of response to the perpetrator. di

former acting chief scientist fda and former director for medical and bio defense preparedness the national security council. executive vice president of the highly distinguished robert wood johnson foundation. thank you to you for joining us today. the honorable michael leavitt, founder and chair of the levitt partners, former secretary of hhs and former governor of utah. that is really quite extraordinary. greg morel, president and principal consultant of hamilton grace and former director of the united states strategic national stockpile. welcome to you. doctor, you are now wrecking eyes for five minutes and you need to unmute. we look forward to your testimony and that of each one of the witnesses. we have extra ordinary witnesses today and we were all going to get some good stiff questions from the brilliance members of the subcommittee. welcome and you can begin. >> thank you and good morning. ... as a member of the physician team and its advisory board. i am appearing before you in my personal capacity. the situation is dire and the worst days could be ahead given the study in south africa and brazil

defenses and reduce the risk of this happening again and finally potential responseoptions to the perpetrators. so first, finding and expelling the adversaries . we're coordinating the interagency response from the national security council and i was on the hill last week and he'll discussion this week and will be on the hill next week as well. we are working closely with daily conversations in our private sector partners, they have visibility and technology but it's key to understanding the scope and scale of compromise. there are legal barriers and disincentives to the private sector sharing of information with thegovernment and that is something we need to overcome. and finally, this is challenging . this is a sophisticated actor who did their best to hide their tracks. we believe it took months to plan and execute this compromise. it will take us time to uncover this layer by layer. second, building back better to modernized federal defenses. we are absolutely committed to reducing the risk this happens again. can't see a network, you can't defend the network and federal networks cyber security need investment and more of an integrated approach to detect and block threats. also working on close to about a dozen thing

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borio, former acting chief scientist, fda, and former director for medical and bio defense preparedness of the national security council. julie morita. thank you to you for joining us today. the honorable michael leavitt. former secretary of hhs. that's really quite extraordinary. greg burel, former director of the united states strategic national stockpile. welcome to you. and dr. borio, you're recognized for five minutes and you need to unmute. i think we have extraordinary witnesses today and you're all going to get some good, stiff questions from the brilliant members of the subcommittee. welcome and you can begin. >> thank you, and good morning. it is my great pleasure to join you today. as you know, i work at a non-profit technology investment firm that serves u.s. national security. and before that, i served across four different administrations and most recently as a member of the biden/harris transition team in its covid-19 advisory board. i'm appearing before you in my personal capacity. the situation is dire and i fear that our worst days could be ahead given the variants that emerged recently in the uk, sou

and he does not call them off for two or three hours. watches it on television, enjoys it. does not call the defense department, a meeting of the security council sure all resources are being rushed there to stop the injuries, the mayhem, the deaths as it turned out. if you can show the images that you are showing now of what is happening at the capitol and then split screen, show president trump in the oval office watching television and doing nothing and just doing it almost every hour. 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 p.m. it brings home what an incredible derriliction of duty. there's presidents that is said things that were, you know, as i say, irresponsible or ill-advised, no president has sat watching television when the capitol of the united states was stormed, and enjoying it. and tweets and praising to people had that did it. i think there's a chance that might get on to people. >> bill crystal, thank you, brilliant stuff and caroline, please take it the right way, i was tired of watching you be brilliant with lawrence o'donnell, often minutes before we came on the air, i so greatly appreciate you accepting our invitation so we can spread some of tha

defense secretary christopher miller disputed characterization saying it was about timing considerations not that they were women. a career u.s. army officer who served on the national security council and was a key witness in the first impeachment trial against the former president said esper and milley had good reason to worry. he tweeted given my experience this is unxprizing. the d.o.d. of the army held up my promotion and gave me little choice but to retire, adding, little doubt the deserving female officers would never have seen promotion if the former president had been re-elected. in the next few weeks president biden's defense secretary lloyd austin is expected to send the delayed recommendations to the white house. the "new york times" saying the biden administration is expected to endorse the promotions. the general and lieutenant general richardson in the end will likely get the promotions deserved. it's a shame these american hero was held back because of a misogynist who called our war dead losers and suckers, a rich daddy's boy who skipped out on military service by saying that his feet hurt. t. (man) i'm a verizon engineer, part of the team that built 5g right, the only

defense, the president himself have all engaged in counterparts and a very influential saudi ambassador to the united states in a routine contact with the state department and the national security council the reset continues, but the broader relations between the united states and through god one issue of importance to each of our countries does go on. >> bret: and just quickly, obviously the last a administration use the gulf state to do it a different way to middle east peace, and we are having some success, obviously significant success, does this change that? does this administration take an opposite view with not only iran, but the goal states? >> not regarding the goal states and israel, this administration will further look at the trump administration which was significant and historic. but that will take some time to develop. in the administration will push the gulf states to engage iran and they will be reluctant to do so since they are under a routine attack by the cook force. >> norman rule, we really appreciate your perspective always. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> bret: we are expecting the vote sometime tonight in the house of representatives on the coronavirus stimulus p

defense. for example, one anecdote i came across in research and have never book in the wake of 9/11, 9/11 attacks, the then thai prime minister asked his national security council to take the alliance out of the daughter read it. does it have an article 5 clause? does this mean we have to come to the assistance of the united states? he bass very nervous that was the case. so they took out the document and found there was no automatic article five clause of helping the united states. that was a great relief to him and to the thy but that's the they the thy thai i have a long section in the book and --ing this not really an alliance but the thais more than any southeast asian country have swung towards china across multiple sectors. 40% of the thai population traces ethnicity to china to chinese, not just a diaspora situation in thailand. the military. here's a classic exempt they have a coup -- frequent queues. the last one was in 2014. that triggered automatic congressional mandated the united states cut off a large amount but not owl off our military support for them. they had a far reduced level. but it really alienate the thai military and pushed them even c

security council spokesperson who says this -- that the department of defense briefed congressional leadership before the action last night. the administration has been briefing the hill at the member and staff level today, and this official says there will be a full classified briefing early next week if congress wants that to happen. now, who specifically was involved in that leadership, that remains unknown at this point, andrea. we're pushing for specifics to get that. who specifically was informed about this attack. but it comes amid pushback from some members of congress. the senators you mentioned saying that essentially the president does not have the authority to do this without congressional approval, and there you just heard from john kirby and others within the administration that their justification for this is that they believe that u.s. assets were being threatened. taking a step back, andrea, this comes against the backdrop of the biden administration signaling that it is open to resume talks with iran over its nuclear deal. and the question is will that complicate that entire process of trying to get back to the negotiating table? as you know, iran had not said they we

security council. greta: what was your role? rep. pfluger: my experiences and the personal background i had lended itself to a variety of issues for the defense department and had a background of the middle east and understood the threat that we have in china and advise on a number of things. greta: what did you learn, what insight do you bring to the table as a member of congress? rep. pfluger: i understand national security. certainly in the military, being able to deploy around the globe, i understand the threat in the last two or three years, our national security strategy has pivoted and focused our efforts to looking at china as the number one threat. russia is right there next to it. i think i bring an understanding of what that means for our country and then when you look at my district, the fact that we have the basin in our district which is 40% of the country's oil, that is a national security issue. a top 10 producer of cattle and cotton. the pandemic highlighted the fact that this is super important for our national security. merging those two things together and understanding that my district is a part of the national security n

are marks that the national security council said recently that the effort to work across government and the private sector to raised bar generally and improve america's defensesitical infrastructure defenses and worked multilaterally with our allies, because we have to strengthen the supply chain, the cyber security supply chain and make sure there's more transparency we're open to discussions. there's a lot of good things happening in europe on this also. >> that's what i was going to ask you, if you built a 5g chip. we can name the technology do you believe that it is impossible not to slip a back door into something, and not to be able to audit it. meaning, i think there's a lot of folks who say, if this is coming from a particular country, who knows what's inside, what's actually inside the chip, right? >> as one of the companies associated with the u.s. intelligence community, domain 5 has indicated, there is testing that can be done, the former principle deputy to the director of intelligence annesaid we cant for back doors for air force one, they are made in a special trusted foundry in the united states, but we cannot afford as a nation to have that d

german chancellor angela merkel and french president in mind when mccall held a virtual defense and security council meeting on friday afternoon it was their 1st since u.s. president joe biden took office but the strain ties with russia overshadowed the talks berlin and paris paris have taken different approaches to dealing with moscow after election of only was jailed both however condemned russia's actions. and.