alliance. words that left me with a powerful impression. that is why the title of my remarks, as well as the preamble of the joint statement include the word great alliance. distinguished participants, standing here today, i would like to reaffirm with you together the friendship korea and the united states have built for more than a century. in 1885, the first modern hospital in korea was founded by an american missionary, dr. horace allen. american missionaries led the establishment of modern institutions for education and medicine in korea. while backing the koreans' independence movement against a japanese occupation. the united states intelligence agency worked with our provisional government and supported our military exercises. in 1950, the most tragic war in korea's history broke out. two days ago, the first place i visited after my arrival here was the reservoir battle memorial. this battle was recorded as one of the most fiercely fought battles of the korean war. in which the u.s. fir

-japan alliance was an alliance that we generally for decades managed as a rear area support alliance for contingencies, particularly on the korean peninsula we were getting ready for. but now japan's on the front lines. the north korean threat we heard today about another missile launch, puts japan on the front line essentially with the north korean threat. and the maritime challenges in the east china sea and south china sea from china are also right in japan's front yard. so this is no longer an alliance that is primarily a rear area alliance for presidents. it's in the front lines. that's changed japanese politics, policy, strategic thinking. and it means that we on the u.s. side have really a responsibility to understand how the threat looks and the challenges look up close from japan. and japan is also one of our most important global partners now. the alliance for decades we talked about as a global alliance, but i can tell you from my time in the nse beginning a decade ago, when we go into the g7 or g20 meetings, we're usually more aligned with japan than any other country inc

reinforces our bond them a high quality of the alliance between poland and the united states. that wedemonstrates mutually assess each other as loyal partners of those who on many different areas including the area of security within the nato alliance. today, this was one of the topics of our discussion that we had during our meeting with mr. president followed by a plenary session of our two delegations. we talked about the presence of american soldiers in poland. we talked about strengthening security including the eastern flank of nato. we discussed generally the security situation in this part of europe. apart from that, we mentioned the situation in ukraine. we talked about the upcoming military exercise which will take place in belarus. talked about contracts connected with the modernization of the polish armed forces. we discussed the already entered into agreement between poland and the united states on purchasing patriot missiles. we discussed the implementation of the program and the implementation of another program. we discussed all the things that will be implemen

in that alliance, was also spain. spain had also come out rather badly during the war, the seven years' war and they lost a lot of territory, including florida. so spain's primary goal was to regain territory. the french american alliance of 1778 brought france into the war for the first time. and what that did was bring most importantly the french navy into american waters. any war at this time with britain was always going to be a naval war. remember, britannia ruled the waves. it prevented britain suddenly from having the kind of dominance it was used to to be able to resupply and move troops around. that knocked them back on their heels but it would not have been enough until the spanish foreign minister on my left who, as i mentioned established the spanish goals of recovering territory like gibraltar and florida to come into the war. and the entry of spain into the war a year later, 1779, fundamentally changed the nature of the war. from a regional clash in north america to a global conflict. and the combined sp

would more more than six decades and after our partnership was forged in the fires of war, the alliance between the united states and south korea is a cornerstone of peace and security in a very, very very security in a very, very dangerous part of the world. the link between our countries, cemented in battle, is now also download tied together by a culture, commerce and common values. phenomenon together we are you read facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime in north korea, the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of that regime require a determined response. bob the north korean north the north korean dictatorship has no regard for you dictatorship has no regard for and the safety and security of its people or its neighbors and and has no respect for human life. and that's been proven over and over again. millions of north korea's own youmillions of north korea's own citizens have suffered and as a starved to death. you and the entire world just are witnessed what the regime in power did to our wonderful otto warmbier. warm and i thank president moon for expressing his

to focus especially upon the anglo american alliance in world war ii. war, anglet of was commonplace among civilian and military leaders in washington. more than one century of anglo american opposition had led to mutual distrust. mention, the revolutionary separation from the mother country and the humiliating war of 1812. bad blood, they followed the disappointments of world war one. not least, britain's failure to repay its war decks to america. in britain, condescension toward its former colonials still prevailed among the british elites. depression at home and revolution abroad, appeasement and isolationism preoccupied both countries. politiciansrican believe that sophisticated british leaders such as winston teensill and john later might be a slippery budget would please america in order to keep the british empire in tact. ,ne british officer would write some americans are curiously liable to suspect that they are going to be outsmarted by the wetle british because british sometimes do such stupid things that the americans cannot take them at face

simply because russia does not believe that alliance is the way to conduct foreign policy it's a very expensive. way off advancing your interest and to be honest with you i think it's not a very efficient one even president trump have spoken about it has been telling the media about. the fact that the you know sometimes allies can. show a propensity for piggybacking and not fully carrying the bird and security of trade and so on and so forth so there's just a conceptual difference in the way russia and the united states approach those issues but i want to ask you something about a particular relationship between putin and trump because you know there has been a lot of speculations about the american media you said before the. wait for the responsibility for the deterioration of relations between russia and the united states rests squarely on puttin shoulders you see it in very categorical terms but how do you explain them. being willing to reach out to russia we now know that they had only they had two meetings on the sidelines of the g. twenty summit don't you think that is in a way

the article that says an attack on any member of the alliance is considered an attack on the alliances a whole and america will step in to defend that country that has been attacked. that is the main thing nato allies are looking for here. he is also expected to talk about security. it will be interesting to see whether he misses the gas pipeline from russia to germany and he is expected to praise poland. it will be interesting to see just how much of that praise can be construed as taking sides against other members of the european union or whether it will be couched in more general historic terms. we will be checking in after that speech that we will be carrying live on france 24. after warsaw donald trump will head to hamburg on friday. after his disastrous first trip to europe donald trump will come face to face again with european leaders he met in may. it was after the g-7 summit in italy and the meeting in brussels that the u.s. president pulled out of the paris climate change agreement. that pushed many traditional allies to question if the u.s. remains reliable. >> it's a hig

you know i think russia did like having alliances during the cold war world has changed yes exactly they they realize they didn't want to be part of the russian sphere of influence any more they threw russia off their back and they became democratic and capitalist and joined the west and you're right that it is burden sharing it with alliances is always an issue for us presidents for many years have asked nato allies have asked allies in asia to contribute more and i think that they're doing that now and nato in particular because of the russian threat since russia's invasion of ukraine since two thousand and fourteen nato members now realize the threat from russia and are spending more so i guess we do have moscow to thank for that helping with the burden sharing on trump and putin you know i think it's natural that trump would want to come into office and improve relations with russia i think it would be great for the world great for the united states states great for russia if we had better relations and this is an unusual to trump both bush and obama came into office wanting bet

it is time for all countries in the net of alliance to get going -- in the nato alliance to get going in their obligations and i consider poland has been right there, you will exceed that number, i appreciate that very much. president oned the poland's recent election to the united nations security council. we discussed our mutual commitment to safeguarding valuables at the dutch values at the heart of our alliance, freedom, sovereignty, and the rule of law. poland joins the security council at a critical time. a critical time for the world because you see what is going on. not only must we secure our nations from the threat of terrorism, but we must also confront the threat from north korea. that is what it is, a threat. we will confront it very strongly. the president and i call on all nations to confront this global threat and publicly demonstrate to north korea that there were consequences for their very, very bad behavior. ongoingdiscussed the humanitarian catastrophe in syria and the need to defeat isis and other terrorist groups where they controlled territory and populations.

to prevail, the prime minister knew he needed an american alliance. as he said, "i will drag america in." but in fact it would be japan and germany on december seventh 1941 who would drag america into world war two. some distrust between america and britain never dissipated during world war ii, the gossip to the contrary notwithstanding. the president and his secretary of state presented churchill's -- resented churchill's determination to maintain a british empire and its imperial trading preferences. the prime minister would but defiantly respond, "i have not become the kings prime minister to preside over the dissolution of the british empire." working under the prime minister and the president were many levels of military and civilian leaders, some of whom did embrace the spirit necessary for victory. but on neither side of the atlantic was team spirit pervasive. for example, secretary of state, the secretary of the treasury, henry morgan fall and their , deputies among others shed their angle phobia reluctantly. -- there anglo phobia reluctantly.

-led alliance system. this is interesting and we should consider there's been recall in the back of a trilateral music dialogue that was supposed to take place back in 2009 and for various reasons did not. it should be considered once again. ways that we can offer trying to reassure citizens about our alliances engaged in the trilateral goals. so as mike mentioned, the chinese authors do not rule out a g-2. they say a -- either a g-2 or through other forms of security cooperation, china and the u.s. need to establish a joint vision for the region that is inclusive and based on mutual consensus. i think that would be a very, very different thing to do. i don't know if we can establish a joint vision, but certainly the u.s. paper and reflecting the mainstream views in the u.s. rule out such a g-2 arrangement. the u.s. paper says that washington's not interested in the condominium that would apply a greater relationship. and finally, the chinese newspaper calls to adhere for the components of the new type of

very basic differences, not so much about the validity of alliances but how strong should the alliances in asia be. there were differences about what china should be doing to assert its sovereignty, not challenges over sovereignty but what china should be able to do to assert its sovereignty and what is destabilizing and what is not. there were big differences on both sides and we'll talk more about what constitutes a reasonable defense capabilities. i don't think either side drew that yardstick exactly the same. there were differences about how we should think about the future structure or order of east asia. there was more enthusiasm on the chinese side about the bipolar us china arrangement, condominium to manager manage and there was much less enthusiasm on the us side but even within the two sides there was some debate and disagreement. i will let my colleagues tell you more detail on these areas and conclude for now by saying when you read the papers, i think, you'll find that these are papers that stand the test of time. they are not based on today's or tomorrow's news about the

led alliance system. this is interesting and we should recall that there has been consideration in the past for examples of a trilateral -japan- u.s.-china dialogue which was supposed to take place in 2009. waysd we consider again, that we can offer china reassurances about our alliance is engaged in trouble out -- trilateral dialogue. a couple final comments on the differences between the two sides in terms of the recommendation. as mike mentioned, the chinese authors do not rule out a g-2. they see -- they say either a g-2 or other forms of security cooperation, china and the u.s. needs to establish a joint vision for the region that is inclusive and based on mutual consensus. i think that would be a very difficult thing to do. i don't know if we can establish a joint vision, but certainly the u.s. paper and i think reflecting mainstream views in the u.s., ruling out such an arraignment. the u.s. paper says that washington is not interested in any sort of condominium that implies an exclusive great powe

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his view about nato being obsolete is wrong i think it's the strongest alliance in the world it's close to thirty countries banding together for democratic values democratic countries and he's obviously changing but his emphasis on nato countries paying the two percent that support but that's not the main objective of nato the main object of a nato is a political and military alliance and i think as he becomes more experience with issues relating to nuclear weapons troop levels ukraine many others that he will recognize the importance of the alliance but whatever is happening right now dropping out of paris agreement and from what it looks to us like his losing his allies like germany alienating self from germany is this a deliberate step from trump or is this something new for him when he doesn't really know what he's doing well i don't know president trump that well i'm a democrat and i was very strong for hillary clinton but it just seems that he's fulfilling his campaign promises with a very small sector of the american electorate about thirty five percent playing through his base a

there is already an alliance between air force, klm, and delta, and is also an alliance between delta and virgin atlantic. now the plan is to combine those two. this super joint venture if we want to put it that way, could broaden the frequent flyer miles program of those airlines, and they can also coordinate on fares and on schedules, so it's really going to be a better option for passengers remains to be seen, but we might be looking at the biggest alliance, the biggest transatlantic alliance in the world. >> thanks for that and have a great weekend. people in senegal head to the polls on sunday. the president has been in power since 2012, and the head of state has been in germany to talk about creating jobs to stop as many people leaving for europe. >> fishing is their livelihood, but ever fewer senegalese fishermen are able to feed their families. they often trawl illegally for huge numbers of fish and these the catch right on board for shipping back to their countries. this has been frequently documented by environmental groups. the situation has driven many senegalese to search

alliance structure in some instances. operationally, this competition is being characterized by the development of weapons and technologies aimed at advantage to maximize effectiveness and shipping force postures and deployments. beyond asia and other parts of the world, there are and will be more opportunities for u.s.-china military cooperation and we look forward to that. but and we also recognize as china's military fingerprint around the world steadily increases, the potentially new misunderstandings beyond the asia-pacific region cannot be discounted. because of this intensifying competition. carefully managing the military dimensions of the u.s.-china relationship has to be a top priority for american and chinese civilian and military officials to reduce the chances of confrontation and ensure that military tensions do not overtake other areas in the relationship that are cooperative in nature. so those are the u.s. sides bottom lines and if you read the two papers you won't see a lot of daylight between them. now,

americans know that a strong alliance of free, sovereign, and independent nations is the best defense for our freedom and for our interests. that is why my administration has demanded that all members of nato finally meet their full and fair financial obligation. as a result of this insistence, billions of dollars more have begun to pour into nato. people are shocked. but aliens and billions of dollars more are coming in from countries that, in my opinion, have not been paying. to those who would criticize our tough stance, i would point out that the united states has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind article five, the mutual defense. words are easy but actions are what matter. for its own protection, and you know this -- everybody has to know this -- europe must do more. europe must demonstrate if it believes in its future by investing its money to secure their -- that future. that's why we applaud poland for its decision to move forward this week on acquiring from the united states the battle tested patriot air and missile defense sy

this is a momentous time in our alliance. in this time of challenge and widening threats in the region, the u.s.-japan alliance remains the cornerstone of peace, prosperity and freedom in the asia pacific. the united states and japan stand together resolutely to confront whatever threats are posed to us, especially those posed by the regime in north korea. [applaus [applause] >> and the president is also committed to expanding our bonds of exercise, as the president said when he met with prime minister abe, the exchange between us is truly a blessing and so it is. and through the dialog the president had me launch during my vision in april, our countries have been working for our bilateral ties and we're looking to advance that. bill, given your record, leadership and distinguished history the president and i are confident you'll excel in this role, to help make the extraordinary friendship and alliance between the united states of america and japan even stronger. now it's my great privilege to administer to you the oath of o

we must adapt our alliance to compete effectively in new ways and on all new battlefields.urge russia to cease its destabilizing activities in ukraine and elsewhere and support for hostile regimes including syria and iran and to join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and defense of civilization itself. on both sides of the atlantic our citizens are confronted by another danger, one firmly within our control. this danger is invisible to some but familiar to the polls. the steady creep of government bureaucracy that drains the vitality and wealth of the people. the west became great not because of paperwork and regulations but because people were allowed to chase their dreams and pursue their destinies. americans, polls and nations of europe value individual freedom and sovereignty, we must work to confront forces whether they come from inside or out, south or east the threatened overtime to undermine these values and to erase the bonds of culture, faith and tradition that make us who we are. if left unchecked these forces, sap our spiri

that is a political as well as military alliance and finally the senate is on the right track i know it is a tough bill the frankly american and european countries should not have the bridges to sell into the market. >> so i will think of witnesses for your unanimous agreement with the nature of the threat so in the march public hearing to testify that then candidate trump used active major -- measures at times against his opponents so then we saw kennedy trump use the terms like the election is rigged and then with the propaganda if you come to that conclusion at least inadvertently that candidate trump wasn't reassessing the goals of the russian propaganda and efforts. >> i don't have any independent knowledge of the trump campaign. >> i am just asking if the comments about the elections being rigged that it appeared the conclusion inadvertently that the candidate trump was aligned with that same type of chaos >> it is just as important to saddam had to ration of the what he did encourage the russian government with secretary clinton's emails was irresponsible. >> i imagine i would

now among the most committed members of the nato alliance, poland has resumed its place as a leading nation of a europe that is strong and free. a strong poland is a blessing to the nations of europe and they know that. a strong europe is a blessing to the west and to the world. [applause] president trump: 100 years after the entry of american forces into world war i, the transatlantic bond between the united states and europe is as strong as ever, and maybe in many ways stronger. this continent no longer confronts the specter of communism, but today we are in the west and we have to say, there are dire threats to our security and to our way of life. you see what is happening out there, they are threats. we will confront them. we will win, but they are threats. [applause] [chanting] president trump: we are confronted by another oppressive ideology, one that seeks to export terrorism and extremism all around the globe. america and europe have suffered one terror attack after another. we are going to get it to stop. during a historic gathering in saudi arabia, i called on the leaders o

about what i know about the story is they found a way to get over the divisions, worked together in alliance that was able to get stuff done including electing the only significant green party mayor in the united states so excited to talk tonight and excited to learn. please join me in welcoming steve. [applause] thank you very much for that great introduction. it's a privilege to be here tonight. i apologize for the formality of arrangements. our good friends at c-span book tv are here, so this is an opportunity for all of us to be on tv late night at some upcoming date yet to be determined if we make this event a lively one i gather when people very soon get to come up and ask questions contribute to the discussion, it would be good if you came up where john was just now and that way the camera crew can capture what you have to say. i'm going to keep this real short because i think these kind of events are most productive if they are conducted as an exchange, as a discussion. and i know from the folks i've known for a long time in the room or just meant like dan schwartzman who ran for the

we are working to ensure that the new administration is fully aware of the importance of our alliance and, of course, its broader global leadership role. in prosecuting australia's foreign policy, we must balance the need to pursue our interests and promote our values. they are generally mutually reinforcing, although it can lead to tensions at times. our interests are in open markets and free trade, the maintenance of peace, prosperity, security, and stability. our values are those of a firmly entrenched democracy, with an unshakeable belief in the rule of law, individual liberties, human rights, and democratic institutions. we promote and protect our reputation as an open liberal democracy, with an open export-oriented market economy free people, free markets. we do not presume to lecture others about our values, although we are an example of what our values can offer. we are the most successful multicultural nation on earth, with about 45 percent of our population born overseas or with at least one parent born overseas. we are the 13th largest economy, yet 53rd in terms of populati

this is a momentous time in the life of our alliance. in this time of challenge and widening threats in the region, the u.s.-japan alliance remains the cornerstone of peace, prosperity and freedom in the asia-pacific. the united states and japan stand together resolutely to confront whatever threats are posed to us, especially those posed by the regime in north korea. [applause] and the president is also committed to expanding our bonds of commerce. as president trump said when he met with prime minister abe earlier this year, in his words, the vibrant exchange between us is truly a blessing. and so it is. through the u.s.-japan economic dialogue, which the president had me launch during my visit in april, our nations have been working tirelessly to deepen our bilateral economic ties even further. and we look forward to working with you to advance that effort. bill, given your integrity, your record of leadership, and your distinguished history, the president and i are confident that will you compel in this new role -- excel in this new

after my daughter jamie was diagnosed with lupus, i lost the alliance -- launched the alliance for lupus research. i did this not only for my daughter, but to help the 1.5 million americans that suffer from lupus, 90% of whom are women. to bring together this organization with the best scientists, organizational structure, figuring out how to raise money. we are now the world's largest funder of lupus research, nongovernment funder of lupus research to cure or prevent lupus. owning the new york jets has taught me the importance of commitment and perseverance. >> [laughter] >> ight, exactly. is our 10e of that year effort to build a stadium. it is very difficult to build a stadium. we accomplished the objective. we built a privately funded $1.6 billion stadium in new jersey. if confirmed by the senate, my mission will be to strengthen america's special relationship with the u.k. the u.k. has been our most steadfast ally in promoting freedom, fairness, and the rule of law. my first task will be to know the talented professionals at the embassy. i have been thoroughly impressed by the profe

most countries are won by really bad people. >> you are talking about alliance, an anti-terror alliance>> tucker: first, cheering on any attacks made by russia against our moral attack against isis. i'm not taking money from the guy, but a good date is a good deed no matter who commits it. why not just admit that? >> he's attacking, he's attacking the anti-assad. while letting us fight isis. >> tucker: do you speak arrogant by the way? >> no i don't. howw is your russian? >> tucker: nonexistent, but i'm not claiming to talk about groups about whom i know very little, i bet you are in that category, saying that they are serving the interest of freedomi or democracy or american interest -- we know very little about them and some of them are truly bad people. >> we are not backing the very bad people. is he a good guy? >> tucker: i don't know. >> tucker: who we protected! >> we are aligning with iran, we are aligning with assad. do you think iran is good for american interest? >> tucker: i think iran is a bad country in a lot of ways, but when it's in the context of syria, assad was much b

trying to divide our alliance. most of thexplored points today. i want to respond more broadly are twoi think myths that have professed here and the myths are that somehow president trump is weaker on russia. somehow nato deterrence is undermined by the united states rather than by europe. let's review what's happened in the first five months of this administration. president trump has bombed a military base in syria and shot down syrian planes and shot down iranian drones showing russia is unable to protect its two main clients in the middle east. and we are on the verge of deploying more troops where russia has been meddling with ever greater intensity in recent years. and we have finally proposed a budget that increases our military spending, albeit not enough that accelerates missile defense. and our domestic agencies are doing everything they can to increase oil and gas production in the united states. by contrast president obama pushed the reset button six weeks after russia invaded georgia. he mocked mitt romney for calling russia our numbe