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. >>> hillary clinton was back on center stage last night being honored by the atlantic council.nter deuced by former secretary of state, henry kissinger. kissinger said what everyone in the room was thinking about, hillary could end up going from foggy bottom to the oval office, if she wants. >> when i became secretary of state, i spent a lot of time thinking about my illustrious predecessors and not primarily the ones who went on to become president. >> kissinger has become quite a mentor of hers. what's in store for hillary clinton? joining me now is the "washington post" ruth marcus, long-time clinton watcher, along with the rest of us. >> expected to keep watching. >> keep watching. she was really in great sort of great voice and comfortable. receiving the award from the atlantic council last night and kissinger is so fond of her and vice-versa. it's very interesting kblings. >> you know better than i do, she did a very good job, not chatting up, that's too loose. consulting. >> consulting, yes, the former secretaries of state and everybody likes to be consulted. >> that is

now he is working at the atlantic council. we thought it would be critical to take a look at the economic challenges facing pakistan and to get a seasoned person like him on board. part, aust say, on my lot has been said about the elections. a lot of the conventional wisdom that this was a watershed election, that it will change ,verything, in my personal view it is very important, historic election. the turnout was of historic proportions, approaching the turnout of the 1970 elections, which was the last so-called free and fair and competitive election in pakistan. the end result of that election was not very good for pakistan. it lost half of the country. this time, things are different. there is perhaps an opportunity to build on this. some interesting things come to light immediately. will ben the center clearly and control of the same party. a longs not happened in time. it offers a great opportunity to work together. an engine of economic growth for pakistan. the other is that the pakistan people's party folded very badl

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it is an investment on part of the atlantic council and your part, adrienne.ng about the pivot to asia, but we see the world in an inflection point and that's as important adds 1918, 1945, 1985. this gets to syria, too. each situation the u.s. made a difference. the u.s. only has 19% of global gdp now. it had 50% in 1945. you only make a difference with allies. first we have to work closely with europe. if you put europe, latin america, and the u.s. together it is the most powerful community of values and the migest and most dynamic community in the world. it looks different. we don't have 19%. with europe we have nearly 507% and latin america we have more than 50%. it changes the whole equation. >> what are some of the great challenges in latin america right now? obviously you have quite a few countries that are hostile to the united states and certainly not allied with us. what do we do to be more lined up in. >> this is perhaps not only political but also from a trade standpoint education, cities that need to focus on their infrastructure. i think we look a

withke a brief time ago the director of the south asia center of the atlantic council. targeted killing in the heart of , what does this say about the security situation in pakistan? >> there has been a well thought out campaign on the part of the militants in pakistan to try to disrupt the elections, particularly to scare away certain parties that they have targeted. the idea is to create terror, and to some extent they are succeeding. >> if we talk about the assassination of this prosecutor, there are many potential people with motives? >> yes. pakistan is a petri dish of conspiracy theories. it is very difficult to pin down the evidence until we have more information about the assailants. most of the early indications still point to the taliban and their affiliates. it could be a punjabi group. >> how important are these elections to pakistan? >> very important. they represent change from one civilian government to another, as opposed to an earlier change where you had a military led civilian government, which led to the previous government's arrival on the scene in

but now his circuit at the atlantic council.e thought it would be critical to take a look at the economic challenges in pakistan and to get a season on the board. so let me just say a lot has been said about the elections. a lot of the conventional wisdom that this is a watershed election, that is going to change everything. and my personal view, it is very important. the turnout was historic proportions, approaching the turnout of the 1970 elections, which was last called free and fair and competitive elections in pakistan. the end result of that election was not very good for pakistan. i lost half the country. this time things are different and so there's an opportunity perhaps to build on this. however, some interesting things come to light immediately. one, the punjab and center will be in the control of the same party and this is not happen in a very long time. so it offers a great opportunity to work together because punjab can be an economic growth for pakistan. the other of choruses in pakistan's people surprisingly vote

for more, we're joined by: michele dunne, director of the atlantic council's center for the middle east. she previously served in the state department and the national security council staff. and steve clemons, who writes on foreign affairs as editor-at- large at the "atlantic" magazine. mish dunn, let's start with you. what is behind israel's strikes into syria? what are they after. >> the israeli strikes intended to eliminate missiles that were shipped from iran to hezbollah to be put into lebanon because these missiles would have brought about a qualitative change in hezbollah's capability, particularly they have much more precise targeting ability than the missiles that hezbollah currently has in lebanon, and they also can carry a bigger payload. so do greater damage inside israel if they were used. >> you see it as a fairly narrow or limited project or effort? >> yes. this is the second time that israel has done this. israel carried out an air strike previously against some other missiles that were on their way to hezbollah. this, of course, though was a larger attack. it was insid

she was receiving an award from the atlantic council i was at wednesday night this is the kind of thinghere if you were just taking time and having a spa day after all of the travel, secretary of state, you might just chill for a while. but she is doing anything but chilling. she's -- pretty much out there. >> that's exactly right we do see her a lot. emily's list just yesterday as you noted, rolled out our madam president campaign, a campaign geared to getting a woman into the white house. and the question has come up, is that woman hillary? i will say we would love to see her we would love to see her run. we would also like her to take the time to make a decision. she will take that time. there is a great pool of women who could take that on in 2016 and the cycles to come. we are just trying to build momentum around the idea of breaking that last and greatest glass ceiling. >> i know emily's list focuses on women candidates and women democratic candidates. clearly you're not looking at the republican female possibilities. but you have amy, keers 10 jill brand. >> those two in particul

director of the center of the atlantic council and on behalf of my colleagues and our president, i'd like to welcome alloff you. we waited roughly a week to talk about the very important event in south asia, the elections in pakistan, and we are going to be focusing on pakistan for the next few weeks because there is so much happening that affects pakistan, and what happens in pakistan affects the region. so just wanted to let you know that on monday afternoon, we'll be having another session on pakistan, looking at economics and depth and h the usaid sees the changing circumstances in pakistan at opportunities to move things forward. and then on the 3rd of june, we're delighted to be hosting a well-known england member of parliament, who in his prior existence was a diploma in pakistan, and will be talking about the search for regional stability. i'm delighted that today we have three excellent persons who are going to help us understand where we go. now, particularly given the mountain of challenges that pakistan faces, internally and externally, and let me just quickly introduce t

broken to the atlantic council. and we launched our commander speaker series more than six years ago with the supreme allied commander who went by jim jones, who is now, of course, the chairman of our international security center, responsible for this series. the idea was to provide a public platform and chance for interaction with some of the most impressive individuals you will ever get to know. individuals who have served their country, often at great personal sacrifice, wisely, bravely, and consistently. throughout his successful career, general ray odierno has personified the type of leadership we hope to spotlight. thank you, sir, for your service and joining us today. just this month you said we are facing the most uncertain security environment you have seen in your 37 year career. you called for a globally responsive, mutual being engaged missionsy to do many that many speeds in many environments, but at the same time you mention that we might --entering a readiness whole hole in the next several years. th

now he is working at the atlantic council.we thought it would be critical to take a look at the economic challenges facing pakistan and to get a seasoned person like him on board. let me just say, on my part, a lot has been said about the elections. a lot of the conventional wisdom that this was a watershed election, that it will change everything, in my personal view, it is very important, historic election. the turnout was of historic proportions, approaching the turnout of the 1970 elections, which was the last so-called free and fair and competitive election in pakistan. the end result of that election was not very good for pakistan. it lost half of the country. this time, things are different. there is perhaps an opportunity to build on this. some interesting things come to light immediately. punjab in the center will be clearly and control of the same party. this has not happened in a long time. it offers a great opportunity to work together. it can be an engine of economic growth for pakistan. the other is that the paki

when the atlantic council at a conference on global trends last december and there was a panel on the future of war with michele flournoy and tom, this was the one question i asked michelle, you can check out the video of this panel on our website. i said how fair it is the department was set sinners? she said nowhere near being prepared to these, which is very concerning to me. .3, although more on these scenarios. these were interest, number five on nate's list of u.s. interests, and i look at the defensive strategic guidance from last january of 2012. illicit wmd is one of the missions but i would argue it isn't a priority, unfortunately for at least as much as it should be. there's a gap between a mission list i in this case and the capabilities of force posture that would be needed to carry it out with confidence. there's sort of an over a dozen different units or organizations that have pieces of this nation in the department, but there's little synergy from what i can tell and there's not very strong integration nor unity of command. if you can name one officer and even the thr

jenna: we have the director of the africa center at the atlantic council, looks at all these groups especially in north africa. peter, what do we need to know? about ansar al-sharia? >> jenna, ansar al-sharia is a name commonly used for a variety of groups that share a common ideology, a common modus operandi although they're separate. they cropped up first in yemen in 2011. then in libya later that same year. and they have now shown up also in tunisia and egypt and they're inspired by a slightly different model than the al qaeda which tried to unify all the jihadist groups into one global entity. instead you have local groups operating locally but sharing a common global ideology of violent extremist. and in libya the group is headed to two fellows well-known to the counterterrorism community. he was a former guest at guantanamo until he was released in 2007. sent back to libya and from there disappeared and formed this group. along with another fell maimed mohammed al-sawa a prisoner of qaddafi until the libyan revolutions. he was an another islamic extremist. jenna: they're under the same u

hope for a fulfilling life afterwards. [ applause ] >> he presented hillary clinton with the atlantic council'ship award last night. >> i did not know this next story like the city they call home. >> i knew it. >> they're proving they are boston strong. i am so excited. they could be on the verge of making history here. after defeating the new york knicks 92-86 last night in game five of the best of their seven sear rez. kevin garnett leading the way with 15 points, 18 rebounds. the celtics trailing 3-2 looking to become the first team in the nba history to come back from a 3-0 deficit and win a play-off series. >> we can do it. >> yes, you can. in other games, the indiana pacers opened a 3-2 series lead with a 106-83 victory. and the rockets staying alive with a 107-100 win over oklahoma city. the thunder lead that series 3-2. >> the bruins won last night. it was a great night for boston. >>> happening right now, winter weather shoving aside spring in the midsection. cold temperatures and what could be historic snowfall is expected in minnesota, kansas, and even parts of oklahoma. what is goin

but at a circuit at the atlantic council.ht it would be critical to look at the economic challenges facing pakistan and get a season person on board. let me just say on my part a lot has been said about the elections and the conventional wisdom in a watershed election that will change everything. in my personal view it's very important. the turnout was so historic proportion, which was the last so-called competitive elections in pakistan. the end result you know wasn't very good for pakistan. i lost half the country. this time it's different to miss an opportunity to build on this. however, some interesting things come to light. one, the punjab in the center will be clearly the control of the same party. this has not happened in a very long time, so it offers a great opportunity to work together is the punjab can be a mention of economic growth for pakistan. the other worse is the pakistan peoples party surprisingly folded very badly must now largely concerned to sindh. pti managed to surprise everyone i taken a large number

he is director of the center on international security at the atlantic council. he spent 18 years inside the department of defense in various positions in the senior executive service and also was a special assistant to the president and a senior director for defense policy and strategy in the white house from 2008 to july of 2010. to my right is lieutenant genre tired james duvik, he is a fellow at the institute for the study of war. he is a career infantry officer. i am sorry to hear about that. i am an artilleryman. he commanded the 25th infantry division at forth lewis, and the multi-national security transition command in iraq. then my old friend and colleague, mr. frank hoffman, he is a senior research fellow at the institute for national strategic studies. marine officer. i am sorry about that. >> who has walked and carried a pack as well. >> he has left the naval office for capabilities and readiness. he is published on hive wid warfare. we have been mates and co- conspirators together for many things. we want to ask everybody to turn all cell phones, bla

but not everyone is happy with the san jose city council approving this project. atlantic aviation is suing the city, aleleging that this new facility violates the act, safety standards as well as the city's municipal code. atlantic had put a bid in for the project but was rejected by san jose. so now atlantic is turning to the courts to prevent this from happening. >>> now, the city attorney's office could not be reached for comment tonight. live in san jose, nbc, bay area news. >> minnesota is on the brink of becoming the second state to allow same-sex marriage. passed a bill today with a vote of 75-59. now, the senate is expected to pass it on monday. and the governor says he will sign it into law. the day's vote was in stark contrast to the political climate in minnesota just a few years ago when lawmakers voted to put a constitutional amend. last friday, rhode island legalized same-sex mar angerer. on tuesday, delaware did the same thing. bringing the total numb other of states without a ban to 11. >> just ahead, we investigate a betrayal of trust on a college campus.

army chief of staff general ray odierno spoke atlantic council here in washington. about the long-term strategic challenges facing the united states army. >> so one of the comments i made based on exactly the scenario that you outlined is that it's impossible for us to be revolution. we need to be evolutionary because it's going to continue to change. so one of the pass i go down is let us evolve. .. one is mobility, one is our strategic mobility which is our ability -- to maintain those capabilities. we have to build packages that allow us to deliver people quickly. and in small increments based on the situation that we might see. the second is our ability to do command control and intelligence. we do it better than anybody else so we have to explain our ability to develop command and control and intelligence capabilities that we then push forward as fast as possible down to the lowest level. third is logistics. we do a better job in strategic operational tactical logistics than anybody else in the world and that is what allows us to sustain long-term operations, w

i am doing a lot of work in the atlantic household with the national council and with other governments on global trends and are subject -- and instructive technologies bring it is clear -10me that the world in five years is going to have different dimensions than it has today. it really the iphone and the democratization of the medications technology has changed things, which is easy the rest of the technology revolution come to play in terms of biotech and the ,emocratization of 3-d printing and a rate of technologies that are coming on top of each other. we do not know how it is going to play out. it will be disruptive in some ways. it will be beneficial to the united states, but there is always a dark side to each of these technologies that can be -- be applied. the key trend is that of individual empowerment. this is enabled by a large shift of resources to asia that is ongoing that will bring about a very significant rise in the global middle class. there is also this technology element in play as well. let's start sort of with the baseline of the strategy that the united states c

he is director of the center on international security at the atlantic council. he spent 18 years inside the department of defense in various positions in the senior executive service and also was a special assistant to the president and a senior director for defense policy and strategy in the white house from 2008 to july of 2010. to my right is lieutenant genre tired james duvik, he is a fellow at the institute for the study of war. he is a career infantry officer. i am sorry to hear about that. i am an artilleryman. he commanded the 25th infantry division at forth lewis, and the multi-national security transition command in iraq. then my old friend and colleague, mr. frank hoffman, he is a senior research fellow at the institute for national strategic studies. he is a former marine officer. i am sorry about that. >> who has walked and carried a pack as well. >> he has left the naval office for capabilities and readiness. he is published on hive wid warfare. we have been mates and co- conspirators together for many things. we want to ask everybody to turn all c