it is a continuation of the robust and multifaceted atlantic council coverage of the crisis. please visit our website atlantic council.org for expert analysis and breaking commentary. we are broadcasting live on zoom as well as the councils website, youtube, twitter and facebook accounts. i encourage all of you watching to join the conversation on social media using the #acfrontpage and #nato. and now margaret, over to you. >> thank you so much, fred. and good morning to everyone watching if your stay sector good afternoon to you, mr. secretary-general. i don't really need to introduce you, but, of course, for anyone watching, jens stoltenberg is the secretary general of nato and has been since october 2014, following a distinguished international and domestic career, including as prime minister of norway and u.n. special envoy on climate change. but now i would say, mr. secretary, you have a tremendous challenge in front of you at this moment. we have heard from russia in the public communications so far that what nato and the united states put on the table did not address th

i am frederick kempe, president and ceo of the atlantic council. i am pleased to welcome you to this edition of frontpage. our platform for leaders tackling the challenges of our times. today's atlantic council frontpage is a particularly timely and significant one. we are joined by nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg from brussels. this is the secretary-general's first live interview since nato and the u.s. delivered written responses to moscow's security demands of december appeared as he leads the alliance. secretary-general jens stoltenberg, we are honored as always to welcome you back to the atlantic council, nato's home in washington, d.c. the potential conflict is present more than any time since the cold war. it is a threat not only to the territorial integrity of that country, it is a direct assault on international norms of sovereignty and self-determination. the stakes are generational. at this crucial moment, we are eager to hear the secretary-general's perspective on this crisis in ukraine. how nato is responding. the implications

next up. >> thanks to the atlantic council and everyone. at the heart to help move the system to a cleaner and more reliable sort of plush to solve the climate change challenge thatwe we have underway. at the core, i'm focused on helping the digitization connectivity through solutions that help the customers detect and monitor the environment. cybersecurity begins with risk and so we work on technologies and solutions to help our customers get faster at detecting threats and hopefully stopping them along the way. >> we've been on several interesting panels and conversations and last but not least, let's hear from you. >> thanks. i work with secretary johnson at the department of homeland security as a senior official working on counterterrorism and other threat issues, so all of the threats secretary johnson spoke to are certainly very real in my professional experience. here at the atlantic council we are looking at how the department of homeland security can respond to the challenges so i'm very much looking forward to today's discussion.

i thank the atlantic council for the opportunity to speak to you today. the topic is the cyber security of our nation's energy infrastructure. on may 6th of this year, colonial pipeline was hit with a ransomware attack by the russian based group dark side. reportedly, dark side attacked colonial pipeline's pilling system, not its operational technology. but as a precaution, for the first time in history, colonial shut down its entire pipeline which supplies 45% of all of the gasoline and jet fuel consumed on the east coast of the united states. this shutdown had an immediate, direct, and far-reaching impact on the day-to-day lives of the american people. shortages at gas stations popped up across alabama, florida, georgia, north and south carolina, and virginia. on may 11th of this year 71% of gas stations in charlotte, north carolina, ran out of fuel. on may 14th, 87% of gas stations in washington, d.c. went dry. gas prices shot up. panic buying and hoarding occurred. airports and airlines were affected. colonial pipeline paid the $5 million ransom. the

leo: thanks command a thanks to the atlantic council for having me. siemens energy is at the heart of the energy transition to help move the system to a cleaner and more reliable, hopefully the porsche to help solving the climate change challenge that we have underway. at the core of that, of course, is digitalization and software. i in particular and focused on helping enable digitalization through solutions that help our customers detect and monitor their environment. cybersecurity -- the understanding of that exposure, and we work on technologies and solutions to help customers get faster at detecting threats and hopefully stopping them along the way. andy: thanks, leo. leo has been on several interesting panels for months and you will hear good stuff from him. aspen at least, -- last but not least, thomas warrick. tom: my name is tom warrick and i work with secretary johnson at the department of homeland security working on counter terrors and other fetishes. all of the fence that secretary johnson spoke to are very real in my professional experie

we'll take you back live to the atlantic council for nato's defense strategy. among the speakers, retired wesley clark former supreme allied

i want to give a belated congratulations to the atlantic council for celebrating your 60th anniversaryfor over half a century, the council has led critical discussions just as this and done critical research on some of the most important issues facing the united states and the world. one can point to many examples of this leadership, including the great body of work that suja, you conducted for many years as the first director of the south asia center. it is relevant to today's discussion, in your latest book, the battle for pakistan, you highlighted a prophetic report done by one of your colleagues that the then-atlantic council chairman, retired major general james jones, who opened his report and cited as saying "make no mistake, the international community is not winning in afghanistan." unless this reality is understood and reaction is taken properly, the future of afghanistan is bleak." now, once again, we all know that afghanistan faces a horrible humanitarian crisis. it is bleak in afghanistan. but just as general jones did in 2008, i am hereto, as you alluded to, to issue a wa

i want to give a belated congratulations to the atlantic council for celebrating your 60th anniversary. for over half a century, the council has led critical discussions just as this and done critical research on some of the most important issues facing the united states and the world. one can point to many examples of this leadership, including the great body of work that suja, you conducted for many years as the first director of the south asia center. it is relevant to today's discussion, in your latest book, the battle for pakistan, you highlighted a prophetic report done by one of your colleagues that the then-atlantic council chairman, retired major general james jones, who opened his report and cited as saying "make no mistake, the international community is not winning in afghanistan." unless this reality is understood and reaction is taken properly, the future of afghanistan is bleak." now, once again, we all know that afghanistan faces a horrible humanitarian crisis. it is bleak in afghanistan. but just as general jones did in 2008, i am hereto, as you alluded to, to issue a

. ♪ >> up next, former nato supreme allied commander's join the atlantic council for discussion on natoefense strategy with a heavy focus on the increasing escalation between ukraine and russia. this is just under one hour. >> good morning and good afternoon. good afternoon for those tuning in from around the world and i'm deputy director here at atlantic council. i'm pleased to be here with two supreme court commander generals, the united states european command reporting to the north atlantic council nato. and ask if you keep your hats on as much as possible to have the global viewers for nato not just for united states and helpful to the discussions in all capitols right now. the nato is challenged to the extent it hasn't seen since 2014 and the stressors of the last years, the russia buildup is happening in context of years of aggressive russian actions and violations and the current crisis is more than about ukraine and it's not a discussion among, elites. and more than 14,000 people have died. and war fighters on citizens and alike. and not the discussion for those who get to sit

we'll take you back live to the atlantic council for nato's defense strategy. among the speakers, retired wesley clark former supreme allied commander in europe. live coverage on c-span2. >> ukraine was part of the-- with the west ally, i'll turn it over to transatlantic leah shinman, thank you for joining us. >> hello, good morning and good afternoon for those tuning in from around the world and i'm deputy director here at atlantic council. i'm pleased to be here with two supreme court commander generals, the united states european command reporting to the north atlantic council nato. and ask if you keep your hats on as much as possible to have the global viewers for nato not just for united states and helpful to the discussions in all capitols right now. the nato is challenged to the extent it hasn't seen since 2014 and the stressors of the last years, the russia buildup is happening in context of years of aggressive russian actions and violations and the current crisis is more than about ukraine and it's not a discussion among, elites. and more than 14,000 p

reporting from the north atlantic council at nato as well as the u.s. president and secretary of defense, i will ask if you can keep your hats on as much as possible this morning to help global viewers understand what is happening with nato and not just the united states. nato has seen credibility it has not seen since 114. the russian military buildup is happening in the context of years of increasingly aggressive actions and violations in the current crisis is about more than ukraine. it is not just a discussion amongst elites. there are real consequences, as many as 14,000 people have died in the russia ukraine conflict since 2019 -- 2014. it has an impact on citizens. it is not a discussion between those of us who consider around and talk. we hosted the nato secretary-general a few minutes ago and you can watch the reporting of that online and on social media. he noted the commitment between nato allies on defending nato members, which is strong, but defining -- defending ukraine is different. they're ready to oppose political and economic sections

this morning, nato's north atlantic council met to discuss our coordinated response to russia's military buildup along secretary blinken: good afternoon, everyone. very good to see folks here. and to those i haven't had a chance to say this to, happy new year. this morning, nato's north atlantic council met to discuss our coordinated response to russia's military buildup along the ukraine border and its increasingly sharp threats and inflammatory rhetoric. i want to thank nato secretary general stoltenberg for bringing us together. as he said in his own press conference a short while ago, russia's aggressive actions are a threat to peace and security in europe. we're prepared to respond forcefully to further russian aggression. atic solution is still possible and preferable, if russia chooses it. that's what we, together with our allies and partners, will continue to pursue intently next week at the strategic stability dialogue between the united states and russia, and at the meetings of the nato-russia council and the osce, the organization for security and cooperation in europe. ahead

i'm the deputy director here at atlantic council.

this atlantic council event. what he did say was that there was unanimous unanimity amongst the alliance when it came to promising still sanctions against rocher. if there was any aggression from moscow against ukraine. some confusion from the secretary general. it would seem no about the potential for any aggression from russia for the last couple of months. we've heard words like this invasion being imminent, like it was coming any minute that there was an invasion about to happen any 2nd. what you insult and book said that there was no certainty right now about what russia would do a very different message coming from the nato secretary general than we've heard over the last couple of months. what we did hear from him though, was talk about despite that not being any certainty about not about a major build up of nato forces in the east of the alliance. he said that a number of countries would be helping the number of troops that they would either be housing on their territory. all that they would be providing

i'm the director and a chair for global energy securities at the atlantic council global energy center. our discussion today will focus on cybersecurity and energy infrastructure. digital technologies across the sector will only continue to do so as the need for effective management delivery and storage increases. these technologies are crucial to

talking about that joint statement that you released on the atlantic council, you say ukraine needs suppliestes needs to supply whatever ukraine needs right now, but you also talk about having to keep the lines of diplomacy open, react to what garry just said. >> right. i mean, so, first of all, i agree with garry that putin did achieve one objective in having this phone call, which is having the phone call, showing his relevance, showing, you know, russia's a power, coequal power with the united states, hinting at the possibility of having spheres of influence in deciding ukraine's fate without ukraine there, so that is a victory for putin. but in addition to that, i think putin was looking for some intelligence. he was probably looking to test president biden's resolve, and it sounds like what he got back as an answer was that president biden is very resolved and working closely with our european allies to make sure that, number one, we protect -- we help ukraine protect itself and in that piece that we -- that i coauthored with a large group spearheaded by the atlantic council, we were be

but in the state department's own report, it's folks the atlantic council as one of its main sources without revealing that the atlantic council is funded by nato, funded by the state department and funded by the us government. so in their own report criticizing our tea for lack of transparency and they themselves are absolutely anti transparent about their sources of information. how's that for ira? it certainly is in interesting, a way to look at things that's for sure, daniel mc, adams. i was supposed to have your executive director at the ron paul institute. thanks for being with us here in our international. thank you right now. criminal negligence. that is how russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman has described. western media continuing to insist that moscow is about to invade ukraine, despite a lack of evidence and consistent denials from the kremlin. it's amazing how american journalists speak with all certainty about russia's attack when ukraine and seem to have never heard about nato expansion to the east or the obligations of western countries to the indivisibility of secu

eastern, the nato secretary-general speaks with the atlantic council. that is followed by a discussion on nato's defense strategy. at one, former national's from the trump, obama, and george w. bush administrations discussed challenges facing the u.s. you can watch these events live on c-span.org or on the go with our free speech -- free c-span video app. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including media,. >> the world changed in an instant, but media, was ready. schools and businesses went virtual. we powered a new reality. because, at mediacom, we are built give -- keep you ahead. mediacom supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> coming up this morning on "washington journal," we talk about russian threats to invade ukraine with retired general philip breedlove. then, roben

ellen wald, senior fellow of the atlantic council and author of "saudi inc."o-date for that industry group on the s&p 500. we have seen a ton of pain, some real pain beneath the surface of that index, but there's one industry group that stands out tall and proud. it is energy equities. lisa: it has won from every perspective, investing in the recovery story as people get back to normal life, and you get the forecast for more travel. it has also benefited by the conflict we have seen with germany and russia and ukraine, and the question of where oil will come from. i keep going back to you had to prepare for this earlier, which goes to your point, germany's foreign policy. what does this say about their level of preparation? jonathan: going to be a talking point for a while. lvmh with some fantastic numbers, traded 5% higher at the open in europe. it is now down 0.6%. apple with some really solid figures. still positive in the early trading, up 2.7%, but the nasdaq is negative even with that, down 1% on the nasdaq 100. on tv and radio, for our audience worldwid

reporting from the north atlantic council at nato as well as the u.s.president and secretary of defense, i will ask if you can keep your hats on as much as possible this morning to

sunday morning, the atlantic council's john hurt, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine on ukraine tensions in the future of nato. and the editorial director and publisher of "the nation" continues the conversation on russia and president biden's first year in office. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern sunday morning on c-span, or c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. ♪ >> during the final three years of world war ii, nearly 3000 nazis were detained and interrogated at fort height, along the potomac river near washington. sunday night on q&a, the former chief historian of the national park service and author of the book "nazis on the potomac" talks about fort hunt and the importance of play. >> there were two russian-american soldiers at fort hunt dressed in red army uniforms. they were conspicuous throughout the fort. so, if and interrogate a thought someone was being cagey and not forthcoming with information, they would call in one of these fellows and th

diplomat in yemen and senior fellow of the atlantic councils center for the middle east. welcome.n here. is this an escalation or a case of chickens coming home to roost since the withdrawal in 2019? >> i think this is a dangerous escalation. when we see our capitals in the region, our cities being attacked by missiles, it is obviously -- it obviously does not work well for the region and brings the war to our towns and destroys our facilities and of course the reputation of the region being a safe one for investment and tourism. i think this was expected in a way. as the continuation of the war has ended in the situation. the gulf states that interfered have not been able to end it and negotiations have not lead anywhere. it seems the war is getting out of context and out of control. the gulf states are being attacked. this is a dangerous almond for the dutch all men for the region -- omen for the region. >> the americans have been morning of the gulf could be part of the war if it continued. yet negotiations have not gone anywhere. this was to be expected, wasn't it? >> yes. i d

that we are able to support the nato response force swiftly if it is activated by the north atlantic council to harden the eastern flank. other nato allies have announced steps that they are prepared to take and we expect more and the coming days. we have taken this step out of prudence, we hope that those forces do not have to be activated. if they are we will be ready. we are continuing to coordinate with allies and partners on economic sanctions to hold moscow accountable for its actions. we developed a quick action response that would inflict significant costs on the russian economy and financial systems. as part of our response, we are prepared to impose expert -- export controls. it will deny russia the products it needs to fill strategic ambitions. our allies and partners are stepping up to provide assistance to the ukraine in various and neutrally reinforcing ways. as we have done many times before the alliance and individual allies are coming together to support our partners and to defend what should be principles that help provide unprecedented security, stability, and prosperity f

bauer is a former ambassador to russia and deputy secretary of nato and is now at the think tank atlantic councilaving d.c.. ask for coming on the program. let's start with the overarching concern, the threat of invasion. how worried are you? >> well, i am worried because forces continue to build up. the most concerning part is the massive concentration of troops in belarus, which could invade ukraine from the north. at the same time, it is good news that there is at least a willingness to keep talking, and that a diplomatic solution might still be possible. but given the wide gulf between the two sides' positions, it is hard to be optimistic that putting those positions in writing is going to make any difference. >> the secretary of state said in response to this idea of invasion that any invasion would be met with swift response. what does that mean? >> i think he is trying to first of all, clear up confusion president biden made at his press conference by making clear that even if the invasion isn't a massive occupation of the whole country, it is still an invasion that will be met by very str

that thought, were going to bring in our next guest, the director of the eurasia center of the atlantic council. you are also a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. can i start by asking you first, do you believe a russian invasion is a realistic possibility at this point? john: i think it is a realistic possibility but not a probability. anchor: do you think today's talks have gone somewhere to diuse the tensions? john: the talks mean moscow wants to talk rather than launch troops. week ago, after three rounds of talks in geneva, brussels an heard what we want to hear,ven't there is no more reason to talk, but somehow they still wanted to talk. not only did the u.s. and russia meet today, they are talking about talking in the future. moscow is afraid that what the west will do is send it to read -- send troops to the ukraine. anchor: we have russian troops amassing on the border with ukraine and we have some talking about talks in the future. what is there in game? -- end game? john: they are trying to intimidate others into making concessions. what they sent last week we have dismissed. this is

in stoughton berg made the startling you turn atlantic council yvette and that time as long as she does not once again decide to use military force, you don't do that as well. there's no certainty about the russian plans. maybe they have not made any final decision. let's go live the get the latest now from europe, correspondence, pizza, oliver peter, good to see you. what does all this mean amidst the ongoing tension? well, it means we're seeing more and more of a public message shifting regarding what was previously referred to as a russian invasion of ukraine being immediate just after yen stalsen burg. we've had voting me as a lindsey the ukranian president speaking saying that he also doesn't particularly see an immediate risk of a russian invasion. and if you take the comments from lindsay from stolen berg and put them alongside briefings that have been given to the media off the record in brussels that have from nate. so h q that has suggested that there's really a want to get a de escalation from the u. s. side that there wasn't really a unanimity amongst nato members. that the,

s. diploma in yemen and senior fellow, the atlantic councils refill career center for the middle east. welcome to the program. let's begin in muskets in oman. is this a dangerous escalation, or just a case of the chickens coming home to roost for their you aids been involved in the war since a partial withdrawal in 2019. i think this is a dangerous escalation when we see our capitals in the region and our cities are being attacked by missiles, it obviously doesn't work well for, for the region and brings the war to our, our, our towns and, and also destroys our facilities and destroys of course, you know, the abbreviation of the region being a safe region for investment and tourism, etc. and i think this was expected in a way because, you know, the continuation of the war has ended in this situation. the gulf states that interfered in this war in the 1st place, have not been able to end it. negotiations have not let anywhere and it seems that the war is now getting out of the contacts and out of control where, you know, the gulf states are being attacked. so i think this is a very dan

coming up, the atlantic council john herbst on the u.s.sia tensions in the future of nato and katrina vanden heuvel editorial director and publisher of the nation continues the conversation with -- on russia and president biden's first year in office. watch washington journal at 7:00 this morning. join with phone calls, text messages, and we -- tweets. >> next, a hearing on the status of recommendations to make congress more effect of, efficient, and transparent. >> today, the committee passed 140 two recommendations giving congress a more efficient and effective institution. over 60% of the recommendations have implemented. or, see meaningful action towards implementation. 24 have been fully implemented. getting started.

you turn at an atlantic council event. and that time, ah, as long as i shall docile to once again desired to use military force, you know, there's an empty while there's no certainty about the uh, the russian plans are on the maybe they have not made any final decision. well, it means we're seeing more and more of a public message shifting regarding what was previously referred to as a russian invasion of ukraine being immediate. and just after yen stalsen burke. we've had vladimir zalinski, the ukrainian president and speaking, saying that he also doesn't particularly see an immediate risk of a russian invasion. and if you take the comments from ads, ellensby from stolen berg and put them alongside briefings that have been given to the media off the record in brussels from nato h q that have suggested that there's really a want to get a, a d escalation from the u. s. side that there wasn't really a unanimity amongst nato members that the, the russian troops in the west of russia represented a potential invasion force at a

according to the atlantic councils, digital forensic research lab r t has garnered a significant audience even if their audience statistics are incorrect. this does not diminish their demonstrable ability to play a key role in the laundering of narratives across rushes. does information ecosystem? well, that's just about where the good news in the report stops, are to use. heavily criticized for not providing a balance to counter. instead, just presenting the crumbling point of view to make the criminal look good and it's adversary's look bad and be painted in a negative light situation, which many of you was watching a multiple state funded channels around the world may of course find familiar and it also of course you piece allegations of links and close ties between archie and sputnik wiki, leaks, and a russian hackers allegedly working on the criminal and payroll on the payroll of russian security services. r t and splitting frequently give favorable coverage to organizations such as wiki leeks, that have received information from hackers working for russian intelligence services . wh

as a non resident senior fellow at the atlantic council, he thinks the next prime minister will most likely be under military influence. think what we've seen in the last 2 months since the military coup in sudan is virtually the re establishment of the bush year regime without omar alba, sheer. we've seen the military undo the vast majority of the reforms. we've seen the economic progress halted and financial assistance from the national community suspended. we've seen the intelligent services re empowered to arrest and detain people. we've seen, you know, nearly 60 people killed and more than that raped and injured and arrested and tortured throughout the course of these protests over the last month. so we have seen really a wholesale re establishment of the previous regime in the military's effort to control the political outcome in the country. i think that what we are likely to see is the military try to appoint a new prime minister whether they call it a caretaker prime minister, or they just go ahead and put somebody in that role who will likely be compliant with the military