joining us as moderate this philip bobbitt, wechslers professor of jurisprudence at columbia law schoolr bobbitt is a leading constitutionaldi the rest who hs an extensive history of government service. he served in all three branches of s government during six administrations both republican and democratic including most recently as director of intelligence programs come senior director for critical infrastructure and senior director fortt strategic plannig at the national security council. tonight program will last an hour including 15 minutes for questions and answers. your questions can be submitted via q&a function on your zoom screen. any interest of simplicity we have disabled the chat function so please do remember to use the q&a. our speakers will get to as many questions as time allows. and now it is my great pleasure to turn our virtual stage over to tonight speakers. thank you. governments are the most organized that relationship between more and the emergence of state one of the great strengths of this wonderful and gripping book the need to make war is the driver for organ

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and here in moscow were joined by dmitri bobbitt. she is a political analyst and editor and you know me, internet media project or a gentleman crossed our rules in the fact that means you can jump in anytime you want. and i always appreciate it. ok, let's go to george 1st in budapest and george, you know, the, it used to be when we were coming up as it were, sanctions were something that were done very selectively with a very poignant, directed, targeted outcome. it was a very specific surgical instrument. if we can use that german in regards to diplomacy, now it's this blunt objects be swinging it around to see what they can destroy, what they can impact what they can change. it's always changing behavior, which is a very, very arrogant way of defining politics. why is it become that? because is it just because it's a substitute for solutions to substitute for diplomacy because it's implications. are quite amazing. we'll talk about later about how it's changing the world and it's not working for the people that sanction go ahead. ge

professor bobbitt is a leading constitutional theorist who has an extensive history of government service . he served in all three h branches of government , during six and instructions both republican anddemocratic . including most recently stas director of intelligence programs, director for critical infrastructure and senior director for strategic planning at thenational charity council . the next i will ask an hour including15 minutes for questions and answers , so those questions can be submitted via the q and a function on your resume screen. in the interest of simplicity we disabled the chat function so members can use the q&a. we will get to as many questions and now it is my great pleasure to turn our virtual stage over to the next speaker. thank you. >> thank you louise and welcome margaret. it's lovely to see you. you say war is the most organized of human activities. where as a constitutional lawyer like me it's said that government is the most organized human activity. i mention this because the relationship of war and the emergence of the state is one of the greatstrengths ,