important also for ukraine, let's talk further with us , professor, director of the center for international security university, ihor todorov. good evening, let's start with what nato secretary general genstoutenberg said. he says that the accession of sweden and finland is important to show moscow that the alliance's doors are open why is this signal important, and why is it important in particular for ukraine? i think that what the secretary general said is really a signal to moscow that her desperate attempts to hinder the euro-atlantic integration of ukraine are doomed to the rights and accession of the two scandinavian countries. this will definitely strengthen the alliance, its northern flank. there were hopes that it would be successful before the end of the year, but i think that turkey continues to negotiate. and it seems that they negotiated something when before the turkish government did agree to the nato summit, but here they have such a successful situation to redirect the parliament, so the parliament can slow down something. but i think that the countries of the alliance are primaril

of the center for research on public society problems, and andriy karakuts - head of the ngo center for translated studies and non-governmental organization, the center for international securityandidate of historical sciences. welcome, gentlemen, to espresso . have a good day. well, first of all, you know what i wanted to ask ? at the final press conference with the teleposts, he was praised by everyone from everywhere in russia and asked all kinds of such beautiful questions, but this year something says that the press conference will definitely not take place. and besides, he did not go to the g20 what is he afraid of what questions actually the question is not that he is afraid because he will offer light beforehand when he is preparing to participate in the miracle eh kremlin believed that he and putin wanted to show the world a certain geopolitical reality from which the world has agree otherwise 20 he had to show the bible of the front territory, the stability of the country of the front and demand from the world the recognition of this reality in one way or another, that is, the recognition of the annexation as a matter of fact or even given in fact this time during th

ihor todorov, professor, director of the center for international security and euro-atlantic integration of the uzhhorod national university, meanwhile, in israel, the results of the early parliamentary elections have already been tallied, which, by the way, is already the fifth election in less than 4 years . politicians, the leader of the likut party benimin natanyagu natalyagu and his coalition partners will have 64 mandates in the book, where a total of 120 deputies will sit, but the government will not be danyagu's most right-wing recently and many are worried that the coalition includes the far-right party led by i. tamar benhir, the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyi, has already congratulated benymin natalyagu, writing on twitter that ukraine and israel have common values ​​and challenges that now require effective cooperation. with the new government of israel, we will open a new page in cooperation for the benefit of our friendly peoples, the end of the quote, the president of ukraine himself, benymin natalyagu, said that what will happen to all of israel and called for

responsible for the formulation and coordination of nationall security policy within the department of defense. prior to rejoining government most recently the codirectorl the center for international security and cooperation the inaugural senior fellow at the institute for international studies and professor at political science at stanford. he previously served as national security advisor to vice president 2014 through 2017 advising president obama and then vice president biden to form policy and national security. has a get underg day a final reminder we're on the record and streaming live. please send your questions to us through e-mail or on twitter #national defense strategy. we will reserve the last few moments for q&a staff will come around with microphones. >> thank you everybody for being here it is a pleasure i just want to put in a word of personal gratitude andll admiration for you been doing for the country and all i have learned and the opportunity to collaborate and with the national defense strategy. i would begin with a broad question for those who have not yet read it or those who have and want to know what is the most important, what are the most important find

voytko, diplomat , international expert, and andriy karakuz, head of the public organization, the center for applied research and public organizations, the center of international security and a candidate of historical sciences were with us and that's how it came to an end. our first part of today's marathon with andrii seychuk, we will be back at 2:12. well, just now, anzhelika sezonko and a fresh selection of news for your attention , colleagues, thank you for your work, we are waiting for you again in a few hours well, i will tell you about the fact that part of ukraine is without electricity again, but in the luhansk region, in some territories temporarily occupied by the russians , people are being kidnapped en masse. well, we will have the inclusion of our correspondent artem lahutenko from the south let's find out what the situation is in kherson oblast 256th day of the russian-ukrainian war to your attention news on espresso anzhelika sezonenko is working in the studio he is again without electricity in the capital and seven oblasts are currently using hourly blackouts, in particular, this applies to residents of kyiv oblast, chernihiv oblast, cherkasy oblast, z

translation of this whole phrase already mykhailo gonchar, expert on international energy and security relations, president of the center forr from you. it is a pity that i did not see you. greetings, mykhailo , good evening at least now the question so, as far as we can judge, let's start with european affairs that the hopes of the russians to freeze europe are in vain, as far as we can talk about the fact that behind the excitement and europe will experience a winter that may not be ideal, but such a one within the limits, well satisfaction, you know, once upon a time in the soviet winter , the five-point system was satisfactory, it was three out of three with a plus. europe will survive this winter, it looks like that, well, at least those panicky army publications that were in the european press a couple of months ago, and even a month ago, now there are no more, i.e. numbers and europeans are used to believing in numbers , well, they say that this one will pass, but in addition, the warm weather contributes to this, of course, no one knows what the weather will be like next, what temperature extremes will be there, so

international affairs and the centers for analysis of international relations of azerbaijan. the main topics of the meeting were the development of bilateral relations; problems of regional securityeration in the light of global challenges; as a result, recommendations were adopted to increase the level of strategic partnership. this year. er, there are a few important points. the first is we are celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of a type of relationship and in this regard i want to inform you that here we are together too, and with rs yes, we are preparing, uh, a collection and we hope that this collection will be released soon, and the second important factor is that this year, important documents on allied cooperation were signed. i want to remind you. it was signed on february 22, so it's also the third one. uh, factor what indeed, alas, andrei vladimirovich noted that the geopolitical situation is very difficult. yes , now, without going into details, but with all this, a-a, our relations continue to develop. here we are holding a meeting here today in baku, a meeting is also being held at the state level, it is very important that what he proposed

international climate conference among the participants of the energy atom, the national security and defense council, the international consortium of the argonne national laboratory and the state scientific and technical center for nuclear and radiation safety of ukraine , several companies are ready to invest at once. well the details are few yet no one knows exactly where it will be built this reactor. and how it will be integrated into the ukrainian energy network, moreover, in the united states itself, the proposed project has not been certified and is unknown. when it will be, that is, ukraine once again, as a field for nuclear experiments , experts believe that if it comes to construction, then not earlier than 2030. this is a small modular reactor, its current capacity of the project is currently 77 megawatts of electricity, which means this reactor has. well quite a big let's say so advertising in recent for years, the only specific customer for this reactor is the american association of umps, uh, who actually plans to build a nuclear power plant assembled from such reactors. well, the launch of the first reactor is scheduled for 29, most likely a ukrainian project. even if it is implemented. it will be

for the national kits -- security council. he talked about security elements in the strategy during a conversation at the center for strategic and international studies. >> good morning, afternoon, evening. the senior vice president here at the international study. i direct our global health policy center. we are honored to host dr. raj panjabi. special assistant to the president and senior director of global health security and bio defense at the white house national security council. welcome. you are a physician professor, social entrepreneur at a public servant. you previously served under this administration. the malaria initiative, which he led. in 2007, he founded last mile health, which remains one of the most innovative, nongovernmental enterprises in providing community-based health services across africa. raj came to everyone's attention in a gray surge during ebola in west africa, where it distinguished itself in many settings. he was born and raised in monrovia, liberia after civil war broke out in the 80's. he and his family migrated to north carolina. we were talking earlier, this is a pattern that parallels the star new york ti

she discussed how the agency is working a poster election security at an event hosted by the center for strategic and international studies. , and director jen easterly. i'm not going to introduce because if you don't know her by now, what are you doing in the room? we will follow that with a panel with some very prominent experts. i'm happy to do it, which i will moderate. but with that, i think the rules are, you guys talk, and after a while we throw you off stage. >> we got a lot to talk about. so great to have you here. thank you for coming. you've got an awful lot on your plate, and we want to do a bit of a deep dive in some of your issues and we will pull back and provide some of the strategic context for that. but between elections that are going on right now, election day next tuesday, and we still have obviously a conflict raising -- raging in ukraine with the risk of that expanding. lots going on. so let's go ahead and get started. let's start with that most urgent concern, which is around our election. cisa has the function that our elections are meant to serve. so not just the cybersecurity of the i.t.

for the national kits -- security council. he talked about security elements in the strategy during a conversation at the center for strategic and international studies. >> good morning, afternoon, evening. the senior vice

international action center. thank you so much for your time and insight you. ah, moscow has condemned a un security council vote that rejected russia's call for an investigation and of the claims of u. s. involvement in bio weapons labs and ukraine rushes deputy envoy to the un says the decision to block the resolution was made in bad faith. we repeatedly fled this issue in the security council who said that we have very serious concerns . we have a considerable number of foods that indicates that the corporation, a military biological sphere, is a very dangerous for russia, reaching by logical workers convention. and after several attempts to raise this issue, the security council, we faced very condescending position from the parts of the united states and its allies. we were disappointed that the united states and its allies preferred to trample on international law. they are just citing international law when they need it. well, there is something cooking that can be dangerous for them within the frame of international law. they prefer to label the thrush on these very simple and it's ready to

council for security corporation in the asia pacific. jacqueline is the executive of international security. that's america leading peer review journal of security affairs from harvard belford center. i will welcome to both of you, jackie, if i could start with you. republican voices calling for aide to be stopped. is herbert concerning for ukrainians, but do they reflect the whole republican picture? no, i don't think they do reflect the entire republican picture, but there's a larger issue here and then is that the republicans do not have in this particular case, the powerful purse. i don't think we're likely to see significant change in your trade policy as long as the president biden remains in office. he has this discretionary funding is a d d budget that he can draw on. and it's also important to note that we have not seen a blank check be written for ukraine. the administration has been excruciatingly careful in trying to provide only defensive weapons and in trying to avoid any possible escalation with russia to reason. would you agree with that? i mean, you must be watching these midterms pretty closely because there is the fear that if the republicans when control of the

center for strategic international studies. he leads a bipartisan team of over 15 resident staff and a network of nonresident affiliates dedicated to providing independent strategic insight and policy solutions that shape national security. he also teaches at johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies in the center for homeland defense and security at the u.s. naval postgraduate school. he also served as a representative for the commander u.s. special operation command and the assistant secretary of defense of special operations. dr. wilson, the 10 president at morgan state university has more than 30 years of experience in higher education. dr. wilson has academic to read, a bachelor in science and political science and a master in science and education from tuskegee university. a master in educational planning and administration from harvard university, and a doctorate of education and administration, planning and social policy also from harvard. he came to market state where he served as the chancellor and the university of wisconsin's extension. rabbi charlie has been the rabbi at the congregation in texas since 2006. he graduated from the university of michigan in 1998 and attended hebrew uni

director of the center for peace and security in the middle east at the hudson institute and joining me today is david albright. he's the president of the institute for science and international security. he is in my view the number one expert on non-proliferation on nuclear non-proliferation in the united states. i guess probably in the in the world. he's here today to talk to us primarily about iran and its nuclear program. i think also we'll talk a little bit about about drones in ukraine. david welcome. oh thank you let me start with a question about the the jcpoa. the the nuclear deal the administration is saying the administration is now continuing to pursue the deal while not pursuing it and it says it will continue to pursue it as long as it meets the non-proliferation needs of the united states. now i have never thought it met the non-proliferation needs of the united states. i'd like to get your sense of does this policy make any sense anymore? do you see anything in the jcpoa worth salvaging? >> well the the problem with the jcpoa is time is going by and there's sunsets where nuclear limitations start to first diminish and then end and and when we're we're getting

international hit the target in strive to secure a point for funds. and finally, new york city is marketing the beginning of the holiday season. the traditional christmas tree has arrived at rockefeller center from upstate new york. it's 25 meters tall. will be decorated with thousands of lights and top of the crystal star before it's late at the end of the month for new yorkers. that's when it really starts to look a lot like christmas it's all for us for now, but don't go any works of next is dw documentary on the cities of the future. they tooth with a.

went to the center of the city to see and see for yourself kherson is ukraine ukrainian women were awarded the senator john mccain prize and it is presented annually at the international securityalifahsia, this is how people from all over the world are awarded for their pursuit of justice, the prize was presented by the son of senator jack mccain he announced that 15% of women are currently fighting in the armed forces, other ukrainian women teach, treat and protect children in wartime and thus inspire the whole world how ukrainian women live in wartime told first lady olena zelenska i would like to tell you what ukrainian women are going through today. 40,000 of them are on the battlefield serving in the armed forces of ukraine. under the threat of shelling , ukrainian women work in offices, shops , institutions under the sound of sirens without russia and the most expensive in history, the world cup of football starts in qatar, thousands of fans gathered in the capital until now for a light show with fireworks, this is the first championship to be held in the middle east due to the intense heat, it was postponed to the end of autumn, the beginning of winter, the russian nati

center of moscow on sakharov avenue, an employee of the international bank for economic cooperation, a citizen of poland with the status of a diplomat, eva the newlyweds god schneider bypasses the securitys out into the street a short conversation on the phone. and now a man comes up to her, who hands over a weighty envelope. thank you for nothing, the envelope with 20,000 euros boxnaider hid in her pocket with a leisurely step went back to the bank, but fsb operatives grabbed her on the steps. the polish citizen remained calm and did not resist. in the office, the operatives spread the money on the table and illuminated it with ultraviolet light. all banknotes turned out to be marked even during interrogation in the presence of the head of the bank. god schneider did not hide the good mood of the security spirit, i am a diplomat of the republic of poland detained by suspicion. in the case of their bribe on an especially large scale, it turned out that the box-schneider has a rare status diplomat accredited foreign specialist bait such immunity, except for employees of diplomatic missions, receives valuable and important employees. previously, they were called representatives of trade.

center of moscow on sakharov avenue, an employee of the international bank for economic cooperation, a citizen of poland with the status of a diplomat, eva the newlyweds god schneider bypasses the securityost, goes out into the street a short conversation on the phone. and now a man approaches her, who passes a weighty the envelope. thank you very much. not for nothing schneider hid the envelope with 20,000 euros in her pocket with a leisurely step. she went back to the bank, but on the steps she was intercepted by fsb operatives , a citizen. poland remained calm and offered no resistance in the operatives' office. they laid out money on the table and enlightened it with ultraviolet light. all banknotes turned out to be marked even during interrogation in the presence of the head of the bank , bogschneider, did not hide his good mood to declare that they were a diplomat of the republic. it turned out that schneider has the rare status of a diplomat of an accredited foreign specialist at a bank such immunity, in addition to employees of diplomatic missions, valuable important employees receive them before they were called representatives of the trade mission. these people should ensure t

center of moscow on sakharov avenue an employee of the international bank for economic cooperation, a polish citizen with the status of a diplomat, eva the newlyweds god schneider bypasses the securitys out into the street a short telephone conversation. and now a man comes up to her, who hands over a weighty envelope. thank you for no reason, the boxnaider hid the envelope with 20,000 euros in her pocket and walked slowly back to the bank, but she was intercepted on the steps fsb operatives, a citizen of poland remained calm and did not resist in the office; the operatives spread money on the table and enlightened it with ultraviolet light. all banknotes turned out to be marked even during interrogation in the presence of the head of the bank, bogschneider, did not hide the good mood of the security spirit of the republic of poland, was detained on suspicion of a bribe on an especially large scale. missions, receives valuable important employees, they used to be called representatives of the trade mission. these people should ensure the supply of strategically important resources to russia. as it turned out, the polish diplomat organized an illegal alcohol delivery corridor. in rus

for the income of individual oligarchs. restoring normal vasya ensuring security the earth is oversaturated with explosive objects of various mine traps, destroyed by military equipment, the international mine action centersuch a situation as a higher level of pollution. we have previously assessed the situation in the cleared territories and a plan for cleaning up the area has already been drawn up, which involves work for at least 5 years, the current situation is complicated by the fact that the amount of ammunition to date, demining teams have found cleared already more than 300,000 unexploded ordnance, posing a great threat to civilians, but the war continues on cleared land. deadly rockets, mines and shells are falling again. where yesterday it was still clean, as the sapper says, today they poured again. to date, about one and a half thousand specialists perform these tasks in cleaning up the area, suffice it to say that we have already cleared about 30,000 hectares. well, it seems to be a big figure, yes, but if you translate into kilometers, 30.000, a hectare is only 3 m², but these are minefields. this is all that is critically necessary for the inhabitants of donbass, water pipelines, gas pipe

center for security and cooperation serhii kuzan, thank you once again so when new air defense equipment will be handed over to ukraine, how to protect energy infrastructure facilities, and ultimately is an internationalbunal possible for the political and military leaders of russia, my colleague zhanna bezpidchuk spoke with the leader james cleverley of the british ministry of foreign affairs came to kyiv on a working visit and spoke exclusively about the plans and goals of great britain in the russo-ukrainian war. you saw kyiv in total darkness due to the blackout. can you please share your impressions? the lights of the wig when we entered the city, all the windows were dark, the street lights were turned off, the usual hustle and bustle of the big city disappeared, and knowing that this blow to the energy sector is like an act of aggression, an act of war. you see how ukrainians do without water and electricity, so vladimir putin is trying to starve them and freeze them. it was very emotional. when i return to britain, this will definitely be one of the topics i discuss with my colleagues. we arrived yesterday and there was no water in the house, but the water supply was fixed, i think . this is a

attempt on the corner of a personal car for the head of the internal security service. spetsbad premiere soon on ntv everything to the last cent of the oncology center you understand this, where is it already? okay, where is he? abroad began to twitch want to speed up. your move must bide my time now they're looking at everyone exits from the city. i think the border guards also stepped up the wait. i can arrange everything without problems. i said no. and how long do we have to wait? a week for sure. yes. nice photo. it 's all the rest, as i said, right here. this rest will not receive after my transfer across the border. thank you such things, comrade colonel. my wife left her scared to hear me at night in a dream. whoa, motherfucker. i raise a team of guys on the attack post military syndrome, his mother. and who would have thought that i and such things. m and others addressed. psychologists therapists pills do nothing. one day i'm walking through the city. well, i thought of something, and then from the corner of the boy, i'm on the machine. and three fractures, and the boy was examining. that's why i live here away from people. here i make fru

the line to get through security extended to the baggage claim at oakland international, yon see mmy fi >>a worbut i ot ht>> maskquirements re bl ortaon in april but the centers for disease control is recommending a face covering during travel this season. health experts say that testing may be another layer of protection, if you have symptoms, three days after exposure or if you're getting together with those that are older or immunocompromised. >> i am a older person and i know it is out here. people act like it does not exist anymore. >> others are sensing holiday travel has rebounded. many say they have taken proper precautions and feel confident about returning to normal. >> i am a woman of a certain age. i am double vaccinated and pretty healthy. at some point you have to jump in. >> we felt pretty safe. it is always in the back of your mind, but that is the new reality. >> from oakland, kpix 5. >> you want to be safe this holiday season. in san francisco the glide foundation is setting up for open dining in front of the memorial church. volunteers have been there since 5:00 this morning prepping meals and they will serve later this morning at 11:00. >> wil

security and infrastructure agency. she and officials from the private sector discuss their plans for cyber defense, risk reduction and they held this meeting at center for internationaldies in washington d.c. >> let me introduce our panelists and let me again thank jen and suzanne for their discussion. to my left is val cofield. val is the officer led that strategic plan which is pretty good. you should take a look at it. [laughter] >> prior to her left, grant is now senior director for cyber security and for the white house on national cyber policy director and prior to being -- it's going to be hard. yes, more coffee. >> he was the first deputy and also the dia chief information officers which is a huge job. finally to grant's left is ron green, chief security officer for master card, special agent in the secret service, former army officer and turns out he and jen were classmates at west point, which is just wild. he chairs the financial services sector coordinating council, vice chair of the cyber security and infrastructure, security agencies, cyber security advisory committee and is chair of the secret services, cyber investigation advisory board. and i'm jim l

for the frankfurt forum organized by the atlantic council geo economic center and atlantic -- alternative payment systems pose national security risks because they could undercut the dominant rule of the dollar in the international currency system. the dollar is by far the most frequently and widely used currency by most governments and private actors. it is used across all currency functions. it is the only currency that is truly global. there is no immediate or even medium term threat to the dominance of the dollar even over the long term. it is likely to stay dominant in absolute arms. other payments is storms could threaten the relative dominance. we are already seeing a relative decline in the dollar status. for at least two decades, the international currency system has been strictly unipolar, but after 2017, the system became less unipolar and came very close to becoming a bipolar or multi polar system. even if other currency majors persist, an end to the dollars absolute dominance is nowhere in sight. relative decline could become an issue. sanctions are likely motivating some countries to diversify away from the dollar and to devise alternative payment systems to avoid use of the dollar and storing asse

of the college of international studies at the george marshall european security center, determines the victory of the united states, er, in their new global confrontation. and what forry in the current round of great power confrontation against china and russia means demonstrating once again that if democracies mobilize for the sake of common interests, they are invincible, for, despite all our shortcomings. we are better than visa. to do this, it is necessary to bury once and for all the globalist ideology, which in the west has led to the undermining of the most important function of the state to ensure national security and made us dependent on our enemies. simply put, we cannot compete with a designated adversary on whom we depend for most of the energy critical parts and medicines. our victory must involve breaking supply chains with china, and returning key elements of those supply chains back to the us, europe, and our allied democracies in asia, the beginning of our renaissance must be the recognition that some of our past decisions were wrong. and that any kege that does not involve a quick break in the supply chains of the us and europe with china and endi