think tank the center for strategic and international studies he's also a director of the technology policy program joins us from washington welcome to t.w. it was kind of increasing tensions between the u.s. and china that includes trade wars namecalling and demands for bans on tech companies where disclosing a consulate rate. it's not unusual measure there in response to massive espionage it's been done in the past but it really is the top of the charts so major move forward by the u.s. do you do you believe there has been massive espionage. oh without a doubt it started decades ago in fact it started as soon as china connected to the internet so there's strong strong evidence. tying that engages in espionage in a violation of u.s. national sovereignty and it's for commercial and technological purposes the evidence is overwhelming not whether this was the right move is subject to debate but again we've seen that reagan did it in the cold war obama did it with the russians and the election interference so. at the top of the scale a major major move but not unprecedented so if this is

and inequality can affect national security. former homeland security secretary jeh johnson with a keynote speaker for this event fored by the center strategic and international studies. >> hi, i am suzanne spalding, andcting her -- director international security program at the center for strategic and international studies. toant to welcome all of you part one of a two-part conversation, connecting the is

from the center for strategic and international studies, this is an hour. >> hi i am suzanne spaulding director of the democratic institution project and the international security program at the center for strategic and international studies. i want to welcome all of you to part one of a two-part conversation, connecting the issues of racism, national security, and civic education and empowerment. this conversation is part of a broader strategic dialogue with civics as a national security imperative. the broader program and today's program are generously funded by the craig newmark philanthropy. we are very grateful for his support. today's amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism in addition to being a fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a national security issue. from sidelining essential voices and talents and national security to undermining our influence around the world to presenting an all too tempting targets to exploit. : address the inequities in the national security threat. all of us must be engaged in sustaini

for people to go out and work which means will probably continue to see these numbers a growing gap they're going to undergo is a senior associate of the americas program at the center for strategic and international studies and he says people's attitude to the virus is part of the problem. reporting team is a collective effort if you have parts of the population respecting the law respecting the crime scene and social isolation while the other half or parts of the population that's marked the efforts of those that are dedicated themselves to the current team has been. or it doesn't work at all and that's an american country they lack the discipline and several topics throughout the history of latin america but in this particular situation is becoming more evident for everyone. if the problem is not something they can actually see or feel they disregarded. with the coronavirus and the balance between the quantum and social hell is being presented. in latin america as opposed to quibble in which by denying. the problem 'd and things are just normal bring back normal. the family of a covert 900 victims in bolivia left his coffin in the street to protest against difficulties in getting a time we'd burial the

for people to go out and work which means you will probably continue to see these numbers a growing gap joe the goal is a senior associate of the americas program at the center for strategic and international studies he says people's attitude to the virus is part of the problem . a lockdown requirement team is a collective effort if you have part of the population respecting the law respecting the robinson and social isolation while the other half are part of the population smart the efforts of those that are dedicated themselves to the problem team is inventing new clothes it's either a proactive effort or it doesn't work at all latin american countries they lack the discipline in several topics throughout the history of latin america but this particular situation is becoming more evident for everyone that. if the problem is not something that they can actually see or feel they disregarded they are hit with the crew in a fight and the the balance between economy and social health is being presented in iran us way in latin america as a false equivalence in which by imagining. the problem 'd and seeing as things are just normal these will bring back to normality well a family of a cave in 1000 vict

in our go in washington he's a senior associate in the americas program at the center for strategic and international studies to go to out of go why is this getting worse in certain south american countries could it be that certain presidents or prime ministers they haven't engaged with the reality as the situation has got worse week to week month to month well look this is definitely one of the. presidents in several countries they have been engaged seriously. are you know. or of. which is hard to believe or or simply because decisiveness in terms of tackling the problem for many presidents in latin america going back on their personal considered a sign of weakness so some of them prefer to walk in the wrong rather than shifting so that correct. in some other countries however whilst they imposed or suggested a lockdown people told me people not politicians people are just tired they are clearly so fatigued of having to stay at home and i guess that's offset against the reality which is you've got to keep some sort of economic base bubbling along so you've got jobs for people to go back to absolutely the pr

and inequality can affect national security. former homeland security secretary jeh johnson with a keynote speaker for this event fored by the center strategic and international studies. >> hi, i am suzanne spalding, andcting her -- director international security program at the center for strategic and international studies. toant to welcome all of you part one of a two-part conversation, connecting the issues of racism, national security, and civic education and empowerment. this conversation is part of a broader and strategic dialogue on civics as a national security imperative. the broader program and today's .rogram are generously funded we are very grateful. today's amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism, in addition to being a -- in fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a national security issue. from sidelining essential voices and talents in national security to undermining our influence around the world, to presenting --all too tempting target adversaries to do's exploit. tomorrow afternoon, same place and time at 4:00, we will have part two of the conversation where we will delve into the ways

the center for strategic and international studies hosted the discussion. watch live coverage on c-span2, online at www.c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. this week, the house and senate returned to legislative business before the august recess. on monday and tuesday, the house takes up the fiscal year 2021 national defense authorization act. the bill establishes policies for defense department programs. both are expected early on monday. wednesday, the house will consider a bill to remove the bust of chief justice roger tawney, the author of the 8057 dred scott ruling, from the old supreme court chamber and to address the issue of confederate statues on display in the u.s. capital. the senate also convenes on monday to resume debate on the nomination of the director of the office of management and budget. and for the remainder of the week, the senate continues work 740.5 million dollars defense authorization act. watch live coverage on c-span, live coverage of the senate on c-span two. watch anytime on c-span.org or listen on the go wit

now a true expert in this area, james lewis, the the technology program at the center for strategic and international studiess take a this report today, the justice department accusing two chinese hackers. what do you make of that story? james: justices have decided to push back against the chinese. espionage has-- been going on for 20 years, they have ratcheted it up, looking to steal technology. this administration has been harder than any other. it is not a surprise that there are dozens of instances like this where you catch chinese spies trying to steal intellectual property. david: do we have a comprehensive policy to defend ourselves against it, is it possible to have such a policy? james: it is, and that is where we are headed. you need put together a package of things, factions, indictments, expelling people, working with allies. the chinese are not going to stop doing this, in part, because it is one of the secrets to their economic growth. this goes back to the 20th century, the idea that china needs to steal intellectual property. we have only started to just put together policies that push back

heather conley of the center for strategic and international studies. thank you very much.e your time today. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: a look at some of the biggest business stories in the news right now. theman sachs is forecasting first coronavirus vaccine could be available in the u.s. by the end of the year. in a note from analysts, the firm points to mow darn as -- to moderna's trial due to start july 27. the trump administration is reportedly considering blacklisting the parent company of tictoc. according to the financial times , that would prevent americans from using the video app. there is growing concern of tiktok's ability to gather data on americans is a huge security threat. the growth in oil demand looks like it will be slower than expected. the growth looks like it is leading lockdowns to be slower. to the former ceo of bp, bob dudley. bob: oil prices are difficult to predict. commitments remain to the climate side, but i think you will have to see some stability in place around prices so people cannot react overnight to a price signal. we will have to se

from the center for strategic and international studies this is just under 45 minutes. >> welcome to csis online event. today we're going to be talking about russian influence in the united kingdom. this is part of a broader report that csis just produced that looks how to counter russian and chinese influence. so last thursday we held a conversation with former australian prime minister malcolm turnbull that looked at chinese influence in australia. part of the report examined japan and australia and how chinese influence works there. today's conversation is to look at how russian influence works in the united kingdom. as part of that broader work we also looked at germany. the reason malcolm turnbull was so important is because we use his framing of influence activities. we looked at covert, coercive and corrupting influence factors. many reports have certainly examined the supply of influence activities, but very few look at the demand side. how democracies use and accept these influence activities. so our report focused much more on the demand how did democratic governors in soci

for being with u. >> thank you, steve. >> today british ambassador to the u.s. karen pierce talks about russia's influence in uk and europe. the center for strategic and international studies hosts the discussion at noon eastern. watch live coverage on c-span2 come on by the c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> former defense secretary leon panetta who served under the obama administration testified before a house foreign affairs subcommittee on managing threats from russia. the hearing focused on russia's use of cyber and disinformation as a form of hybrid warfare this is just over an hour and a half. >> i see that we have a quorum present. i really want to thank everybody for joining us, it's an important issue that i now recognize myself for opening remarks. pursuant to the notice, we're holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line come lessons for managing the russia threat. two weeks ago startling revelations that russia put bounties on american troops serving in afghanistan. this week in the foreign affairs committee we've been examining this egregious attack on americans and the top administration failure to handle it probably. i

from the center for strategic and international studies, this is an hour.

for being with u. >> thank you, steve. >> today british ambassador to the u.s. karen pierce talks about russia's influence in uk and europe. the center for strategic and international studies hosts the discussion at noon eastern. watch live coverage on c-span2 come on by the c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> former defense secretary leon panetta who served under the obama administration testified before a house foreign affairs subcommittee on managing threats from russia. the hearing focused on russia's use of cyber and

in fact the center for strategic and international studies leased -- released a report earlier this month that surveyed political elites across southeast asia and found that china is gaining ground on political influence and far outstretches the u.s. on economic influence in that region. i have two questions, how does the lack of u.s. leadership on the pandemic response create a vacuum that allows china to better develop that narrative, where they are the provider, helping countries with needed resources and expertise? and secondly, how does the pandemic contribute to this dynamic in southeast asia in a way that has a negative impact on the united states and our role? i'm happy to have whoever wants to answer it. >> i can start and pass it on. i totally agree with your premise of the question. i mean, the reality is china has used this pandemic to advance their strategic interests around the world. as i mentioned earlier, it does need to be seen in the context of the larger -- of their larger efforts. i think we have a lot of work to do, especially on the public diplomacy side, for one, t

and ceo of tenable, founding director, u.s. computer emergency readiness team. suzanne spaulding, senior adviser for homeland security at the international security program at the center for strategic and international studies. commissioner, u.s. cyberspace solarium commission. jamil jaffer of george mason university national security institute. the witnesses will be unmuted, so we can swear them in now. so please raise your right hand. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> i do. >> i do. >> i do. >> let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you. and without objection, your written statements will be made part of the record. with that, chairman rogers, nice to see you again, you are recognized to provide your testimony. >> thank you, madam chair, good to see so many colleagues i had a privilege to work with and some new ones as well. and to be on a panel of very distinguished experts in the field of cybersecurity and actually how weigh approach it. this has been a very long journey for me, madam chair, to get to where i would sit in front of the committee and say i support

for more insight, we are joined foreather conley, center strategic and international studies senior viceresident, for europe, eurasia, and the arctic. great to have you. walk us through the early reaction you have seen to what could be a good -- a big stimulus package, half of which looks like it will be grants relative to some low interest loans. heather: yeah, this has been an incredible four days of a lot of drama amongst 27 eu leaders. i think for me, they will get there. it has just been incredibly painful. and it is going to be -- howting to see if the it will implant -- impact the momentum asian of the recovery fund. clearly for me, the take away is germany and france, the two largest eu economies, can no longer when they agree move the organization. smallerly see the countries, when they are in coalition, countries that are frugal, they can bend the will of france and germany. this is why president macron was so angry throughout this entire conversation. they no longer can do this simply by themselves. what we are going to see is a smaller package, more heavily tilting to loans t