cross lives are all rasmussen the executive vice president of the eurasia center thanks for being with us here on our team international. as we were talking during the sound check that things are just getting crazy here why do you think boris johnson another british official say that the world quote unquote is behind the u.k.'s position on the screen paul case when in fact it's only western countries is this international community. put international community in quotes they're limited to the west or china a pretty good question and i think. i think it kind of centers on the whole perspective that. certain countries have thinking that the world their world balls around them when in fact it doesn't i think. and it's and i think also there is a perspective trying to shift even though we've got no evidence so far and it's really there's no basis on just the case and why logically on why russia would go ahead with this but there's no justification whatsoever there's no evidence of coming out we're not following international monica think primarily it's to try to try to spin the public in p

rasmussen executive vice president of the eurasia center says the current standoff may deepen already existing divisions in europe. i think it kind of centers on the whole perspective that. certain countries have thinking that the world their world balls around them but there's no justification whatsoever there's no evidence of coming out we're not following international monica think primarily it's to try to be in the public in promoting a we're the leaders of the world we're in really really being led by the u.s. in the u.k. in some ways i think the steps that are occurring may backfire creating more divisiveness within the within europe europe is already upset with the existing sanctions that are that are occurring effects on the business side that they're losing billions of euros a year hundreds of billions but really that's that's where it is most of the world is not behind this and even the people of european countries i think for the most part realize that this is really kind of a there's no justification whatsoever i mean who did it who knows but it clearly does not look like

marks mccoskey as a nonresident senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia center he attributes victory to anti e.u. sentiment that is shared by many eastern european leaders. this election is an order as an indicator of continuing strength of nationalistic conservative political leaders and movements in eastern europe and poland slovakia and the czech republic and hungary you have polluted leaders that are trying to cast their lot against process and again steve while maintaining their country's position so many ways it is again as a referendum and time rigid conservative movements are not apply anywhere or actually let you get to be a trash for many years and used her until liberal opposition to surrender together until things change and of course hungary is an example because bottom is or the strongest leaders in eastern europe is one of these leaders a stood up to brussels and also in many cases is where washington. oregon has been more divisive in support of president putin now that's a hungary is not germany and it's not a threat does not just force the eastlands so despit

non-resident senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia center he says obama's victory is part of a anti e.u. sentiment that is shared by many east european leaders. this election isn't as an indicator of us continuing strength of nationalist conservative political leaders and movements in eastern europe and poland slovakia and the czech republic and hungary you have polluted leaders that are trying to cast their lot against frost's and against you while maintaining their country's position so many twists again as a referendum and rigid conservative movements are not going anywhere are actually likely to be trashed for many years and eastern europe until liberal opposition to surrender to the other until things change and of course hungary is an example because or honest or the strongest leaders in eastern europe is one of these leaders that stood up to brussels and also in many cases is where. you should occur . or one has been more divisive and supported president now that's a hungary is not germany and it's not a threat does not just force the eastlands in the e.u. so despite c

i'm mark simone koski he's a nonresident senior fellow at the eurasia center at the atlanta council thanks very much for joining us on al-jazeera first of all the the very debate that we've just had in the un sick security council what was the point do you think and indeed was that report because it doesn't feel like even with all of the mudslinging and the will they arguing that we've got any further forward really what happened you know point or not this is russia's ability to put itself and its argument however skewed on the world stage as a permanent member of the un security council they have a right to call the session they feel that there is a gap between what the u.k. has said publicly and what some of you care fishel is have also claimed so they're going to take advantage to continue to lie an obvious kate and i and see if they can push around other countries that have supported the u.k. position because of their power as a permanent member of the un security council did you have any sympathy for them saying that they had asked a lot of questions and nobody had asked answer them f

carpenter is the senior director of the penn biden center for diplomacy and global engagement, and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia and eurasiawashington. thank you forjoining us. first of all, it has been an eventful weekend. what has been the reaction in the us media to the syrian airstrikes? in the media, you have seen a reflection of the various views across the lives of the spectrum here. so i think except for folks on the democratic left about whether the president has the authorisation according to us law to carry out strikes in a mission fundamentally aimed at preventing bashar al—assad from using chemical weapons, there have been questions to that effect from the left, on the right side of the political spectrum, especially the far right, you have had concern about president trump getting more enmeshed in the syrian civil war. it was just a matter of a couple of weeks ago he said he was withdrawing us troops from syria. this is an about—face, oi’ from syria. this is an about—face, or at least seen as such, in terms of that promise. there is concern in the far right. in the middle, many people applaud the strike for h

who's the senior director of the penn biden center for diplomacy and global engagement and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia and eurasiaeen in the united states. well, i think indymedia you'll have seen sort of a reflection of the different views across the political spectrum —— in the media. i think except for folks on me democratic left who have questioned whether the president has the authorisation here according to us law to carry out strikes and a mission that is fundamentally aimed at preventing assad from using chemical weapons, there have been questions to that effect on the left side, on the right side, especially on the far right, you have had a loss of concern about president trump getting more enmeshed in syria, potentially in the syrian civil war itself. it was a matter of a couple of weeks ago he said he was withdrawing us troops from syria. it is an about—face. 0r withdrawing us troops from syria. it is an about—face. or the strike is seen is an about—face. or the strike is seen as an is an about—face. or the strike is seen as an about—face in terms of that promise. there is quite a bit of concern on the

eurasia program. his research examines russian political history. he received his phd from yale. david in merman stein fellow at brookings with the foreign policy program's center. in politics and nationalism and russian foreign policy. examines theok rise of far-right political parties in western and eastern europe. shields a doctorate and masters in sociologist from berkeley and a bachelors in economic and social reality from emory university. he is an assistant professor of political science at george washington university and an academic fellow at harvard. his research understands how elites translate political power into economic influence, and how policies can be designed to curb corruption. in the effectiveness of anticorruption campaigns, nepotism in government hiring. his work has been published in the american political science review, the journal of politics, and popular publications for an affairs, the moscow times, and elsewhere. in case you are wondering who i of them the copresident .urasian club before we get going, i want to acknowledge more individuals and institutions. helping organize the catering and logistics. acknowledge to maria who was