things to talk about here i'm sure we can go on go out of time the deeper side director of international studies at trinity college. well moving on now the torch has been passed french finance minister christine lagarde has been confirmed as the new head of the international monetary fund she is of course replacing dominique strauss kahn who is charged with second sexually assaulting a maid at a new york hotel last month and this is a prestigious position of course but let's get to the nitty gritty here and talk about what the world at that will guard inherits. here is certainly one view that's greece today and for most of the last year riots in the street people fighting and dying and demonstrating against the government many there believe has failed then unemployment in greece now about sixteen percent financing by banks there standstill as the debate continues over austerity measures and more worry and speculation that as goes greece so goes the rest of the world not just greece of course the middle class here in the united states continues to suffer. about everywhere you look you can see evi

from hartford connecticut is the director of international studies at trinity college in africa. hey there there you are i want to talk about some of the key arguments the obama administration it made today at this hearing i know a lot of people have been waiting sort of to hear how they would lay this out on the table basically they said the mission in libya is limited the risk of x. as collation is limited the exposure of the armed forces is limited and so without full military engagement the war powers resolution has not been violated attorney at the training harold koh are arguing also the word hostilities should be defined by congress a by the president and of course in the historical context so my question to you is do these arguments hold any water. but it's not a goal that actually goes the idea of being do german is rather absurd to me you know the always going to begin based on a un resolution within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya they had already violated the narrow terms of the un resolution and now it looks like libya is

the arab world, i spoke with the president of the john hopkins -- johns hopkins school of international studies the situation in libya, in yemen appears to be an ongoing, bloody stalemate between opposition forces and the government digging in. where do you see the end? >> there you have that. there you have the hopes and the terrorism of the arab world, side-by-side. then you have these entrenched regimes that have no intention of reforming, no intention of sharing power, and i think syria is beginning to understand this ruler in damascus -- they are worried about what has happened to syria's children. it is the reckoning time in the arab world for this great fight, and in many ways an epochal fights between the rulers and the people in the streets. >> but they know there is such a thing as peaceful retirement for them now. they can see what is happening to president mubarak they get every reason to cling to power, however bloody that might be, don't they? >> we will always viewed saleh as a brigand. he was not the most enlightened of rulers, but he was not so terrible he, too, now has become

joining us once again is the director of middle east studies at johns hopkins of international studies here in washington. thanks very much. how concerned should we be that al qaeda could take over yemen? >> well, wolf, i think you said it well when you compare yemen with afghanistan. i mean, look, yemen is wafg a coastline. it's the most dangerous country in the region. if you talk to saudi officials, wolf, they tell you there's two things they are concerned about, egypt and prospect for egypt and yemen. so the stakes in yemen are very huge and i think we, the american presence in yemen is, i think, unprepared for the games that are being played. saleh has played the americans and gulf states for a fool. he has promised he'll relinquish power. he in tends to do nothing of the kind. >> here's what concerns me. we saw opportune snartunisia. a little violent. similar in egypt. since then we've seen violence in libya, bahrain, yemen. these leaders have decided to fight to the bitter end. >> you're absolutely right. there's a document leaked out from syria from syria intelligence. what the

i discussed those issues with a senior adviser to the center for strategic and international studies and a senior analyst for cbs news. can anyone replace bin laden or as the u.s. and u.k. governments say, is this all really rather irrelevant? >> no one can replace bin laden. he was an iconic figure of the terrorist movement, the charismatic leader of al qaeda bund al-zawahiri is no bin laden but this is an important move for al qaeda because al-zawahiri is an ideological and strategic heavyweight for al qaeda. he's been with the movement in essence from the start. he's been a key voice for al qaeda, especially in the context of the arab spring, the voice from al qaeda has been al-zawahiri's voice. so the fact that he is now leading the organization will try to coalesce the organization and try to reassert its significance and relevance in the middle east is incredibly important. >> given the disparate nature of al qaeda, so many offshoots across so many countries, can one man be a leader of this single organization? >> i think this is the major challenge for zawahiri, can he command

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the professor of international studies at the trinity college in hartford told r.t. of his belief that the nato operation is aimed at weakening libya. i do you know. to me you know all was going to begin to be a storm a u.n. resolution within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american strike. had already violated the narrative that you would. look like libya is simply being. being a hundred years of attacks went before i was in store peace you know there is a very gradually being a point of reading of libya to the extent where gadhafi is an ally and then. you know he's being made into what he wants giant somalia. now israel has deployed new missile defense systems there its border with lebanon fearing strikes from his we know there's a mr group that doesn't want its longtime ally syrian president bashar al assad to be toppled and there's also speculation it might be willing to divert western pressure away from him by launching a war against israel t's'pol asli reports on how the delicate balance in the region could spill further out of control. thi

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host: david pumphrey at the center for strategic and international studies. he of the program deputy director for energy and national security. if you are republican, call-in if you are republican, call-in on 624 -1115. democrats and independents call on your respective lines as well. is there any sort of threshold or any guideline of who is in the room to make the decision? guest: the guidance in the legislation refers to two types of sales. full-scale talks about a severe disruption. another type is called a limited sale. that is limited to 30 million barrels a year that can be done in anticipation of a severe -- severe supply distributor there is an assessment that exploits with analysts at the department of energy in consultation with other analysts. dan is moved into the inner- agency process and finally close to the white house. it is a presidential decision in the end as to whether or not this situation marks the release of oil. the term "severe" is not defined. different situations have had different answers to the question even though the loss of oil

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professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford told of his belief that when they talk ration is aimed at weakening libya. but i do know. is right to me you know always going to be given beer store a u.n. resolution within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya had already violated the narrative that you were this is usual and now it looks like libya is simply being there being a hundred days of attacks twenty four thousand sorties you know there is a very gradually being a point of leaving of libya to the extent where gadhafi is ally and then. you know he's being made into what he calls it giant storm while you. know israel has deployed new missile defense systems there its border with lebanon fearing strikes from his beloved is the most group that doesn't want its longtime ally syrian president bashar assad to be toppled and there's also speculation it might be willing to time but western pressure way from him by launching an attack against israel he supports new reports now on how the delicate balance in the region could spill fu

campaign but represented a symbolic falling out between congress and the president vision of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the authorization is another vehicle violation. thank you know. so to me you know always going to begin with the story of the u.n. resolution within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya but they had already acknowledged it then and there are terms of the un resolution and now it looks like libya is simply being bled being a hundred days of work the next twenty four thousand sorties you know there is a very gradually being a point of leaving of libya to the extent where he has ally and then defect. has said libya is being made into what he calls its giant somalia the united states president has not over the last twelve years come to congress to see cooperation for a war they have been very poorly defined statements brought before congress the same thing in afghanistan if the united states had properly gone to war in afghanistan then it may not have been so i don't know about the legality put instance of killing

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represented a symbolic falling out between congress and the president the process professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the authorization is another legal violation. the idea over the limit. is rather absurd to me you know all was going to begin based on a u.n. resolution within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya they had already violated the narrative terms of the un resolution and now it looks like libya is simply being bled being a hundred days of attacks twenty four thousand sorties you know there is a very gradually being a point of leading a libya to the extent where gadhafi is ally and then defect do most of which now has said that libya is being made into what he calls giant so while you have the united states president has not over the last twenty years come to congress to seek authorization for a war they have been very poorly defined statements brought before congress the same thing in afghanistan if the united states had properly gone to war in afghanistan then it may not have been so unclear about the legality of

nothing and now it is going to internal what i wrote about in the magazine is that in two major internal studies that's known as national intelligence estimates so it is the most secular saint documents we have in our government in terms of an assessment and they've both said nothing there what the obama administration disagrees with. i mean big deal i mean you know. i'm doing my job when when when the white house is mad at me i could care less and by the way. from my point of view these guys are no more the more then the. more straighter with us than the bush white house was and that's a shocking thing to say with there they're pretty much the same why is the main stream media not reporting to us i get a lot of stuff from colleagues around the world were more open than the american press is through its criticism of america but i have somebody one of the guys from the boston globe guy. who just said something nice to me i said well why don't you write about it if it's you know pick you don't have to write my story to pick up on it he said well we're not going to give two thousand words to the ne

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one here but it does forbid the deployment of ground troops he's a professional professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the authorisation is yet another legal violation the idea of getting treatment is rather absurd to me you know the always going to be getting the story as you enter to do so within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya they had already violated their narrative of the u.n. resolution and now it looks like libya is simply being delayed there's been a hundred days of attacks by twenty four thousand sorties you know there's a very gradual and painful bleeding of libya to the extent where that these ally and then defected most of that has said libya is being made into what we call it giant so mali the united states president has not over the last three years come to congress to seek authorization for a war they've been very poorly defined spread before congress the same thing in afghanistan if the united states had probably gone to war in afghanistan then it may not have been so unclear about the legality for instan

strikes for up to one year but it does forbid the deployment of ground troops professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the authorisation is yet another legal violation. to me you know it was going to. be a story. as u.n. resolution within a few hours of the will of beginning with the french and american striking libya they had already violated the narrow terms of the un resolution and now it looks like libya is simply being bled being a hundred days of a day twenty four thousand sorties you know there's a very gradually being followed leading over libya to the extent where the duffys ally and then defect most of whose side has said that libya is being made into what he calls it giant so molly the united states president has not over the last twenty years come to congress to seek authorization for a war they've been very poorly defined statements brought before congress the same thing in afghanistan if the united states had probably gone to war in afghanistan then it may not have been so unclear about the legality for instance of killing osama bin laden. well over a

strikes for up to one here but forbids the deployment of ground troops pressure professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the opposition is yet another legal violation. the idea of limited engagement is rather absurd to me you know the war was going to begin based on as you entered to do soon within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya they had already violated the narrow terms of the un resolution and now it looks like libya is simply being bled they've been a hundred days about decks twenty four thousand sorties but you know there's a very gradually being followed bleeding over libya to the extent where the fuse ally and then defect to the most of whose god has said libya is being made into what he calls it giant so much the united states president has not over the last twenty years come to congress to seek authorization for a war they've been very poorly defined statements brought before congress the same thing in the punished if the united states had probably gone to war in afghanistan then it may not have been so be a about

strikes for one year for biz the deployment of ground troops which is a process a professor of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the authorization is yet another. you know. to me you know always going to begin the story you enter to do so within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya if they had already been through terms of the u.n. resolution and oh it looks like libya is simply being played between a hundred days of work there are twenty four thousand sorties you know there's a very gradually being kind of bleeding over libya to the extent where. and then defected most of. libya is being made into what he calls giants so while you know the united states president has not over the last twenty years come to congress to seek what their eyes asian for a war been very poorly defined went before congress the same thing you know if the united states properly go to war in afghanistan then it may not be. about the legality for instance of dealing with some of the load in. we get more news and stuart news stories and features on our web page has

this conference is hosted by the center for jiechi dick and international studies. this panel is 90 minutes. >> now they can hear us. >> good morning, we are here today to talk about cyber incidents. i am going to turn it over to jim. >> you should have introduced yourself. what we are going to do here today is bring out the cyber incidents. a lot of our foreign friends would do something, so we have had advice. what we are going to do here today, we have goals that are a little bit different from the normal discussions of cyber security. the secretary will keep some of them up for us. the u.s. has the national doctrine. it was previewed it in the may 29 speech. it finally emerges in the next year or two. it did not work. >> what is that declaratory policy? we will use all means to defend it. we have the very experienced at a distinguished panel that will tell us, when does something justify a military response? what is appropriate? how do we signal that malicious acts in cyberspace are discomfort. what are the measures we can use? we can use the means to defend it,

today speaking at the center for strategic and international studies about global development led by the united states and it wasn't just her presence a left a few people scratching their heads it was also the company who sponsored the event on one of the largest oil companies in the world chevron puts money behind former u.s. leaders is the message of global development really that believable christine for a cell has the story. it was billed as an initiative to promote the leadership of the united states to develop economically communities around the world. and featured former secretary of state consul lisa writes partnering with chevron one of the largest oil companies in the world we can help countries to begin to build infrastructure back can attract and properly use private investment and business development which then produces the jobs or its people while the launch was short on details there were many references to the important role the u.s. had to play in improving welfare around the globe. global welfare may not be something that pops into the minds of citizens around the

it is a pleasure for me to be here at the school of advanced international studies. tion that instilled generations of public servants. pragmatic approach to problem-solving that is essential for effective conduct of foreign policy. i especially want to thank the merrill center for strategic studies for its emphasis on national security and for joining with the office of the director of national intelligence to introduce students to our intelligence community and inspiring the next generation of intelligence professionals. it is wonderful to see so many friends and colleagues i had the privilege to work with over many years. you have devoted your live to protecting this nation from many threats including the one that brings me here today that claimed the lives of some of our friends and colleagues. that is the continued terrorist threat from al qaeda. today we are releasing president obama's national strategy for counter-terrorism which formalizes the approach we have been pursuing and adapting for the last two years to prevent terrorist attacks to in short al qaeda's

i talked with a professor at the johns hopkins university school of international studies and with a syrian human rights activist. >> how important do you think this is this report that obama administration is possibly looking into referring charges to the international criminal court? >> well, finally if you will, this is a moment of reckoning for the obama administration. you will remember even 2 1/2 years ago when president obama came to office he had the promise of engaging the regimes both at tehran and damascus. even as late as may 19, just about three, four weeks ago, president obama was still holding open the possibility for bashar that he could either lead syria to a reform or get out of the way. so now the decision to refer him to the international criminal court is the right decision. it's a little too late for the obama administration, but better late than never. >> you're actually in the hague right now. you've submitted to the icc evidence of crimes against humanity by the assad regime. what kind of crimes? >> well, the syrian regime have committed -- have seized cities,

black's message is at odds with headlines from the largest international study on cell phones in cancer. their conclusion, little or no evidence cell phones are associated with brain tumors. but if you look just one layer deeper into the appendix of that same study, you'll see something unsettling. turns out participants in the study who use a cell phone for ten years or more had double the rate of a brain tumor. >> basically what triggered today's warning, a closer look at the studies. last year, interphone, a 13-country study, found no overall higher risk of brain tumors but found that people who used a cell phone for ten years or more had double the rate of a cancer called glioma, which is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. some studies have caused new reasons for concern. earlier this year, researchers using brain scans showed that less than an hour of cell phone use can increase brain activity in the area closest to the antenna. and cell phone radiation is measured on the assumption that you don't hold the phone to your ear. phone makers recommend a half inch or more

ining me now is gerard powers, dictor of caoli peacebuilding studies at the kroc institute for international peace studies at the university of notre dame. jerry, we're hearing a lot about political and financial questions about the situation in libya. what are some of the moral and ethical questions that should also be considered right now? >> thanks for having me, kim. i think there are three broad questions. one is were we morally justified in going in in the first place? the second is are the means that we are using morally justified or are we proving through the means we are using that humanitarian intervention as some allege is really just an oxymoron. and three, i think we have to think about what an ethics of exit means in libya. >> well, let's unpack all of that. we were justified in going in? the president said it was to protect civilians. >> i think humanitarian intervention in extraordinary cases to protect the civilian population is justified. and not only that, there's a duty in some cases to do that. my concern is that that objective ses toe suumed byther objecves. we are focu

he is now a senior advisor with the center for strategic and international studies. and juan-carlos, with some regularity over the last decade the al qaeda number two in a specific country would be killed or the al qaeda number three overall would be killed. how big a deal is the killing of this man. >> reporter: this is important in the context of al qaeda leadership in east after ka. haroun fazur as he was referred to was the senner leader for al qaeda in east africa. the link to the domestic militant group in somalia, the key link to the global movement, ties historically back to the founding of al qaeda, responsible for the 1998 embassy bombings attacks in 2002, mum wasa attack. this was really a key operatal strategic figure for al qaeda. so his loss is a major loss for al qaeda's connections in east africa. doesn't end the threat, certainly, from what we know in east africa or from al qaeda at large. but it is certainly a major blow to the movement. >> suarez: what is al shabob. >> a local militant group that has aligned itself with al qaeda it really emerged i