if you think about north korea, iran, sometimes china and russia, that world of state-to-state relationss so important. i think about it as the chessboard world, how do we essentially beat our adversaries. we think about a move, try to anticipate what move they make. that world is there in important but equally important is the world of the web. the world of criminal networks and drug traffickers. the world of business, which is increasingly big supply chains and corporations. in the world of nongovernmental corporations. i think of all of them as increasingly important act as but we do not have strategies for how to bring them together. "afterwords."ch

korea alone resolve the nuclear issue? is very unlikely. i think even if we look at the case of iran, extensive sanctions on their own didn't bring the iranians to the table. there were other factors. we can talk about them. this is even less likely in the case of north korea because pyongyang is not as reliant on the global financial system as iran. in this new policy also leaves room for engagement. that's the fourth element that i see. my thinking on this is with the new u.s. administration comes in opportunity to try to forge diplomatic path especially when it is clear the current approach is not working. relying on a pressure only approach is dangerous because it is inherently an approach of escalation that either leads to conflict or backing down by one side, and not necessarily to a potential political agreement, political solution. we risk of falling into a cycle of tit-for-tat escalation with real potential for conflict either by design or may be more so by accident. so we need an offramp. the trump administration has left open room for engagement. still remains to be seen i

. >> what strikes me was when you there is a world of states think about north korea, iran, china russia the world of state to state relations is still very important. i think of it as the chessboard world how do we essentially beat our adversaries. that world is there but equally important is the world of the web, the world of criminal networks and also arms traffickers and drug traffickers. the world of business which is a big network supply chains. in the world -- icl of these is web actors is increasingly important. but we don't have strategies with how to bring them together. >> this week to the canadian house of commons spoke about canadian foreign policy and their relationship with the u.s. this is 35 minutes.

. >> what would strike me was that we knew that there was a world whether northts korea or iran among or china or russia. the world of state to date relations is -- state relations is deal very important. how do we officially be their adversaries, and we think about a move and we try to anticipate whatever move they will make. the mode is there, but equally important is what i call the ".orld of the web the world of criminals, and the world of business which have increasingly take network supply chains. and also the world of nongovernmental organizations. all of these are web actors to me. but we do not have strategies for how to bring them together. watcher: "afterwords" for this interview. next, president trump comments during a joint conference with the president of romania. also, the weekly briefing with house minority leader nancy pelosi. president trump offered his first public >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and the president of romania. president trump: thank you very much. president iohannis, thank you for being here, it's an honor to welcome such

korea. regime change in iran. you have to examine the whole complex of rationales and discussions before you buy the missilet there is a defense system out there or soon could be that could actually protect us. there is not. us.hank you for reminding i am old enough to remember why richard nixon decided to -- about ballistic missile defenses. [inaudible] -- it does not mean that he was -- g, but . what we are talking about is a major strategic move but we should look at where we are going to be. we are now preoccupied and there is no doubt in my mind there was russian interference in the history of the [inaudible] the were not doing what the russians had just done. to think about the actions of a [inaudible] i think we need to do what you have suggested. [inaudible] i was interested in this point speech of its normally interpretation that isn't quite a violation but what worried me more were the statements. i am not sure how they feel about that because if they come to a conclusion to become fully independent. let

korea. you might say iran. or some of the terror networks that a country like iran supports or a nonstate actor like al qaeda or the islamic state. those are all reasonable answers to your question. at the same time, russia is a very reasonable answer to your question. because russia at this point, absent massive strategic surprise from china, is the only country thats ha the nuclear arsenal capable of destroying our way of life. and russia over the last several years has made it clear that they are -- remain hostile power and that vladimir putin doesn't think soviet union or russia lost the cold war and they were simply behind at halftime and are working quickly to make up the difference. so much so that you might ask today whether russia's better poised to get to france or get to spain than they were in the late stage of the cold war. so there's different ways of looking at that question. the takeaway, though, from the fact that i think it's hard to pinpoint a single threat that is the gravest threat we face

the report goes on to assess russia's capabilities, not koreas, china and iran. what this means is even if one does not believe an enemy is in possession of a nuclear icbm, that it would necessarily employ it by possessing the capability and restrictor military and options in response to a variety of aggression, therefore taking away the enemy's ability to threaten and it dramatically enhances the ability of the united states to conduct its foreign policy as policymakers see fit. we have to close those deterrent gaps. by using the united states expose where creating an incentive for enemies to develop capabilities to hold those assets at risk. as the senator stated there is a bipartisan effort in the senate to expand in inventory and investments in these programs. that is across the entire spectrum. i am in from agreement that especially on the heels of the successful intercept test now is the time to actually increase the number of ground-based interceptors. we are ready have space in alaska and california to deploy it. there was a great talk comparing how the u

the report was on to assess bots russia's capability, north korea, china and iran. hat this means is that even if one doesn't believe an enemy is in possession of a nuclear icbmn for instance out of north korea that it would necessarily employ the weaker icbm by possessing the capability will inhibit the us and our options in response to a variety of aggression. therefore, take it with enemy's ability to threaten the us and dramatically enhance the ability of the us to conduct a foreign policy as we see fit. we have to close the deterrence gap and by leaving the us exposed the are creating incentive for our enemies to develop those capabilities. as the senator stated there'sofu underway great bipartisan effor in the senate to expand both an inventory and also justrt investments in these programs across the entire spectrum of missile defense system. i'm in firm agreement that especially on the heels of this successful intercept test of gmd is the time to increase ground-based interceptors. we have a base in alaska and california to do for this interceptors, so as we c

if you think about north korea or iran or china and russia, that world of state to state relations is still very important. i think of it as a chessboard world. it is the world of how do we beat our adversaries. we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are going to make. that world is very important, but equally important is what i call the world of the web. that world of criminal networks, including terrorists, but also arms traffickers and drug traffickers. the world of business which increasingly big network supply chains, global corporations, and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all those actors as web actors, increasingly important actors. but we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. >> watch afterwards, sunday night at 9:00 a.m. eastern on where2's book tv.>> just about -- >> this is american history tv on c-span3. we are live at the civil war institute's annual conference hosted by gettysburg college. our final speaker of the day is next. washington and lee university history professor barton myers talks about confedera

if you think about north korea or iran or china and russia, that world of state to state relations is still very important. i think of it as a chessboard world. it is the world of how do we beat our adversaries. we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are going to make. that world is very important, but equally important is what i call the world of the web. that world of criminal networks, including terrorists, but also arms traffickers and drug traffickers. the world of business which increasingly big network supply chains, global corporations, and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all those actors as web actors, increasingly important actors. but we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. >> watch afterwards, sunday night at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. wheret about -- >> this is american history tv on c-span3. we are live at the civil war institute's annual conference hosted by gettysburg college. our final speaker of the day is next. washington and lee university history professor barton myers talks about confeder

anyt: i am not aware of real collaboration between iran and north korea on their nuclear program. were able during obama's years to reach a very controversial agreement with iran where they agree to stop their nuclear program for 12 years. the reason that that was successful, if you call that a success, is iran has a lot of economic ties with the rest of the world. the united states was able to build a coalition to apply pressure on iran. north korea has notes american ties to the rest of the world -- has no significant ties to the rest of the world. far as military options, those are the things i explore. i will elaborate why all of them are really bad options. host: in a piece in yesterday's "washington post" about north korea about how to avoid war in north korea. i will read you a little bit of that. but the piece ends by saying -- ask what do you think about the option? guest: i think we ought to try it in my concern is we have been trying it for a long time. there are really so many ways that we can hurt north korea further through economic sanctions. the truth is we do not

would you allow north korea and some idiot in iran to bomb us and then say, we had better start talking of course i would not allow them to do that. how would you stop them? that is why i made the point a short time ago about the need for president 0bama's agreement with iran to be upheld, it's important. also to promote disarmament in korea. that is difficult, i appreciate. i don't understand why everyone in the room seem so keen on killing millions of people. difficult moments for him as well on the ira. the tough night for both arrivals. a brief but big and counter. moments that could make the difference. there are still minds to change. earlier today the crown prosecution service announced that the conservative candidate for south thanet in kent —— craig mackinlay —— had been charged in connection with expenses claimed —— during the last election —— two years ago. the party said it believed the allegations were ‘unfounded'. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. in the 2015 general election, the voters of south thanet were deluged by big—name conservative campaigner

to me, from the outside, i did wonder him a how long is it going to be -- that was vietnam, korea, iraninventings itself. again, today, your them say, oh, it is going to be a long war. one enemy of america turns into another turns into another turns into another. at the big wills keep on turning. and we don't have enough snowdens and ellsbergs around. amy: arundhati roy, it is been a pleasure spending the hour with you. it wasn't enough. we will do a post show after an post it online at democracynow.org. is the author of the new novel "the ministry of utmost happiness." democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amidst the moonlight. announcer: "julie taboulie's lebanese kitchen" is made possible by... man:♪ do your thing, do your thing ♪ ♪ syracuse, do your thing ♪ do your thing, do your thing ♪ ♪ syracuse, do your thing

today if you think about north korea or iran or china and russia, that world of state to state relations is still very, very important, and i think of it as the chessboard world, because it is the world of how do we essentially beat our adversaries. we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are going to make. that world is there and it is very important. equally important is what i call the world and the web, the world of criminal networks including terrorists would also drug traffickers. , which isof business increasingly a big network supply chain, global corporations, and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all of those actors actors, increasingly important actors. but we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. "after words," tonight at 90 5 p.m. eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: a chance to hear what you're thinking our remaining 25 minutes on "washington journal," and you can send us a tweet or share a comment on the facebook page. back," based on his news conference on friday, and "the washingt

we need to be working together to have a discussion about how to rain in the press from north korea and iran the worst threat to their strategic arsenals if they see it as a threat at all which is the problem presented by those and if we can work together to bring those problems under control, we will be having qualitatively different discussions. >> we have time for maybe one more question and this relates to the anticipated meeting between president trump and putin coming in july. and the question is that back in the 1980s, i think it was 1985, president reagan and gorbachev jointly declared a nuclear war was was never to be one and must never be fought. will the two presidents consider any joint language that tries to address the joint concern and commitment to avoiding nuclear conflict between the two largest countries with the two largest arsenals? >> i'm not going to put words in his mouth at this point. >> i'm not going to put words in your mouth, do you think that might be considered as the trip is prepared. >> the president been clear that what we are interested in doing is looking

the director of the missile defense agency said the test was done with north korea and iran clearly inly in mind and portrayed a realistic scenario and showed the system ready to defend american and their allies. in it cost $2 billion. my next guest said the u.s. test shows that the united states can defend from an attack and should give kim jong-il a pause. joining us is our guest. and a congressman, it is great to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> lou: i can't imagine the pressure on the test. but they pulled it off. >> god bless ronald reagan for his vision. his influence is still being felt. that is kim jong-il looking at that. you have a nuclear war head and the u.s. has that type of capability it is positive for our country. >> lou: positive for the country and another positive p to add to a long list since president trump was elected. slog ans with make america great again. and what we are watching is a contimium a reassert by this president stepping in challenges whether the pacific region or south china sea or middle east. the administration is responding. >> we had eig

today if you think about north korea or iran or some times china and russia that world of state to state relations is still very very important and i think of it as the chess board world. it's the world of how do we essentially beat our adversaries and we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are going to make. that world is there and it's very important, but equally important is what i call the world of the web. that world of criminal networks including terrorists but also arms traffickers and drug traffickers, the world of business, which increasingly big network supply chains, global corporations and the world of organizations. i think of all of those as increasingly important actors but we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. >> watch after words sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> president trump's nominees to be the next white house budget and regulatory affairs and federal emergency management administrator testified before the senate homeland security and governmentaal affairs committee. all were asked multiple questions about the presiden

committee, that we're ill-prepared and he has grave concerns for us fighting a power like north korea or iran. and there's discussion about the military unpreparedness. i think we should do everything we can. eric: let me get the liberal in here. less military spending. >> i'm a hillary hawk and i think we could take the 1.6 billion for the border wall and spend it on important programs for the country and maybe give it to the state department and be diplomatic leaders and health and stuff like that. eric: your thoughts on the crazy world getting crazier, should we spend more? >> we cannot be a diplomatic leader with north korea, there's no negotiating there with that insane dictator. and i believe that the priority of nuclear strike deterrents is important, it reminds me of the days of ronald reagan when he launched the strategic defense initiative. incredibly important because at the end we're looking at a long-range nuclear missile that could be launched, you know, in the next four years in the hands of the north koreans and we need to be prepared. eric: rachel, bring it home. >> i just wa

if you think about north korea or iran or sometimes china and russia, that world of state to state relations is still very, very important, and i think of it as the chess board world but it's the world of how do we essentially beat our at vers ears and we think d- -- adversaries and we think about a move and try to anticipate their move. that world there is and it's very important, but equally important is what i call the world of the web. that world of criminal networks, including terrorists, but also arms trackers and drug trackers. the world of business, which increasingly big networks supply chains, global corporations and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all those actors as web actors, as increasingly important actors but we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. so, this book is a book that says, if we are going to have a world of a chessboard and strategies how you dollar -- deal with conflict between states and cooperation between state wes need strategies how to design networks for pick people. who do we connect, how do we connect them, how do we

what would strike me was that ofknew there was a world state reps -- if you think about north korea or iranthat world of state to state relations is still very important. i think of it as the chessboard world. it's the world of how do we essentially beat our adversaries. we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are could equally important -- going to make. equally important is that world of the web. business, which is d andasingly being networke the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all of those actors as web actors as increasingly important actors. we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. ds on c-span2'sor tv. c-span2's book tv. host: our next guest is farhana khera. she serves as the president and executive director of muslim advocates. , we saw not only what happened in that portland attack but the president's response to it.

think about north korea or iran bang or china or russia, that world of state-to-state relations is stillery important to i think about it is the check point world because it is the world of how do we essentially beat our adversaries. we think about a move and try to anticipate what move they are going to make. what is equally important is what i call the world of the web. the world of the terminal networks, including terrorist's, arms traffickers, drug traffickers, the world of business. corporations. big supply chains. and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all of them is web actors. actors.ngly important but we do not have strategies for how to bring them together. announcer: watch sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two booktv. an update on the trump administration decision to withdraw from the climate change agreement. i'm washington journal, this runs 30 minutes. >> myron

mandelker's job as undersecretary would be directly overseeing sanctions policy on iran, russia, north korea, syria, and some 25 other programs. in fact, when asked what her top priorities would be in assuming office, she noted that first and foremost she will focus on the areas posing the greatest threats, those being north korea, iran, isis, syria, and russia. she also affirmed that she would work closely with the banking committee and congress in carrying out other duties. i don't need to stress the importance of passing ms. mandelker's nomination so treasury can carry out this important mission, especially given that the senate voted on our sanctions package was so strong. the two leaders and many senators of both parties were able to work together to pass this important comprehensive sanctions legislation as they will to ensure this nomination. given her strong qualifications and bipartisan support from this committee of jurisdiction, i urge my colleagues to support her nomination. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order

comparison in terms of the amount of testing that we've seen with north korea both in range and capability to what we have seen in iran over the last six to eight months. it's night and day. so our priorities on focusing towards a north korea threat have been exactly right. that said, we cannot forget about iran and what they are capable >> but that will space to the war fighter. and opportunities with the right assessment capability to go along with it. >> okay. thank you very much. appreciate your service once again and i yield back. >> thank you, gentleman. was it your best ability or judgment that funding be cut for fi 'sl on drinking energy. >> no, that was not my best military advice. >> thank you mr. chair. admiral, i just would like to get a orientation here. so from the time, if you can say this in open session, from the time the icbm was launched, how long was it before the vandburg intercepter was launched. >> about so minutes. >> can you tell me where exactly did they intersect? was it close to hawaii, close tore the west coast, closer to the point? >> it was about 2,000 miles west of california but furthe

>> what would strike me was we knew there was a world of states today if you think about north korea or iran or sometimes china and russia that world of state to state relations is still very very important and i think of it as a checkerboard world because it's the world of how do we essentially beat our adversaries and we think about a move and we tried to anticipate what moved they are going to make. that world is there and it's very important but equally important is what i call the world of the web, that world of criminal networks including terrace but also arms traffickers and drug traffickers, the world of business which is increasingly big network supply chains and global corporations and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all those that are says web at theirs is increasingly important actors but we don't have strategies for how to bring them together. this week and the canadians house of commons chrystia freeland spoke about canadian foreign-policy and their relationship with the u.s.. this is 35 minutes. [applause]

me -- strikes me was there was a state today, if you think about north korea or iran, and sometimes chinand russia, the world of state to state relations is still very important and i think of it as the chessboard world because it is the world of how do we essentially be their adversaries , and we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are going to make. that is very important, but equally important is what i call the world of the web, that world of criminal networks including terrorist but also arms traffickers and drug traffickers, the world of business which is increasingly big network supply chains, global corporations, and the world of nongovernmental organizations. i think of all those actors as web actors as increasingly important actors, but we do not have strategies of how to bring them together. onwatch afterwords, c-span2's booktv. this weekend, leading civil war historians converge on gettysburg, pennsylvania to explore the civil war from all angles. american history tv on c-span3 takes you to the conversation at the gettysburg college civil war institute.

today if you think about north korea or iran or china and russia, that world of state to state relationss still very, very important, and i think of it as the chessboard world, because it is the world of how do we essentially beat our adversaries. we think about a move and we try to anticipate what move they are going to make. that world is there and it is very important. equally important is what i call the world and the web, the world of criminal networks including terrorists would also drug traffickers. , which isof business increasingly a big network supply chain, global corporations, and the world of nongovernmental organizations.

right inventory and capabilities and capacity and right size that can deal with russia, china iran, north korea or violent extremism, that we'll have the right force in the future to maintain a competitive advantage. deal with what we deal with as unexpected. as i tell people, if there's anything i learned in 40 years of active duty it's to be humble about our ability to predict the future. just like any industry, you have to benchmark yourself against something. what we have done, benchmark ourselves against those four plus one. in the way we will inform our priority nas we provide to congress by looking at where we are today relative to where we'll be five years from now. that will be where the priorities outside the nuclear enterprise are established. there's other things about training the force. i'm speaking about it from a joint inventory perspective. >> let's go global again. you mentioned briefly nato. the president was on overseas trip, he had pretty tough words for nato. how did those words have an effect on your dealings with your counterparts and the allies that we have dealt for so

security council is working quietly and behind the scenes to free american hostages held in iran, north korea syria. tonight lester holt spoke to the parents of austin tice, a journalist and former marine who was captured in syria years ago. the hostage video, while difficult to watch, gives them faith that he's still alive. >> jesus. oh, jesus. >> how did you handle that tape when you first saw it? was that a sense of hope or dread? >> it took a while to realize that the appropriate response was hope. we have to be completely apolitical. and stay focused on this humanitarian effort that is not a part of foreign policy, it is not a part of national security. this is our son, who is being held captive, who needs to come home. >> i suspect you wouldn't be sitting down with me if there was any question that austin was alive. >> there is no question about that. >> does that come from an emotional place or hard evidence? >> that's sensitive to answer. let's just say we had a video that was titled "austin tice is alive." that's never been contradicted. and it has been confirmed over these last almo

i have with my foreign counter parts of the g7 or g20 i talk about sanctions whether it's north korea, iran on their ballistic missile program, their terror financing syria, i assure you we are doing everything we can. as it relates to the report you just referenced that came out yesterday, i did just get briefed on it this morning. i haven't had a chance to go through the entire findings but i can assure you i'm focused on that with my staff. >> yesterday i think you're aware the secretary mattis declared that north korea's the most urgent national security threat facing the united states. i know president trump and president xi has had some conversations. however if you look at the first quarter trade between china and north korea, that trade activity increased by roughly 40% between china and north korea just in the first part of this year alone. so do you believe that china is meeting its agreements that it has said it would carry out with the trump administration? >> again, i want to be careful about talking about confidential or classified issues in this setting. i'd be more than happ

trade embargo matches against cuba but any other country that where the issue is such as north korea and iran sort of thing. all fact the other day is this government by which tells american companies individuals what they can and cannot do with cuba since this party executive branch it exists. and the pleasure of who the present happens to be whether it's reagan bush obama cetera so i was under obama because he wanted to relax sanctions were cuba and bring things down toward a road of getting ready and margaux all together. all fact stepped in to say ok we're going to lax certain restrictions the problem with that is that is in the practice obama has sent mixed signals about what that really means for example during hellbound illustration of fact was continuing to do you know to impose multimillion dollar fines against various foreign banks for doing business with cuba we're talking banks from b.m.p. paribus to society generale has chris swiss among others are is the situation will be in the power bus was the most serious because all fact long to stretch the justice department actually wante

we've already put a significant number of new sanctions, whether it's north korea or iran's ballistic missile program, this administration will continue to use sanctions maximum allowable by law. the $117 million that we requested was intended to be flat to what was the continuing resolution. now when the only mee bus was approved we got a little more money. it was somewhat un-internal tin that it was a small cut on that. like other parts of government it was intended to remain flat. i'd also like to just say we were very closed by the mou that was just signed with the gulf countries. setting up a financial center that -- in saudi arabia. that was something that was done after the budget was submitted so i will be working with director mulvaney on how we fund that because this is something we've done since the budgetive funded. >> so you were anticipating something else in the omni bus? >> excuse me? >> you were anticipating something -- >> we were pleased that we got more money from the mfi -- >> would you have funded the omni bus levels if you had been made aware of the increase ear

attack from an icbm, direct are of missile defense agency said that test was done with north korea and iranfocus, clearly in mind. portrayed a very realistic senseario. and -- scenario and showed system ready to defend america and our allies, tuesday's test cost a quarter of a billion dollars. and an extraordinary result for a long-term program. >> my next guest said that test democrats that united states has the capability to stop a attack, should give kim jong-un pause. joining us now, a member of freedom caucus, congressman great to yo to have you with us. >> great to be here. lou: i can't imagine the pressure on the officer in charge of that test, but he or she pulled it off. >> he did, and you know, i see something like, that god bless ronald reagan for having the visions, he did so as president, his influence is still felt, if you are kim jong-un, you are looking at that, that one thing you are building toward to have a ballistic missile capability and u.s. has that type of capability is very positive for our country. lou: and another positive to add to a long list. since president tr