well, he's senior fellow at the middle east institute joins us now from new orleans in louisiana. many thanks for your time. this is now the 3rd time calling in recent weeks. clearly the situation is escalating. i think that the situation is becoming more dangerous because the nature of weaponry that's being used in these attacks is becoming more depth. and that's all the more reason why one hopes that the parties will be able to find some way to resolve this contract. this conflict a has been amended, the saudi led coalition fighting the hate, the since 2015 since the beginning, but they've largely avoided the who, the firing line. until now why is that? i really think that these are just trying to be right to bring pressure on the saudi. you a coalition to bring things to a favorable cause from their point of view. so for the emma ross's how, how difficult is this situation in terms of what they do next? i mean, they're clearly on the increasing threats from the who these what will authorities be thinking in terms of how to deal with the situation? the only way this is going to

general phillip breedlove served as supreme allied commander 2013-2016 currently with the middle east institute as their distinguished chair of the frontier europe initiative. is on with us this morning to talk about the increasing tensions between ukraine and russia. welcome to washington journal. thank you for having me, i'm looking forward to the conversation. >> and what is the supreme court allied commander, what does that entail? >> militarily you're ostensibly the commander of nato forces that are operational. those that have been called to duty or those that are on day-to-day standing at sea and in the air, and on the ground in ur our units forward in europe. there's between you and the frontline troops and you're providing guidance, et cetera, to carry the mission of nato and the military forces activated. >> go ahead and finish your thought, go ahead. >> the factor is more of a representative for the military and of the military to the nac, the north atlantic council. when we need to do something militarily in nato, the decision to do for it, the decision to provide for is for nac is

i'm the president of the middle east institute. i'm in washington dc and it gives me great pleasure to welcome our friend and colleague ambassador martin indict for a talk about his new book called master of the game henry kissinger and the art of middle east diplomacy. i exhibited here and encourage you all to read it. i've been reading it all of last week and taking copious notes and very eager to discuss it with martin. ambassador indic is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the center for relations in new york. but as you know, he's had a long and distinguished career in the us diplomatic and foreign service particularly relating to the middle east and the israel palestine conflict. that involved ambassador to israel a number of times served as assistant secretary of state for near east affairs. it was a special assistant to president clinton also as special and void to president obama on the israeli-parestinian negotiations. somebody who's really been on all parts of this. us peacemaking history in the middle east and c

i'm the president of the middle east institute. i'm in washington dc and it gives me great pleasure to welcome our friend and colleague ambassador martin indict for a talk about his new book called master of the game henry kissinger and the art of middle east diplomacy. i exhibited here and encourage you all to read it. i've been reading it all of last week and taking copious notes and very eager to discuss it with martin. ambassador indic is currently a distinguished senior fellow at the center for relations in new york. but as you know, he's had a long and distinguished career in the us diplomatic and foreign service particularly relating to the middle east and the israel palestine conflict. that involved ambassador to israel a number of times served as assistant secretary of state for near east affairs. it was a special assistant to president clinton also as special and void to president obama on the israeli-parestinian negotiations. somebody who's really been on all parts of this. us peacemaking history in the middle east and c

it says: let's bring in dr vera mironova from the middle east institute.om fighter tojihadist: non—state armed groups human resources, and joins us from new orleans. thank you very much indeed for your time. what do you put this particular attack down to? why has it flared up right now? i think we were expecting has it flared up right now? i think we were expecting some kind of attack any minute. it is not a surprise. everyone was watching the situation in syria for a long time, we knew that thatis for a long time, we knew that that is where it is getting too, right. they were openly always saying that was their target, not only saying it but it was their first target. the question was asked when it was going to happen. it happened now. everyone was basically expecting it to happen. it expecting it to happen. it seems as if the kurdish forces have regained some element of control here. i know you speak to some of the eis fighters out there. what is their mood? do they feel they are winning a battle here? i they feel they are winning a battle here?— they fe

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well now senior fellow at the middle east institutes who says diplomacy really is the only way forward. the situation is becoming more dangerous, because the nature of weaponry that's being used in these attacks is becoming more deadly. and that's all the more reason why one hopes that the parties will be able to find some way to resolve this contract. this conflict. i really think that the who the use of just trying to been craft to bring pressure on the saudi. you a confirmation to bring things to a favorable close from their point of view. the only way this is going to be resolved as if saudi, the emerson, the who these are able to sit down together, either directly or remediated apparatus such as the united nations. and work things up, let's not forget that this war was really started by saudi arabia and the emirates . and so the who these essentially are striking back, they're not very happy over the use of force inside their country by the shore, by saudi arabia. you've got to put that into this perspective to really understand what's going on. there isn't any other alternative b

also want to thank the middle east institute for hosting us on allowing me to be a a moderat.it's been an interesting conversation. i learned a lot from it. thanks to you charles and most of all thank you, doug, for letting us go on this journey with you in an unclassified setting if you will for the past 34 years. it's been illuminating and appreciate your sharing your experience. >> thank you nancy. thank you, charles. thanks to everybody who tune in and watch today. i want people to be talking about this. >> thank you so his book the cruelty is the point. our first speaker is an individual that he and i go back. massive experience in international and in particular the cold war and i will bless you take the podium. >> thank you very much. pleased to be years to s

also want to thank the middle east institute for hosting us on allowing me to be a a moderat.it's been an interesting conversation. i learned a lot from it. thanks to you charles and most of all thank you, doug, for letting us go on this journey with you in an unclassified setting if you will for the past 34 years. it's been illuminating and appreciate your sharing your experience. >> thank you nancy. thank you, charles. thanks to everybody who tune in and watch today. i want people to be talking about this. >> thank you so

i'm the president of the middle east institute. i'm in washington dc and it gives me great pleasure to welcome our friend and colleague ambassador martin indict for a talk about his new book called master of the game henry kissinger and the art of middle east diplomacy. i exhibited here and encourage you all to read it. i've been reading it all of last week and taking copious notes and very eager t

he is currently with the middle east institute as their distinguished chair of their frontier europenitiative and he will talk about the increasing tensions between ukraine and russia. general breedlove, welcome to "washington journal." guest: thanks for having me. host: what does it mean to be the supreme allied commander? what does that role until militarily and politically? guest: militarily, you are a tentatively the commander of those nato forces that are operational, those that have been called to duty or those that are on day to day standing duty on land on air with our units in europe but there are other commanders between you and the front-line troops so you are providing guidance, policy etc. as to how to carry the mission of nato in those -- and those military forces that are activated. it's more a representative of the military and for the military to the north atlantic council. when we need to do something militarily in nato, the decision to do it, to provide for it is made at thenac and one of the biggest jobs is to go to that governing body to get the support the troop

i am a fellow at that institute for middle east policy. i am and one of many, so then he's protesters industry. it's so nowadays in for a long time by no right. good to have you lead please greet the stream audience. get to see you again. thank you. hi everyone. i am a little heard another little comment eater and the managing director of a think tank in harlem inside strategy ones. we also invited the military to be part of this conversation. they didn't respond to any of our requests, but we are live on youtube and the comment section is there for you. put your comments, your questions in the comment section, and we will put part of those to our audience and also share them with our panel as well. so the protests have continued. march is rallies against the military for a week after week after week. i see you nodding, miss anne, can you explain what the strategy is as an activist going out on the street facing violence, but still continuing to do it well, yeah, exactly. as you explained that as control then announce, protest, have been g

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