of the north atlantic but in 1980 an extraordinary event happened in human history for the first time ever trans-pacific trade equaled transatlantic trade is somewhere around 1980. it is hard to pinpoint but that was an extraordinary event that we all experience but think what it means for it means at that point* not only was europe no longer the pivot of the global system, nor was the north atlantic by itself the key to global power. there were two keys, the atlantic and in the pacific. therefore by definition any power that was made by both bodies of water was in an extraordinary position in particular if it had the wherewithal to exploit that. south america for reasons i will not go into a comic can let looks like one continent's but it really is not it is divided and subdivided but north america, is a power native to the atlantic and pacific therefore has the lowest cost of projecting power for the cost of european empire to maintain a a major naval presence in the pacific is extraordinarily high. the cost of the asian power to maintain the atlantic presence is extremely high. but

. >> how much will your revenue de creation from north atlantic flights if british airways gets anti-trust immunity with american?. >> i have no idea exactly how much revenue will decrease but for the reasons i just -- the example i just gave with the travel trade, you could then move on to corporate and one can have the same arguments with them. they would be able to twist arms, they'll be the biggest mafioso boss in town and i mean they have even managed to go into travel agents and corporates over the last few weeks to get them to sign documents saying we think this merger will be a good idea. what choice do these corporates or travel agents have when these enormous companies come in. i have no idea exactly how much it will -- >> what chance is there that virgin could actually fail if there is this merger? >> um, we -- we have battled through 9/11, i mean, we have -- just because virgin atlantic is a lot better airline across the atlantic than any other airline flying, when we started 25 years ago, there were 11 other u.s. carriers competing with us, pan-am, twa, air florida, people's e

i look forward to the north atlantic council's approval of a new command organization next month and to the senate's confirmation of lieutenant- general david rodriquez, who with approval, would assume command of the day to day military operations of this headquarters. another important take away from this is a commitment from nato to do everything possible to prevent civilian casualties during military operations. it is clear that we need to do much more to overcome what i believe is one of our greatest strategic vulnerabilities. afghan people must be reassured that u.s. and nato forces are there as friends, partners, and along with afghan security partners protectors as well. with the comprehensive new civil military and diplomatic strategy, great new leadership team, i think the united states and our allies and the afghan people will be able to achieve the goal of in afghanistan that does not provide a sanctuary for al qaeda, rejects the role of the taliban, and has an elected government working to provide the needs and securities of the afghan people. with that, we would be happy

. >> how much will your revenue decrease from north atlantic flights if british airways gets antitrust immunity with american? >> i have no idea exactly how much revenue will decrease. but, you know, for the reasons i just, the example i just gave with the travel trade you can then, you know, move on to corporates and have the same arguments with them. they'll be able to twist arms, you know, they'll be the biggest behalf quos saw boss in town, and, i mean, they've even managed to go into travel agents and corporates over the last few weeks and get them to sign documents saying, you know, we think this merger's going to be a good idea. you know, what choice do these corporates or travel agents have when these enormous companies come in and can them to sign this bit of -- ask them to sign this bit of paper? obviously, it's going to affect our revenue considerably, i have no idea exactly how much. >> what chance is there that virgin atlantic could actually fail if there is an b a/american her very? >> we have battled through 9/11, i mean, you know, just because virgin atlantic, i think,

later, admiral timothy keating, speaking at the atlantic council, talking about north korea's most recent missile testing. we will have live coverage at 5:30 eastern, here on c-span. >> file-sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight, digital music, the internet, and copyright policy with the chairman of universal public -- universal music publishing group. >> we want companies to take more responsibility for providing music. >> he is the chairman of universal music publishing group, tonight at 8:00 p.m., on "the communicators." >> next, a look at 30 years of close-up television on c-span. we will hear from current and former associates of the show, including joe garrity. the guests will take questions from students and teachers of the close-up academy. this is one hour. >> hi, i am from western the sake >> i am your host and here we are in the newseum. we bring students face to face with current events, the workings of government, and the press. this week, we will look at 30 years of close-up television programming on c-span. our audience consists of students and teachers from

atlantic council. this will include north korea's most recent missile testing. live coverage of that will be at 5:30 eastern, here on c-span. now all look at some of this morning's washington journal. >> faiz shakir is the editor of a local newspaper. we're talking about congress wrapping up and the influence of media on politics. there's a front-page story in the on the roll call pokey about the gop and their plans of the fourth of july recess. how effective are parties at getting their message through to the public, particularly through july 4 recess? guest: it requires gas -- grassroots work. people need to amplify your message. if your focus on a d.c. message, advertising in "roll- call" or "the washington post," many of these groups are hoping their messages are bombarding both the lawmakers and their staffs and constituents, getting across the message. they are effective when they started in that fashion. host: it is a down time for politics in general. what are you looking at as the recess developed? guest: the districts that democrats have won over the p

later, admiral timothy keating will speak at the atlantic council, the topics include north korea's most recent nuclear and missile testing. live coverage of that at 5:30 p.m. eastern or hear on c-span. also earlier today, at the supreme court released its opinion in the case involving a promotional for new haven firefighters was rejected because very few minorities would receive promotions. white firefighters alleged that a bidding the exam at unfairly denies them promotion. the supreme court side -- sided with the firefighters in the 5-4 decision, overturning a lower- court decision. tonight you can hear a portion of the oral arguments before the second circuit court of appeals. that argument took place in december of 2007. we will have that tonight at 8 eastern here on c-span and on line. you can see transcripts and read about reaction coming to the supreme court decision. hillary clinton to address the situation and honduras, iran and iraq at today state department meeting. she said the ouster of the president of honduras over the weekend is a coup, and expressed confidence in the ab

atlantic council. the topics include north korea's most recent nuclear and missile testing. that's at 5:30 eastern on c- span. >> file sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight, on "the communicators" digital music and publishing. >> one of the goals of my industry is to have the isp's take more responsibility for the service they're providing and make sure they're not providing a huge on trade to intellectual property for free. >> the chairman of universal music publishing group, tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicator's" on c-span2. >> in just a moment, we will go to more of today's's "washington journal" but, bernard madoff has been sentenced to 150 years. he spoke of his own behalf at the sentencing, the judge sentenced him to 150 years. that was a recommendation as one of the harsher lengths of sentencing. again, bernard madoff is sentenced to 150 years. we will have more on that as time allows and the news develops. we will have that for you here on c-span. a topic on this morning's "washington journal" was how congressional seats may be preserved or n

atlantic council. the topics include north korea's most recent missile testing. live coverage at 5:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier today the supreme court released its opinion in the connecticut firefighters case. it involved a promotion exam for firefighters that was rejected because very few minorities would receive promotions under it. a group of white firefighters wanted the exam abandoned. supreme court sided with the white firefighters, overturning a lower-court ruling that had been endorsed by the supreme court nominee sotomayor. tonight at 8 eastern, you can hear a portion of the oral argument from the case that took place in december of 2007. >> from a conference on u.s. indian relations, defense and security issues including india and pakistan nuclear programs. it runs one hour 5 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for coming to the american enterprise institute and welcome to our program on the future of indian relations. i am gary schmidt, a resident scholar sure -- scholar here and i run the program on advanced strategic studies. i will be moderating. or the first panel tod

atlantic council. u.s. pacific commander includes conversation on the north korean missile testing at 5:30 eastern on c-span. >> file sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight on "the communicators" copyright policy with the chairman of universal music publishing group. >> one of the goal is to have the isp's take more responsibility of the service they are providing and make sure they're not just providing an entree into intellectual property for free. >> the chairman of universal music publishing group tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> now more from this morning's "washington journal." peter brooks is a national security fellow at the heritage foundation, there is a report looking at the commission of prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. this commission was put together in 2008. guest: i am not a member of this commission. it is -- headed by bob graham. in the standard commission has been extended. they have been extended for a few more months. host: they deliver their report to president bush last -- late last year and testify befo

pacific commander keating for discussion on the recent north korean nuclear test ban the threats they pose to the u.s. pacific region live from the atlantic council, 5:30 eastern on c-span. earlier today, the supreme court released a find of -- a 5-4 opinion in favor of white firefighters in new haven, conn., overturning a lower-court ruling that had been endorsed by supreme court nominee sonja -- sonia sotomayor. you can hear a portion of the oral argument tonight. that is the second court of appeals that took place in 2007. we will have that tonight at 8:00 eastern. a live look at the white house briefing room. the white house briefing is scheduled to begin momentarily. we will again for just a moment. it appears it may be ready to start. we will look again for just a moment. the white house press briefing coming up momentarily. while we wait, and looked at this morning's court "washington journal." financial times." she hopes for a v-shaped recovery. the u.s. economy will feel a substantial boost from the obama administration's emergency spending package over the next few months. christina rohmer has warned against tightening monetary