america and the west were the dominant figures in the middle east, in south—east asia, in europe.up. now we have vladimir putin. he wants actually to make russia great, as trump wants to make the united states great. he came back, you have to remember that russia was humiliated in afghanistan by the west. they were defeated, they lost the soviet union empire, they were bankrupt, corruption, during yeltsin and the last days of gorbachev and the last days of the soviet union, now there is a strong man. he is from the kgb, he wants to reinstate his country on the international map again as a strong superpower. he wants his power back and we are not going to give it to him, as an american senator once said. he does want his empire back, doesn't he? i think that is broadly speaking right. there is another thing to come out of that conversation. last night in his departing press conference 0bama said russia is a small country, a weak country, an insignificant country. 0dd sort of trash talking that you often see pre—boxing match between opponents. if that is right, he has the opportunit

we broadcast on bbc newsroom and on the story we wanted to look south—east asia editor celia hatton,. it is causing a huge amount, a number of people both in business and also chinese leaders to sweat under the collar a little because peter navarro is basically, if you were going to pick someone on a spectrum who was the most anti—china economist you could think of, he would be the one. the fact he has now been put into a prime position to decide the american policy towards china, that has a lot of people in beijing very worried. one of the policies we know his aborted in his books at least as much higher ta riffs in his books at least as much higher tariffs on chinese exports, how would the chinese respond to something like that? basically, donald trump in his campaign said he wa nted donald trump in his campaign said he wanted to slap a 45% tariff on all chinese made goods that are sent to the united states, which would bring anything stamped made in china, the cost of it would soar. basically china's state newspaper, china hasn't officially responded that the state newspaper said

policy could on the one hand draw it more and more to a more active role in east asia and particularly in south east asia and the navel presence and then the ties with japan and so on why ignoring the concerns on what is happening in pakistan, that can no longer be squared in what is happening with the domestic politics. if and this is a big if, there's another major terrorist attack and then it builds on rial appreciate, the u.s. going back to what is the motive and then that's quit successful in the past and that's to urge restraint upon india in order the stabilize and that's a greater thing to the u.s. and india developing the closer relationship than it would have been in the past. >> that's great. thank you. hank you to all of the panel lists. let me quickly turn to all of you and prompt you a few questions. let me begin with you because you made the point in which i think is crucial it's skon flick management and not resolution. the other thing that i want to have with you is it realistically possible for the u.s. to secure the interest in south east asia without some resolution if not t

while much of europe is reacting warily to migrants and refugees from the middle east, south asia, and africa, riace welcomes them with a smile. >> hey, bon giorno. >> reporter: daniel yaboah is originally from ghana." i've known him for many years," this woman says." his children were born here." a familiar face here in riace, yaboah goes house to house collecting trash and recyclables along with his "trusty donkey." he's been here seven-and-a-half years. he says he was forced to flee death threats in ghana after his wife converted for him from islam to christianity. you have a life here? >> ( translated ): yes, of course. we have a life here, and the people here give us a chance to feel like home. >> reporter: more than just a handful of refugees live here. of riace's 1,800 residents, about 400, or 22%, are non- italians from more than 20 different countries-- a fact proudly displayed on welcome signs. for mayor lucano, helping refugees settle here is not just the right thing to do, it's practical. what would the town be like without refugees right now? >> ( translated ): simply put,

outreach or surveillance impact the committees with ethnic, religious or family links to the south east asia. discretion to take on heightened sense of importance and use of present electron, several members of his transition team and a number of his cabinet level national security sector nominees. over the next hour r panelist drawing on their own experience and research will examine these and related questions, and we have what i think is an excellent outstanding group of folks joining us today who come from across the political spectrum in some respects the period and tw have a wide frontf experience. starting to my immediate right is my friend michael german, former fbi agent at 16 years and currently a fellow at the brennan center liberty and nationals could program where his work focus on law enforcement as well as intelligence oversight. seated to my left its assistant chief luther reynolds of the montgomery county police department. where he has been a 26 year veteran of law enforcement and been involved in a number of relatively high profile response incidents in the d.c. metro area

the world is on fire where ever you look, north, south, east and west. asia you see china build fake islands then you see disaster after disaster in the middle east, the rise of isis, the rise of bharam. the do no harm promise what do they do? they throw gasoline and side with everybody else who is really using the united nations to execute. there is nothing else you can describe this as. they say this united states is one that is behind the resolution in the first place. >> there's no question. i spoke specifically and directly to the french ambassador to the united states and he told me that they have been working on the obama administration for weeks. then we see the media that have come out and confirmed the facts that have had multiple conversations trying to find this t language that would be acceptable so that the united states would abstain. what we are looking at is this has been weeks in the makes. this is a plan of ben roads and barack obama. they have secretly tried at the end of the administration to give it to israel and to try to blame this on

east. south asia. y say it's a lot more tense, volatile and dangerous today than it was then. >> no question the middle east is a mess. and syria, here is an example. if you look at the obama legacy, what was the obama foreign policy vision? as encapsulated by them. don't do stupid stuff. substitute the word for stuff. that was the formula. the idea being that you can make situations worse by intervention, a lesson of the iraq war and et cetera. a place like syria, lack of intervention can also leave horrendous problems. refugees, you name it. chemical weapons use. so in addition to being a valedictory speech it was also a rebuke of donald trump's at least proposed altering of the course. when you look at the big issues, the big interventions i don't know that donald trump has articulated that he'll be that different. he has talked about standing up, being tougher, negotiating better deals, et cetera. he is not talking about a military intervention on the ground in syria. >> just the opposite. >> not ta

for our viewers who may not understand, that's a combatant command that overseas the middle east, south asiand iran. the most dangerous volatile neighborhood in the entire world. he met routinely with heads of state. foreign ministers, defense ministers. he has a great reputation inside the military as being smart, thoughtful and contemplative. at times a closeted intellectual. but in front of troops he's in charge. that's how he got the name "mad dog." lou: he's pattonesque when talking to troops and there is a sensibility in terms of his cerebral nature that harkens back to george marshall who -- do you see as much marshall in him as you do patton? >> there is a combination of both. when he's around the troops he's like george patton. when he's going about his duties and helping to formulate strategy and oversee campaigns he's like george marshall. and when he's interacting with heads of state and foreign ministers, that's what he's like. he's jim mattis. he's his own individual and the country will benefit from this appointment greatly. lou: i have not heard a single person and you are th

for our viewers who may not understand, that's a combatant command that overseas the middle east, south asiand iran. the most dangerous volatile neighborhood in the entire world. he met routinely with heads of state. foreign ministers, defense ministers. he has a great reputation inside the military as being smart, thoughtful and contemplative. at times a closeted intellectual. but in front of troops he's in charge. that's how he got the name "mad dog." lou: he's pattonesque when talking to troops and there is a sensibility in terms of his cerebral nature that harkens back to george marshall who -- do you see as much marshall in him as you do patton? >> there is a combination of both. when he's around the troops he's like george patton. when he's going about his duties and helping to formulate strategy and oversee campaigns he's like george marshall. and when he's interacting with heads of state and foreign ministers, that's what he's like. he's jim mattis. he's his own individual and the country will benefit from this appointment greatly. lou: i have not heard a single person and you are th

that overseas, the most volatile and dangerous neighborhood in the world, the middle east, south asia and our friends the iranians. he has huge experience in dealing with heads of state in those countries, foreign ministers and defense ministers and obviously military counter parts. this is a proven professional. he's very capable. and i think what's also happening here, megyn, is president-elect trump wants to break from the past where we had a president that did not embrace the wars we were fighting and tried to get out of them. president-elect trump want to win them if you're going to be involved in war. i don't think he wants to be involved in war but when we are he wants to win. >> as you see it, if secretary mattis gets confirmed, right, what will he do when it comes to the war against isis that we didn't see under the obama administration? >> yes. first and foremost he's going to help rebuild the military and that's essential because we've got to restore the superiority that we truly have over all of our adversaries which has been eroding recently. when it comes to isis, i thin

we need to look again at afghanistan from the context of central asia, south asia and east asia. since the afghans themselves look at this division as a hub of conductivity. [inaudible] the president of china launched a new plan. there are many plans but what's missing is a common strategic framework that puts the thing context. just a few days ago, the afghans were at the heart of asia conference and describe some of the initiative. i will mention two of these. to peel back the implication of some of these foreign examples, there's been a lot of focus over the years on the possibility of pipeline and gas across the region, much less focus on electricity. many might be familiar with the project that had many breakthroughs, but beyond that it's really just a concept. what is behind this is the immense potential of power trade across the region. it used to be the place that produce the hydro power. south asia is the reverse. its population abundant and energy poor and the potential for that energy trade to take place with unlock a lot of value were thinking in terms of return in in

military central command, spent a lot of time in the middle east, south asia, north africa, so he knows that region obviously very well. so assuming he is confirmed, and you have to pass special legislation to even get him to that confirmation since he hasn't been off active duty for seven year, you will have the general as a defense secretary, general as the president's national security adviser, retired lieutenant general mike flynn. does this mean that david petraeus has been removed as possible secretary of state? how many generals does he p want in those key slots? >> i don't know. we'll see how this jockeys out. i'm sure there will be a position for him because he's served this nation very honorably and i think you will maybe see him in an advisory role. i can't answer that because i don't know. >> are you worried about too many generals in the key national security positions is this because a lot of people say you have to have some civilian leadership. >> we will have that. we have that at the top and you have congress here, too. and i don't think i'm too worried about too many g

military's central command in charge of the north africa, slee middle east, south asia, and aa way tot his legacy on foreign policy. and president-elect with congressman seth molten of massachusetts served multiple tours of duty in iraq as a u.s. marine. thanks so much for joining us. >> great to be back. >> you served directly under general petraeus when he was commanding various commands in iraq as well. we'll get to that in a moment, but bottom line. how would you assess these eight years president obama's handling of the iraq situation? >> well, look, it's been rather mixed. president obama prevented an attack on the homeland. dealt with an incredibly difficult, complex worldwide situation. especially in the middle east. he did pull the troops out of the middle east, out of iraq, but the problem it -- the problem is he pulled out the troops and had no political plan to ensure the peace. a few year the later had to send the troops back and we're still there now. >> as the president-elect says to the creation or enhancement of isis, did that lead to -- >> it didn't lead to the creat

that overseas, the most volatile and dangerous neighborhood in the world, the middle east, south asia and our friends the iranians. he has huge experience in dealing with heads of state in those countries, foreign ministers and defense ministers and obviously military counter parts. this is a proven professional. he's very capable. and i think what's also happening here, megyn, is president-elect trump wants to break from the past where we had a president that did not embrace the wars we were fighting and tried to get out of them. president-elect trump want to win them if you're going to be involved in war. i don't think he wants to be involved in war but when we are he wants to win. >> as you see it, if secretary mattis gets confirmed, right, what will he do when it comes to the war against isis that we didn't see under the obama administration? >> yes. first and foremost he's going to help rebuild the military and that's essential because we've got to restore the superiority that we truly have over all of our adversaries which has been eroding recently. when it comes to isis, i thin

the whole region, i'm sure you agree with me, is a mess, north africa, middle east, south asia. >> yes>> one final question before you go. i ask this question to you as a vietnam war veteran. rate now we're hearing from u.s. military officials and others all these numbers, statistics, 50,000 isis fighters have been killed, 75% of them have been killed. it's an amazing how great things are going in this war against isis. like me, you remember, during the vietnam war, 1,000 vietcong were killed, another 1,000 vietcong were killed. before you know it u.s. helicopters were evacuating diplomats from the american embassy in saigon, running away. do you take these numbers we're getting now from u.s. official, seriously? >> no, i don't. because first of all, the veracity of the credibility, you collect those numbers. that's to start with. i don't think the public believes it. my policy has always been don't release that kind of thing. >> body count? >> body counts. i mean, come on. did we learn anything from vietnam? we obviously didn't learn a lot of things going back to the invasion of iraq

have defending northeast asia, so that's a natural trilateral language between japan, korea and the united states. there's a countering violent extremist organizations in south east and south asia. and natural grouping of that would be the us, malaysia, indonesia, australia, new zealand and maybe bangladesh, certainly the philippines. so we should be going after these kinds of naturally forming multilateral organizations to get to those advantages. then we have axion which exist not as a defense back between those countries that are part of aussie on but they're interested in security things. you have a dimm plus, and those things which i think are useful to go after transnational crime, piracy, the kidnapping-for-ransom and all those issues that we see in the strait of malacca and other places. that's how i view multilateral defense structures come if you will come in asia. thank you. >> thank you, gentlemen. thank you to the reagan foundation, and thanks to all of you. [applause] >> all this week with congress not in session where showing you booktv programming in prime time. >> booktv tonight and all this week starting at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and on c-sp

>> well, yes, i served all over the world, especially in south asia, the middle east and africa and iaw authoritarians and i saw how they operate and what they do. an authoritarian is uncomfortable with any threat to his or her power, and that could be the law -- for example the constitution in our case -- that could be other leaders, other branches of government, it could be cultural norms, democratic norms, it could even be the expectation of consistency or common decency, all of those things threaten, in the mind of a authoritarian, their power. what they want is for everything they say right now, their latest whim, to be supremely important. so if they undermine or destroy all of those restraints or other sources of power, that inflates their power or grows their power at our expense. and, so, i see that in donald trump. i saw that during the campaign. i certainly see that now post election. so who knows what will come next. >> trevor: this is where i'm confused. i go, even, you are a conservative, you are running for president. i go, help me and my viewers understand the differen

they are poached for their meat which is a delicacy in south—east asia and also their scales. of pangolins. we were talking about animals like elephants, is there a concern that when you put out the good news story, that there are successes, that the danger is less, that people go away thinking, job done? that box is ticked and stop thinking about it and talking about it so much? in a way that what motivates people more are these positive stories. if all we hear is doom and gloom, it is quite possible for people to hear there is nothing ican do, for people to hear there is nothing i can do, it is a lost cause. but thatis i can do, it is a lost cause. but that is not the case. what we are showing with the giant panda and tigers is with resources and money and collaboration, we definitely can solve this extinction crisis. thank you very much, niki from the world wildlife fund. now it is time to get the weather with matt. he is still on his feet i see. he is in his weatherman‘s romper. on his feet i see. he is in his weatherman's romper. it is lovely and keeping the warm which yo

as the economic and transport bridge between central and south asia, europe and the far east, president rani has made regional cooperation and connectivity a top priority. it has paid off. in agreements, we have forged through central asia, china, and inindia. i would like to list just a few highlights. the first train from china recently arrived in afghanistan as part of the five-nation railway corridor connecting china with iran. more than half of that, 2100 kilometer track, will pass through afghanistan. the potential impact, economic impact on trade and transit cannot be underestimated, nor can the positive effect this can have on regional stability and integration. afghanistan just opened the first lappis-lazuli railway will will connect our two countries and extend east and north to europe. we are working out the details of anchor door with yand to give our farmers and traders unrestricted access to the indian markers. 1,000 electricity transmission and trade project will bring electricity surpluses why kazakhstan to pakistan and afghanistan. the two-top electricity power line wil

>> clearly it is a tragedy of all and seeing a ambassador gunned down like this in middle east or south of asia area. at the end of the day, that is data point that under scores what in my view of strategic miscalculation by the russians to support a cruel assad regime that's murdered half a million people who'll never be accepted by his population. and of this never ending internal struggle in the middle east. and saudi arabia, i think the gun is on the wrong side and this kind of angle bubbling out now as aleppo goes under and we see the absolute misery of the people. people don't know the region and the background, there is been a lot of attention for years between russia and turkey and it seems to get better, you know? >> well, i think you know commerce have prevailed most of this situation and probably will over this assassination. we should not anticipate any move by russia military against turkey over this issue. you are right. the traditional enemy of turkey to a large extent was russia. you know unorthodox religion regime and the other complicated factors is turkey is moving steadily f

developed world make the decisions we need to make to address this foment that exists in south central asia, middle east, north africa, elsewhere. what you have is an unparalleled rise of a number of different factors simultaneously that are different from anything any other generation ever dealt with. technology, communications. the rise of very young populations. 60 and 65% of the populations of many of the countries in the region are 30 years old or younger. 50% under the age of 21, 40% under the age of 18. and they don't have jobs. there are a billion and a half kids in the world under the age of 15, 400 million of whom will not go to school. if many of those are in these countries, and they are ripe for the picking of extremists who are hijacking a major religion and lying to people about, you know, their future and what happens and life on earth versus, you know, dying -- exploding your self and taking a lot of people with you, we're going to have a problem, an enormous problem. now, we had a marshall plan after world war ii that put $13 million into the redevelopment of the countries we fought ag

a lot of them would be from asia or the middle east. south asia. some from europe as well.o you're absolutely right. and if we're going to have a fair and complete discussion of the issue of people here illegally, it's important to keep these numbers straight. that thear not all mexican, they're not all central americans, not all people who have come across our southern border. and building a wall is going to keem them out sh -- not going to keep them out. host: you pointed out in your book looking at people from asia coming to the yilingts and how those numbers have changed. in 1960, barely 11,000 koreans lived in the u.s. by 2000 that was 864,000. people from pakistan jumped from 1700 to 223,000 in that time. people from india rose from 17,000 to more than 1 million. talk a little bit about -- guest: i'm not saying these people are here illegally. host: this is legal. guest: these are people who came here as a result of the passage of the new law. so they're people here legally. so this is an example of how america has changed and become a much more multicultural, much mo

decision -- situation because the secretary-general is the first secretary-general from east asia and the diplomat of south korea. years, back at these 10 pursuing has been nuclear ambitions and china has to medically enhanced its power in the international area. south korea and japan, immigration has been up and down . it is still unstable. what is your view on northeast asia's situation during your tenure? expectations for the future shape of this region? thank you. sec. gen. ban ki-moon: people often have been saying that the 21st century would be an era of asia-pacific. among asian-pacific, northeast asia has been regarded as powerful force and dynamic, economically, politically and socially. that means that that china, and japan and korea and these are very important drivers and have been commended even envied by many people around the world, many countries around the world for their dynamic forces. i am concerned that the relationship among and between the countries in northeast asia and also in asia totally have not been smooth. in all of this, there is a very concernsecurity brought about by the de

we need to look again in the context of central asia, south asia, and east asia. since the afghans themselves put forward this vision of afghanistan as a hub of conductivity in the region, secretary clinton launched a new road, but shortly in the wake of that, the president of china launched another, so there are many different plans. what is missing is a common strategic framework that puts these in context. a few days ago, the afghans participated along with their neighbors in a data conference and describe some of the initiatives that would be put in place. i will mention just two of these. peel back the implication from these examples. a lot of focus has been over the years on the possibility of pipelines carrying oil and gas across the region. much less of a concern across the region. beyond that, it's really just a proof of concept, and what lies beyond it is the immense potential of trade across the region. used to be a place within the soviet union that produced hyperpower. rich.l asia is energy south asia is the reverse, population abundant, energy poor ,

come in some kind of tourist visa maybe and overstay, and a lot of them would be from asia, the middle east, south asia, some from europe as well. you are right. if we are going to have a fair and complete discussion of the issue of people here illegally, it is important to keep these numbers straight, they are not all mexican or central american. they are not all people have come across the border. building a wall will not keep them out. kimberly: there is a misconception when it comes to legal immigration, exactly were the numbers are coming from and where they are. ,e pointed out in your book people coming from asia and how the numbers have changed. in 1960, there was 11,000 koreans. by 2000, that was 864,000. people from pakistan jet -- to 220 3000.700 india rose from 17,000 to more than one million. talk a little bit about -- tom gjelton: i'm not saying people are here illegally. only people who came here as a result of the passage of this new law. there are people here legally. this is an example of how america has changed and become as i said, a much more diverse nation than it previously w

cheney someone who had a unique skill set and worked in russia and middle east and south america and southeast asiaou spent any time with him, you realize how impressive this guy is and deep understanding. he's a tough negotiator. >> what about rick perry for the department of energy, which is he's being mocked because this was one of the agencies he wanted to eliminate when he was running for president although he couldn't remember that when he was asked about the free agencies. this is the one he forgot. he had said many times he wanted to eliminate this department he's now going to be running. >> rick perry if you know anything about his time as governor of the state of texas. really had energy and revival in the state. really helped them move and just started blowing up in a huge way. he is someone who has a lot of experience in the energy sector. i would say stay tuned tomorrow morning for additional news on this front. >> we will. there's no time like the present here on the kelly file. anything you want to tell us. >> stay tuned tomorrow. check your inbox. >> fascinating. i want to ask you a

a lot of them would be from asia or the middle east. south asia. some from europe as well.o you're absolutely right. and if we're going to have a fair and complete discussion of the issue of people here illegally, it's important to keep these numbers straight. that thear not all mexican, they're not all central americans, not all people who have come across our southern border. and building a wall is going to keem them out sh -- not going to keep them out. host: you pointed out in your book looking at people from asia coming to the yilingts and how those numbers have changed. in 1960, barely 11,000 koreans lived in the u.s. by 2000 that was 864,000. people from pakistan jumped from 1700 to 223,000 in that time. people from india rose from 17,000 to more than 1 million. talk a little bit about -- guest: i'm not saying these people are here illegally. host: this is legal. guest: these are people who came here as a result of the passage of the new law. so they're people here legally. so this is an example of how america has changed and become a much more multicultural, much mo

south korea just managing to buck the trend. overall in east asia, the second year of gains in south korea. the nikkei 225, .7%. topics -- that the the topix is clocking in its first loss since abenomics. have a look at taiwan. we are up 10% for that market. , retracing some of these extremes. to 47.-year yields back -- 2.47. japan is well anchored at these asset levels. let me end with a look at oil, which is continuing to hit extremes. course, thatof opec a non-opec producers deliver as promised. 53.54 for all intents and purposes. story. the other market verylizing after that eventful trading day. we do know it's not driven by any sort of specific news. watch out 2017. algos, man versus machine. donald trump saying it is time for the united states to move on after president obama punished russia for its hacking and the -- in the presidential election. moscow responding that it will respond in kind. russian sanctions, no he released fbi evidence. those are main actions that president barack obama mentioned. obama saident, mr. "all americans should

developer would make the decisions that we need to make to address what exists in south central asia in the middlandthe middle eastanda and elsewhere. you have an unparalleled rise of a number of different factors simultaneously that are different from anything any other generation dealt with. technology, communications, the rise of the very young populations. 60 and 65% of the population of the region are 30-years-old or younger. 50% under the age of 21 and 40% after the age of 18. 400 million of whom were so would not go to school. and if any of those are in these countries, and they are right for the picking of the extremists hijacking a major religion and applying to people aboulying to peopleabout their t happens and life on earth versus dying from exploding, taking people with you, we will have an enormous problem. now we had a marshall plan after world war ii that the $13 million into the redevelopment of countries he fought against and we put do the redeveloping of the developed countries specifically japan, germany and europe. our challenge now has a bad name in public. people don't like the idea why woul

south, east, and west. europe, you see russia invade ukraine can. asiayou see china build fake islands and then put military installations on them. then you see disaster after disaster in the middle east, the rise of isis, the rise of boko haram, on and on. what do they do? instead of following the hip krathip -- hypocratic oath in the last months of the administration, what do they do? they throw gasoline on the fire. they side with everybody who really is using the united nations to execute a form of veiled anti-semitism. there's nothing else you can describe this as. >> well -- >> this -- go ahead. >> certainly it is a reverse of a position that the united states has taken in the past, rick grinnell. and there are those who say that the united states is the one who was behind the resolution in the first place. >> look, there's no question. i spoke specifically and directly to the french ambassador to the united states, and he told me they have been working on the obama administration for weeks. then we see the media from new zealand that have now come

the developed world make the decisions we need moment to address this that exists in south-central asia, the middle east, north africa and elsewhere. unparalleled is an a number of different factors simultaneously that are different from anything any other generation dealt with. thenology, communications, rise of very young populations. 60% and 65% of many populations in the region are 30 years or younger. 50% under the age of 21. they don't have jobs. there are 1.5 billion kids in the world under the age of 15. 400 million of whom will not go to school. if many of those are in these countries and they are right for the picking of extremists -- ripe for the picking of extremists and lying to people about their future and what happens and life on earth versus dying, exploding yourself and taking a lot of people with you, we will have a problem. an enormous problem. we had a marshall plan after $13d war ii which put billion into the redevelopment of countries we fought against. we are redeveloping developed countries, specifically japan and germany and europe. our challenge now, and it has a bad name out

developed world make the decisions we need to make to address this moment that exists in south-central asia, the middle eastorth africa and elsewhere. what you have is an unparalleled rise of a number of different factors simultaneously that are different from anything any other generation dealt with. will technology, communications, the rise of very young populations. 60% and 65% of many populations in the region are 30 years or younger. 50% under the age of 21. they don't have jobs. there are 1.5 billion kids in the world under the age of 15. 400 million of whom will not go to school. if many of those are in these countries and they are ripe for the picking of extremists and lying to people about their future and what happens and life on earth versus dying, exploding yourself and taking a lot of people with you, we will have a problem. an enormous problem. we had a marshall plan after world war ii which put $13 billion into the redevelopment of countries we fought against. we are redeveloping developed countries, specifically japan and germany and europe. our challenge now, and it has a bad name out there

covert surveillance impact communities with ethnic religious or family links to the middle east or south asia in these questions have taken on a heightened sense of important in line of the stated views of president-elect trump, several members of his transition team and number of his cabinet level national security sector nominees. over the next hour our panelists drawing on their own experience and research will examine these questions. and we have what i think is an absolute outstanding group of folks joining us today who kind of come from a cross the political spectrum in some respects. and who have a wide variety of experience. starting to my immediate right is my friend mike german. former fbi agent of 16 years and currently a fellow at brennan centers liberty and national security program where his work focuses on law enforcement as well as intelligence oversight we form. seated to my left is assistant chief luther reynolds in the montgomery county police department. where he has been a 26-year veteran of law enforcement and involved in a number of relatively high profile response inci

covert surveillance impact communities with ethnic religious or family links to the middle east or south asia in these questions have taken on a heightened sense of important in line of the stated views of president-elect trump, several members of his transition team and number of his cabinet level national security sector nominees. over the next hour our panelists drawing on their own experience and research will examine these questions. and we have what i think is an absolute outstanding group of folks joining us today who kind of come from a cross the political spectrum in some respects. and who have a wide variety of experience. starting to my immediate right is my friend mike german. former fbi agent of 16 years and currently a fellow at brennan centers liberty and national security program where his work focuses on law enforcement as well as intelligence oversight we form. seated to my left is assistant chief luther reynolds in the montgomery county police department. where he has been a 26-year veteran of law enforcement and involved in a number of relatively high profile response inci

as the economic and transport rates between central and south asia, europe and the far east, resident of money has made cooperation in activity a top priority and it has paid off. we have forgedthrough central asia and china and india . i would like to list a few highlights. the first, china recently arrived in afghanistan as part of the fight nation railway corridor connecting china with iran. more than half of that, 2100 kilometer track will run through afghanistan.the potential impact, economic impact on trade cannot be underestimated. nor can the positive effects this could have on regional stability and integration. afghanistan's interim minister opened the first part of the lapis lazuli railway which will conduct our two countries for the first time and extend east and north to europe. we are working out the details of an air corridor with india to give our farmers and traders unrestricted accessto the indian market . the cost of 1000 electricity transmission and trade project will bring electricity surpluses from his accent and the serb republic to pakistan and afghanistan. the

about then is situation because the secretary-general from east asia and the diplomat of south korea. back at these 10 years -- four saint the nuclear ambitions -- foreseen the and theambitions international area. south korea, japan, it has been up and down. it has been unstable. how is your view on those east asian situations during your tenure? futureectations for the shift of this region? thank you. general ki-moon: people often have been saying that the 21st century would be an era of asia-pacific. among asian-pacific, northeast asia has been regarded as ,owerful force and dynamic economically, politically and socially. that means that that china, and japan and korea and these and have beeners manynded even envied by people around the world, many countries around the world for their dynamic forces. i am concerned that the relationship among and between the countries in northeast asia beenlso in asia have not smooth. in all of this, there is a very serious, significant concerns about the democratic people's republic of korea. especially the continuing efforts to develop nuclear wea

we talk about his work in the middle east, talk about his work in russia, in south america, in southeast asiare isn't a region of the country where rex tillerson doesn't have a deep understanding of the people, why they do what they do, why they think what they do, and he has the experience of actually working with him. might not be the government leaders in every place or it could be the finance ministers or the business leaders who in many cases have actually outlived certain administrations and regimes and had the opportunity last night to speak with rex. we spoke for about 45 minutes or an hour to go through things. the way he understands every region of the world is really quite fascinating. he's someone who understands the threat of radical islamic terrorism. someone who stood up to dictators like chavez. someone who looked mr. .in the face and said no and also found ways to work with him. >> there's where some of the criticism is coming from, right, is his cozy relationship, some say, with vladimir putin. and just to go back to my question. you say everyone goes through the process, th

asia and south america. understands the middle east and security issues. very impressive person. i think people will be really impressed when they start to really get to know rex tillerson. martha: everybody looks forward to that opportunity. thank you very much, jason. good to have you with us today. >> thanks, martha. ♪ >> what you did do night took rile courage, mike. i admire you. >> thanks. >> you sleep on it. >> good night, dad. >> good night, mike. >> thanks, dad. >> oh! [applause] bill: a lot of us waking up to the sad news a legacy of love and laughter for alan thicke. the veteran actor died yesterday. at age of 69. apparently a heart attack. his tv career spanned five decades. stints as writer and composer and late night host. he was best known of course for playing the dad on the 1980s sit come growing payne. thicke's costar kirk cameron right writings on instagram friday, i spent monday through friday for seven important years with alan thicke as my tv dad. i am shocked at his death. he was kind and loving man. joy anna kearns played his wife. we change ad life-changi

south korea is unclear. the partner between europe and the middle east and asia is also unclear. while israel and traditional allies in the middle east are alienated by the nuclear deal with iran. america's credibility so security gaurentor has been damaged by the failure of the red line and by the threat not to protect allies in europe and asia unless they pay more for their defense. there's a sense that the west is in retreat and the liberal international order is framed. this is the jumping off point to go back to the first principles and examine the relevance of alliances that date back to the earliest days of the cold war. whether the costs still offset the benefits today and how they can adapt to meet the very different challenges we face. the key to alliances is that the sum is more than the parts. alliances enhance security by combining military power and increasing their cooperation and also support the international order and restraining allies. a relationship that works in both directions. alliances building relationships and mutual trust over time that ad hoc coalitio

decision -- situation because the secretary-general is the first secretary-general from east asia and the diplomat of southea. years, back at these 10 pursuing has been nuclear ambitions and china has to medically enhanced its power in the international area. south korea and japan, immigration has been up and down . it is still unstable. what is your view on northeast asia's situation during your tenure? expectations for the future shape of this region? thank you. sec. gen. ban ki-moon: people often have been saying that the 21st century would be an era of asia-pacific. among asian-pacific, northeast asia has been regarded as powerful force and dynamic, economically, politically and socially. that means that that china, and japan and korea and these are very important drivers and have been commended even envied by many people around the world, many countries around the world for their dynamic forces. i am concerned that the relationship among and between the countries in northeast asia and also in asia totally have not been smooth. in all of this, there is a very concernsecurity brought about by the democr

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and if you've got to look at a piece of economically integrated south asia, the one ideal scenario could be connecting to the east-west which goes through india-pakistan if they are investing in each other's countries. how do you square that? in some ways there's no real interest if you had asked me in pushing pakistan and china further into each other's arms to challenge the indian right. >> i think this is accurate that pakistan and china are in a pretty tight embrace and i don't think india is effectively making not. so the pakistan china relationship has an independent history. the all weather friendship, pakistan and china has recently stepped up support for pakistan, for example in the u.n. on the other issue. i don't think that india -- india is worried about this in terms of china being pushed closer to russia. that's a very nice debate. not just pakistan russia, but china russia because of u.s. v. nobody in india thinks that getting closer to the u.s., pakistan and china are already so close that i don't think this is seen. >> turned to the audience and take questions. if i may ask all of you and one min

south asia, afghanistan or pakistan. even as al qaeda has been decimated in afghanistan and pakistan, the threat in the middle east and mostdangerously, we saw the emergence of isil. to say that we've made progress is not to say that the job is done. we know that a deadly threatç persists. >> the president also warns against aggressive interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. >> staying true to our traditions as a nation of laws, advances our security as well as our values. we prohibited torture everywhere at all times and that includes tactics like waterboarding and at no time has anybody who has worked with me told me that doing so has cost us good intelligence. despite all of the political rhetoric about the need to strip terrorists of their rights, our interrogation teams have obtained valuable information without resorting to torture. >> this is probably one of the last addresses he'll give on national security and he's just going over some of that ground on waterboarding and trying to make -- i think he was trying to say obviously we didn't contain the terror threat because now you have isis to contend wit

south korea is unclear. the partner between europe and the middle east and asia is also unclear. while israel and traditional allies in the middle east are alienated by the nuclear deal with iran. america's credibility so security gaurentor has been damaged by the failure of the red line and by the threat not to protect allies in europe and asia unless they pay more for their defense. there's a sense that the west is in retreat and the liberal international order is framed. this is the jumping off point to go back to the first principles and examine the relevance of alliances that date back to the earliest days of the cold war. whether the costs still offset the benefits today and how they can adapt to meet the very different challenges we face. the key to alliances is that the sum is more than the parts. alliances enhance security by combining military power and increasing their cooperation and also support the international order and restraining allies. a relationship that works in both directions. alliances building relationships and mutual trust over time that ad hoc coalitio

south asia or afghanistan or pakistan. even as al qaeda has been decimated in afghanistan and pakistan, the threat from terrorists metastasized in other parts of the middle east africa. most dangerously, we saw the emergence of isil. the terrorist network and insurgency. there has been a debate about isil that is focused on whether or not an attempt back in time could've stopped them from growing. this was not an option. by 2011, iraqis wanted our military presence to end and they were unwilling to sign an agreement to protect our troops from prosecution if they were trying to defend themselves in iraq. in addition, maintaining american troops in iraq at the time could not have reversed the forces that contributed to isis's rise. a brutal dictator in syria who lost control over large parts of the country. social media that reached a global poll of recruits and a hollowing out of iraq security forces which were ultimately overrun in mosul in 2014. in fact, american troops, had they stayed there, would have lacked legal protections and faced a choice between remaining on bases or being drawn back into a sectarian conflict remaig drawn into a sectarian conflict