welcome to the stimson center. name is brian finlay, and am the managing director here and lead on an initiative called diminishing across boundaries initiative. i want to recognize our other cohosts from the stanley foundation. i want to thank her for joining us and for agreeing to cosponsor this event. stimson has a long history of working on the resolution, and our partners in the field has always been the stanley foundation. we are grateful for your long history of cooperation with us. the terroristter attacks of 9/11, the world was shocked by the exposure of the illicit proliferation network. for more than a decade, the black-market nuclear network to oned one-stop shopping told numbers of clients in libya, north korea, iraq, and potentially even with al qaeda. the extent of this network i mentioned touching countries around the world, and the proliferation to terrorist organizations was far more located within than previously thought. in 2004, the united nations passed security council resolution 1540, which

she is now a senior middle east adviser with the stimson center.eo is on the phone from the bronx in new york. my question is regarding the article that appeared in the "wall street journal" on friday about syria. my take on that is that the future of syria and iraq is to become like lebanon. there does not seem to be a history of centralized government in syria and iraq. what's your opinion? guest: there is a history of centralized government in syria and iraq. if anything, there is a history of authoritarian and repressive government. your question really speaks to growing concerns in iraq and syria of jihadist influence. over the last six or seven months, there has been a real resurgence of al qaeda elements in iraq. we are seeing a deepening influence of jihadist in syria. ,he concern is that over time you will have a blurring of the borders between eastern syria and western iran, in which you have a live arena of jihadist to our entrenching themselves. host: our guest also studied at harvard, earning an mpa from the kennedy school of governmen

henry stimson center hosts. that kids under way live at 3 p.m. also on c-span. the labor department reporting even though over 200,000 jobs were added, the unemployment rate still is that 7.3%. jason from, the chairman of the council of economic advisers said today in washington quote the revisions the job growth in august and september combined with solid third quarter gdp growth reported yesterday such as the economy was gaining traction in the months leading up to the government shutdown. there should be no debate that the shutdown and debt limit brinksmanship inflicted unnecessary damage on the economy in october. the employment record just different accounts with a more reliable payroll survey reporting strong job growth and a much are household survey showing an increase in the unemployment rate and the large drop in implement. the mission for congress remains clear to take steps that increase certainty to boost job creation. again, that statement from jason furman, the chairman of the council of economic advisers. >> i think regardless of where you on on

live from the stimson center at three eastern. this hour, alex seitz wald of the national journal discusses the u.s. constitution. dr. thomas friedman would join us from the cdc to discuss her priorities. oner that, a cdc report birthrates and healthcare in the u.s.. venter of, stephanie the national center for health statistics and mark mader. topic of major discussion here in washington these days. members of congress are talking about it, city councils are voting on it, political commentators are writing about it. even the president is voicing an opinion. here he is. >> obviously, people get pretty mascots.to team names, i don't think there are any redskins fans that mean offense. i've got to say if i were the owner of the team and i knew that there was a name of my

you can see the president live p.m.span coming up at 1:10 also, we will hear from the stimson center. live starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. think of where you are on the political spectrum, we feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in the united eighth of america. it is a very unique place. if america was considered to be a product -- and we do sell our products overseas -- what is our brand? our brand is the constitution, the rule of law, and our values system. under that system, there is the notion of equal under the eyes of the law. valuethat brand and system is the ada and trying to elevate the rights of americans with disabilities. treaty, a law, the emotional and political arguments that are in favor of the treaty -- no one can disagree with these arguments. the question is, will the treaty actually have the legal effect that is being proffered by the proponents of the treaty? we do not hear site patients to articles -- we do not hear citations of articles of the treaty's. we do not hear the kind of legal analysis that would be appropriate for analyzing the legal

the stimson center hosts a panel of senior u.s. officials and other experts on efforts to keep weapons of mass destruction away from terrorists. >> i think regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, we all feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in the united states of america. it's a very unique place. and if america was considered to be a product -- and we do try to sell our product overseas -- what's our brand? and i think our brand is the constitution, the rule of law and our values system. and under that brand and under that value system there is that notion of equal under the eyes of the law. under that brand and value system is the ada and trying to elevate the rights of americans with disabilities. >> this is a treaty, a treaty is a law. the emotional and political arguments that are in favor of the treaty no one can disagree with these arguments. but the question is, will the treaty actually have the legal effect that's being proffered by the proponents of the treaty? we don't hear citations to articles o

watch live coverage from the stimson center at three eastern also on c-span. >> i think regardless of where you are in the political spectrum, we all feel very fortunate and grateful that we live in the united states of america. it is a very unique place. if america was considered to be a product, and we do try to sell a product overseas, what is our brand? i think our brand is the constitution, the rule of law and our value system. under that brandon under that value system there is that notion of equal under the eyes of the law. under that brand value system is the ada and trying to elevate the rights of americans at disabilities. >> this is a treaty heard a treaty is a law. emotional and political arguments -- no one can disagree with these. the question is, will be treaty actually have a legal effect that is being proffered by the opponents of the treaty? we don't hear consideration of the reports, and included observations. we don't hear the kind of legal analysis that would be appropriate for analyzing the legal impact of this treaty. >> this weekend on c-span, more than 130 cou

watch live coverage from the stimson center at 3:00 eastern on c-span. >> greg fugate updated congress this week on hurricane sandy recovery efforts. this homeland security subcommittee hearing is two hours. >> welcome to the subcommittee of emergency management in the district of columbia. we thank you all for being here. we are here today to examine the recovery in the north east one year after hurricane sandy came to shore on october 29, 2012. as we mark this solemn anniversary we owe it to ourselves and to those who were lost a year ago to continue to learn from sandy, to improve disastrous response and recovery across the country. as we all know, the next big disaster can happen at anytime anywhere. my home state of alaska, we have our fair share of disasters from the gulf, from the alaska earthquake to the oil spill. we saw a along the yukon river. the ongoing recovery is a testament in the same type of federal, state, and local coronation that was so crucial to the months following hurricane sandy. as cochair of the national preparedness month, which wrapped up at the end of sep

the stimson center is hosting a of mass weapons instructions. that is live at 3:00 p.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] geneva torry heads to meet with foreign ministers of france, britain, and germany as they type -- take part in negotiations with iran. sidetrip is ay's sign that iran is a consideration. the ap is reporting that according to carry, gaps need to -- bridgedh -- brigde with iran. >> we all feel very fortunate that we are living in the u.s., it is a very unique place. if america was considered to be a product, we do try to sell our product overseas, what is our brand? is a constitution, the rule of law, and our value system. under that brand and that value system, there is the notion of equal under the eyes of the law. ada andat system is the trying to elevate the rights of americans with disabilities. >> this is a treaty, a treaty is a law. the emotional and political arguments in favor of the treaty -- no one can disagree with these arguments. but the question is, will the tr