for more, we want to bring in a research fellow at the royal united services institute in london.e is an expert on naval and reinforces. this year's drills are the biggest of their kind since they began in 1997. what does this tell you about the situation in that region? >> i think it tells us a few things. i think it is not coincidental the drills have come on the back of russia's suggestions it might close off parts of the black sea such as the see of solve. they come on the back of concerted undeclared blockade of ukrainian shores by the russian navy. in exercise of the scope and size as well as this multilateral nature is a way of showcasing the alliance commitment. brent: what do you make of moscow's reaction and it's morning it would closely monitor these maneuvers? >> there is nothing terribly new about that. russia tends to monitor nato maneuvers as a matter of course and occasionally engages in some threshold provocations. in previous exercises, it engaged in gps jamming. moscow's warnings and threats to monitor these exercises are not necessarily new. it is worth noting

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he is a research fellow at the royal united service institute in london. he's an expert on naval and marine forces. it's good to have you on the program. this year's drills are the biggest of their kind since they began back in 1997. what does this tell us then about the situation in that region? well, i think it tells us a few thing. i mean, firstly it's, i think not coincidental that the drills of the come on the back of the russian suggestions that it might close off to the black sea such as the fear to foreign vessels for estate planning period. they also come on the backup, fairly concerted sort of undeclared blockade of ukrainian shorts by the russian. maybe. so in many ways to go as well as this multi lateral nature is a way of showcasing the alliances commitment to freedom of navigation in the area. and what do you make of moscow's reaction? and it's morning that it would closely monitor these maneuvers. so i mean, there's nothing terribly new about that. you know, russia tends to monitor to maneuvers as a matter of course and occasionally engages

it's a breezy research fellow at the royal united services institute. she specializes in e u foreign policy on iran. it's, it's a happy withers with hertz, the analysis from what's been happening in iran, how the u. s. s. reactions. how do you think you are being partners in the g. c. p . o, a, a. going to react to that presser with the new iranian president. well, some of that will be already expected that we knew it as a right see was not going to pursue the same on the same exact policy off ro, honey, already. some of it will come as a surprise because so friendly, some of the criticism of you not having to come to pressure from the us. it's kind of dated as a criticism. it's something that might have been more accurate to during the trauma ministration. but now we know that there is a very strong coordination between the european and the u. s. and in fact, they're both working towards the restoration are often looking or dealing. yeah, so some of these criticism might come as bryce, who if the criticisms all rights of date, because the iranian presi

senior research fellow and head of the middle east and north africa program at the royal united services institute. welcome to you all my stuff. coming to you 1st with this election. what's at stake? hello, and thanks for having me. as a matter of fact, so after quite a long time, a chairs that honey was in office with one single plan that entail they talked with the united states in order to remove the factions to move forward. and the j. c. p o, a has failed to, you know, meet the expectations of the public. now it seems that those that were the proponents of this program are not going to stage a very large tear now, but polls in support of the same view and those that are critical of this be you will be the core of participants in this election. and not only with regard to the candidates, but also with regard to the turn out that we expect. so it could be predicted pretty well that the next administration will be completely different from the one that's roll in the country under president jaime right now. and foreign policy as well as economy and especially economy with experience is strategic

institutions my entire life. as an immigrant in the united states, my family has sent hundreds of thousands of dollars back to africa every year. i can't walk into a traditional bank and be serviced my needs to move money across continents and oceans. i understanding of blockchain and crypto was that i can spend money without intermediaries including banks to my family members in nigeria without dealing with the incredible costs and challenges, and frankly the inability to track my money effectively. when i was living in nigeria and it was the beginning of a recession, i was not able to move my money in the local currency because it was deflating. i could not even move it to the u.s. dollar because the national government had said, there is a freeze on the dollar and the dollar had become gold. when i realized, as one of the largest black nations in the world, the biggest producer of oil in africa, and one of the weakest exporters of intellectual capital, i knew we needed an alternative system. i dabbled in ethereum and realized blockchain has a way to move money around the world. joe: when you think about the types of apps or companies that allowed normal people to interact with

united states military. it is a taxpayer institution. i have an oversight role as a member of the armed services committee.race, i will take all of their complaints and concerns that seem to be credible very seriously. i'm just really not -- that's just the case. it absolutely should be. >> i hear you object to this seminar that was offered, this talk that was offered about understanding whiteness and white rage. and you make this point, which i think is a good one, that you shouldn't be having military being told that they should oppose civilian institutions that, you know, should be overseeing them. it's also -- we have to, we have to recognize that when you look at what happened on january 6th, military was over represented in that group. those were not critical race theorists going to the capitol. those were anti-government extremists. i want to look at some of the footage from that day. >> stop the steal. stop the steal. stop the steal. stop the steal. >> congressman, what do you call that if you don't call it white rage? >> brianna, i don't know what you mean by over represented. i think any one memb

his public service began in the united dates army and spanned 16 years in congress. he is now chairman of the panetta institute for public policy. general hr mcmaster deployed to afghanistan for a 20 month tour as a senior army officer and later served as national security advisor in the trump administration. he served in uniform for 34 years and retired as a lieutenant general in 2018. my colleague, bradley bowman, serves as senior director. heorked in the u.s. senate for nine years, went to west point as an assistant professor, and served as an active-duty u.s. army officer including as a staff officer in afghanistan. he seeks to promote understanding of the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter threats to the prosperity of americans and america's allies. it features -- edited by bill and tom. which has consistently provided the best open source analysis available regarding the real situation on the ground in afghanistan. as i hope you already know, it is a nonpartisan research and exclusively focus on national security and foreign policy. we accept no funds from foreign governmen

institute for graduate studies. he says the u. s. is trying to send a message to runs new president abraham rising. the united states has a history of sort of paying lip service to these, these democratic notions of, you know, freedom and freedom of speech and freedom of the press. and really kind of acting in ways that contradict their own, their own ideals. you know, obviously that didn't go stations or ongoing. the u. s. wants to expand the terms of the nuclear agreement. meanwhile, the president, the lax, and iran is opposed to those, you know, to expanding the, the terms of the agreement as it. and in fact has reportedly said that he wants sanctions really. so i'm looking at this as kind of a message that this is a, this is a message that the us government is trying to send to, to the new iranian regime or the incoming regime. but i do think it can backfire. it's, you know, i heard one analyst call this, you know, like in this, to a game of whack a mole. you shut down these websites, but then they're, you know, the right backup and reportedly, several of the websites are already backup. so it begs the question, you know, what is the point the tele and sa

service to the nation. we are grateful to the mccain institute for providing this platform to have a discussion on really, one of the most important national security issues facing the united states. it's kind of been that way for 41 years. but it always needs updating, and to have the analysis we have heard today over the last hour or so has been a real benefit and a very thoughtful benefit. it kind of shows you could have a thoughtful, bipartisan discussion on controversial issues. so, may that theme continue. i want to thank mrs. cindy mccain of the mccain institute and all three of the guests on today's panel. and again, thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> c-span's washington journal. every day, we take your calls live on the air and we'll discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, discussion of proposals to forgive studio -- student loans. and we'll talk about the pandemic's effect on mental health. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning. be s

services. shery: i mentioned earlier that citigroup had launched a blockchain unit. we have seen banks still steering clear of offering access to cryptocurrencies. are you expecting more institutionalit take to get there? michael: i am not only expecting, i am seeing more and more institutional adoption, day-by-day. but it will take some time and it will be baby steps for them. crypto market infrastructure is different from traditional financial market infrastructure. it will take them some time to understand the differences, a lot more time, i guess to adapt their internal procedures, their infrastructures so they can offer crypto competitively and in a secure way. there are firms like amber group meanwhile, who are working to fasting that process and with much more expertise. shery: digital currencies, the digital you on and the digital dollar coming up -- the digital yuan and the digital dollar, what about them coming into the market? michael: they also into the broader definition of crypto assets. they may not be decentralized, that it is still programmable. it has a contract features not too dissimilar from ethereum. at one point you will have interactions between all these ce

united states army, meeting soldiers in peacetime and in combat. it also motivates my return to the wic service after four and a half years in the private sector at one of the nation's leading financial institutions. additionally i want to thank my husband for his love and support over the past 17 years through multiple moves and four separate deployments. as a fellow combat veteran, i also want to thank him for his service to the country and i especially want to recognize our son, the light and joy of our life who aspires to one day become president. >> 20 years ago the attacks of 9/11 fundamentally altered the course of my life as it did for so many and as noted by the chairman of the 9/11 commission, we were unprepared and didn't grasp of the magnitude of the threat that had been gathering over some considerable amount of time. this was a failure of policy, management, capability but above all a failure of imagination. if the past year taught us anything it is the obligation we have as leaders to anticipate the unimaginable. while the digital revolution of the past several decades enabled the growth and innovation the increase in connectivity also introduced quite pivotal the near impunity to

institute and the export-import bank of the united states. from 2005 to 2013, she served as the secretary of state of missouri. she utilized innovative technology to save money and improve government serviceor residents of missouri. following the example of her predecessor, my son, who held that job right before her. it is a job i held as well and the three of us have common appreciation for that particular place to serve missourians. in 2016, she joined the office of 18f at the general services administration which provides technology consultation to state and local governments. the bottom line here, i think, mr. chairman, is that she understands the gsa and understands the importance of the gsa to the country. i have no doubt that if confirmed, she would be successful and effective as administrator. i understand this to be a job of major significance in the daily operations and decisions of the government that fall within the purview of the general service administration. i look forward to supporting her confirmation. before i can do that, your committee needs to recommend that that confirmation move forward and i hope you do. sen. peters: thank you, senator blunt. we have a video from

service providers representing over $80 trillion in assets under management have become signatories to the united nations principles for responsible investment, which commit to incorporating e.s.g. factors into their investment decisions. a group of 35 institutional investors representing over $6.6 trillion in assets formed the capital -- human capital management coalition an has petitioned the s.e.c. to adopt rules to require issuers to disclose information related to their human capital management policies, practices an performance. when the s.e.c. solicited comments on political spending disclosures in 2011, it received over one million comments, more comments than any other s.e.c. rule making petition, and the vast majority of which were overwhelmingly favorable and yet s.e.c.'s efforts for stymied because senate minority leader has personally insisted on statutorily prohibiting the s.e.c. from even studying the issue. however -- however we are currently without clear consist tept standards for this information to be disclosed. investors will continue to be left in the dark. it is time we give investors and markets the information they have been demanding for so long. and let me be absolutely clear about who we are fighting for. the other sid