willem marx discusses the conflict in and the borders between pakistan and afghanistan and iran an area called baluchistan. this is an hour. [applause] zvi good evening everyone and thank you for coming. we are going to look at a beautiful picture but it's part of the place that i know well and i have reported from as well. make a sign if you can't hear me. i am going to tell you about "the wrong enemy" which is my book. america in afghanistan 2001 to 2014. it's the story of the war. i avert ported there for over 10 years from afghanistan and also in pakistan. i wanted to write a book for two real reasons. the title tells part of it. it's a quote from richard holbrooke who is america's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan as you know before he died in the last few years. he once said to the british foreign secretary in fact maybe we are fighting the wrong enemy in the wrong country and it was when they were grappling with the problem of the taliban and afghanistan. the obama administration was trying to work out what to do. the insurgency has gotten so difficult in afghanistan that

. >> the priorities of a new president, what will they be, willem marx? >> quite a long list.f those issues. negotiating to try to fix up the economy -- they will be trying to deal with russia, of course. the table. issues on they need to resolve what is going on with crimea. they will be dealing with separatists trying to figure out how they can find an agreement with them that involves russia, and keep both parties happy. of course, there is big disagreements over the pricing of gas and delivery as well. >> how important is this issue that you just mentioned? >> it is something i will be detailto ask in more next week when i'm over there, the russia says from now on, as of early-june, they want to ukraine paying for the gas up front, and ukraine says they do not know if they're comfortable, especially at the price they are offering, and economists say ukraine does not have a leg to stand on when you compare their relationship between the countries elsewhere in the world . it is absolutely crucial. heavy manufacturing relies on it. of course, there is the issue of energy secu

. >> now from the half king bar and restaurants in new york city, À la de gaulle and willem marx talkbout their books. in "the wrong enemy" carlotta gall says that after 9/11, the u.s. should have focused on pakistan instead of afghanistan. willem marx discusses the conflict in the border region between pakistan and afghanistan and iran, an area called balochistan. this is one hour. >> you going to look -- good evening, everyone and thank you for coming. you will look at a beautiful picture but that's trying to do its of the place i know well and i've recorded from as well. make a sign if you can't hear me. i'm going to tell you about "the wrong enemy," which is my book. "the wrong enemy: america in afghanistan, 2001-2004". it's the story of the war. i reported that for over 10 years from afghanistan, also in pakistan. i wanted to write a book for two real reasons. the title tells part of it. it's a quote from richard holbrooke was america's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan, as you know, before he died in the last few years. he once said to the british foreign secretary, in f

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. >> thank you for joining us, willem marx. he will be with us through the weekend.y. we are off on monday for memorial day. enjoy the long weekend. on tuesday, be sure to stay tuned to "in the loop." we will be speaking to the ceo of societe generale. have a great weekend. back in two minutes. ♪ >> it is 56 past the hour, and that means bloomberg television is on the markets. take a look at where stocks are trading. we have a little bit of a gain. we have some new home sales data for april coming up in less than five minutes. maybe that will give us a direction in the markets. setting up for the first up week in three for the s&p 500. take a look at the euro. a pullback there after german business confidence fell more than estimated. the index coming in below economist productions. the drop may offer a chance to play rebound according to my next guest. john manley is chief market strategist at wells fargo. let's start in europe and then we can make the trip back to the u.s. we got to figure out of germany, concern of slowing growth. germany has been the growth engin

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