they pioneered from new york to san francisco, from the atlantic to the pacific. the united states grew behind vast oceans to east and west with friendly neighbors to north and south. along the 3,000-mile canadian border, the only cannon are historic relics. both countries have a feeling of security in the north american continent. today the united nations headquarters stands in new york a daily reminder of the need for nations to work together for peace. to help secure that peace, the united states joined the 15 nation north atlantic treaty organization or the american people, membership in nato was never an issue. voters of both major political parties strongly supported the alliance. in 1952 they elected president a man who had played a vital role in europe, dwight d. eisenhower. as supreme commander he led armies in the liberation of europe. there for the second time in a generation american boys had joined in the cause of freedom. ♪ they went home, their country sought to help them resume a peaceful life. schools opened their doors to millions of veterans.

that is a very helpful answer for many on both sides of the atlantic. thank you for giving us your time to kick off the session. we are super excited to hear from the next generation. with that i will hand the baton over to the director of our transatlantic security initiative, the brainchild behind this idea. when we recruited him after he stepped down from the pentagon to come to the atlantic council, he said i want to take the commutation of data to the american people and help focus on big, bold ideas for the future of the alliance. chris, you've done it. over to you. thanks, damon. i am very grateful he was able to share his insights about the agenda and thankful for his generous comments about our work. old and forward-looking were the themes that inspired our nato 2020 volume which i had the honor to edit. i want to explain to our audience nato's success is the political alliance ever across geopolitical areas. inis necessarily engaged rs, nato's history as shown when it pauses to consider the future the resulting vision is momentous, whether it

the canadian arctic is a flank of defense for the whole atlantic community. to canadians, arctic life presents other challenges. especially the weather. ♪ there are those who claim they thrive on it. traders, trappers, missionaries, prospectors, the ubiquitous mounties. they all say the north gets you. it can't be too bad. the eskimos, who have lived there for centuries, are reputed to be the happiest people on earth. in general, wherever they live, winter doesn't seem to stop canadians. >> [inaudible] >> canadians find their country demands boldness. a land for great projects like the development of iron mines. like the west coast mountains. with the help of an airlift, canadians have planted immense aluminum smelters in the wilderness. a model of the river has been studied to guide the builders of an ocean vessel root reaching 2000 miles into the continent. a pipeline to carry fuel from the oil fields of the west to the hungry industries of the east. canada is using more and more power. atomic research and industry and medicine. cobalt 60, the beam therap

britain today seeks security with her neighbors in the atlantic alliance. to the task of building that 15-nation community, the people ♪ >>> weeknights this week we feature american history tv programs to preview what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight a look at first ladies.Ñ susan ford bales, daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford reflects on her time in the white house with former news correspondent ann conton. they focus on betty ford and her impact on american society in this forum hosted by the national historic association. watch beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by american history's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949 with 12 members. the atlantic community i

>>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949, with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," introducing canada, our neighbor to the north. ♪ ♪ >>> school's out. the children play. in city parks, in the rain barrel behind the cow shed on the farm. there are now about 16 million people in canada, and the population is increasing faster than that of any country in the western world. most of them live in cities and towns busy with all the serious occupations of modern life. some work with their hands. with others, it's head work. their land means something different to every canadian. to some it is the smell of pine wood and the ring of saws. for much of canada is forest. for some it is the clamor of gulls. or the feel of ripened grain in the heat of august, on the sp

in the november gales of the north atlantic. it flies too under the hot, dry skies of north africa, over gleaming new cities as white as the sands on which they stand. beyond the cities, the flag of france flies over the vast is a ha sahara. further south still, engineers are bringing light and power to the african interior. there too is the trick cover. there too is progress. ♪ >> under the blue, white, and red come thousands of square miles of the earth's surfaces. rivers and plains and villages. the sick are attended by this doctor, scientist, philosopher, musicianen and frenchmen. half the world away, the flag flies over the antarctic. there the french are working to push forward the frontier of knowledge to plant the banner of science in the unknown. >> the flag flies over a school in africa. there the teacher puts the question to his pupils. tell me, what is this france? this nation that unites the countries and cities. >> france is a country surrounded by two seas, an ocean, and three mountain ranges. it is much smaller

in the november gales of the north atlantic, in typhoon weather in the south pacific. it flies, too, under the hot dry skies of north africa, over gleaming new cities as white as the sands of which they stand. beyond the cities, the flag of france flies over the vast sahara with its oasis, caravan trails and foreign legion forts. further south still on the niger, engineers are bringing lights to the afternoon power. there, too, is the trickler. there, too, is progress. ♪ under the blue, white and red come thousands of square miles of the earth's surface. rivers and plains, villages and cities, where the sick are attended by this doctor, scientist, philosopher, musician and frenchman. half the world away the trickler flies over the antarctic, over terre ateli. there the french are working forward to push knowledge, to plant the knowledge of science in the unknowing. ♪ the trickler flies, too, over a school in french equatorial africa. there the teacher puts the question to his pupils -- tell me, what is this france, this nation that unites terre ateli. france is a c

the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, history and industries, tourist attractions and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," introducing germany. this episode looks at west germany which joined nato in 1955 when communist east germany was not a nato member. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the island of landmarks the sea ward approaches to germany. standing off the sandy shores that stretch between holland and denmark and then on through the south coast of the baltic sea. ♪ ♪ ♪ these are maritime people, bringing in their catches from the north sea or working the great ocean ports of hamburg. here they handle the major part of the imports and exports that have made present-day western germany into one of the important trading nations of the world. under the shadow of giant cranes, turning around the cargo carriers of a dozen nations are germany's rebuilt shipyards, now buildi

. >>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4th, 1949, with 12 members. the atlantic community is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america," "introducing the united kingdom." >>> britain is an island. everywhere her frontiers are beaten and encompassed by the sea. no man in this small and indestructible country lives more than 80 miles from salt water. this simple fact has forged the character of the nation. every briton has the cool sea wind in his blood. or thinks he has. but the seat of britain is much more than a playground. it is the living for the drifter men and trawler men who catch the harvest of the oceans. it is the highway across the world the merchant navy, the biggest general cargo fleet that ever sailed the seas. and especially has that gray water been the bulwark and battlement of a people who lived

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>> the north atlantic treaty organization was founded on april 4, 1949 with 12 members. "the atlantic community" is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. they were designed to familiarize nato member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their partners. next on "reel america," from 1956, introducing the united states. the opening and closing titles are in spanish but the narration is in english. ♪ narrator: to this land, they have been coming for over 300 years. peoples of europe. england, ireland, scotland, scandinavia, the lowlands, germany, switzerland, france, spain, portugal, italy, greece, turkey, eastern and central europe. they and their descendents tamed the wilderness and created one nation, the united states of america. memorials mark the first settlements on the atlantic coast. boston was founded in 1630. here, the declaration of independence was read from the balcony of old statehouse. like other bustling cities of america, boston has qui

white, and red, the flag of france flies in all of the winds of the world, in the gales of the north atlantic in typhoon weather in the south fantastic. it flies under the hot dry skies of north africa over gleaming new cities as white as the sands on which they stand. beyond the cities, the flag of france flies over the sahara with its oasis, caravan trails and faults. southern still light and power are being brought to the african interior, there, too, is progress. ♪ ♪ under the blue, white, and red come thousands of square miles of the earth's surface, rivers and plains, valleys and villages. villages where the sick and afflicted are tended by dr. schweitzer, scientist, philosopher, musician, and frenchman. half the world away it flies over the antarctic. there the french are working to push forward the frontier of knowledge, to plant the banner of science in the unknown. it flies, too, over a school in africa, there the teacher puts the question to his pupils, tell me what is this france, this nation that unites tahiti and paris, you and dr. schweitzer? france is a country surrounded

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only in "the atlantic" area. this new defense spending increase that we have announced, underscores moving forward and nato to work as closely as possible with the european union. that we take our eyes off of the common strategy in the common threat to the year old atlantic area. i think some finds some eu and nato members are about russian intentions to be honest. more time though the less i may have two address threat we talked about some of the cyber, china, the non- state actors. actually the question in the europeanth union as a distraction from what our core mission should be for both organizations. which is to find a mutually beneficial way to introduce stability and provide the basis for prosperity. i think nato is always going to be the heart of the security's equation. and by definition the european union is always going to be institution moreio interested. more capable of doing something on the prosperity side. those are not mutuallyy exclusive. on the other hand there mutually reinforcing. >> okay unf

"world in danger: germany and europe in uncertain times, the future of the european union and trans-atlantic relations." the ambassador joined the foreign service in 1975, served as deputy foreign minister and as director of policy, planning and political director of the foreign ministry in the 1990s. he's been germany's ambassador to the united states and as well to the united kingdom. the ambassador has been chairman of the munich security conference since 2008 and teaches at the heritage school of governance in berlin as senior professor. he advises the private sector the, governments and international organizations on strategic issues. he's published widely. in "world in danger"," he identifies the problems posed for germany and the european union, he also offers a vision for the e.u.'s future which he hopes will be peaceful, prosperous, secure and influential. ambassador, it's great to see you again. welcome to hudson institute and thank you very much for agreeing to discuss your actually quite fascinating book with me this morning. the title of the book is a provocative one, especially

britain today seeks security with her neighbors in the atlantic alliance. to the task of building that 15 nation community, the people of britain pledged themselves. ♪ ♪ nato was founded on april 4, 1949 with 12 members. "the atlantic community" is a series of 20-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the u.s. government. the films were designed to familiarize member countries with the culture, history, industries, and military contributions of their nato partners. next on "reel america,"

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i am president and ceo of the atlantic council and i would like to welcome you today to the atlantic council front page hashtag #acfrontpage, a premier platform for global leaders. we have multiple channels across the world, and today, we are on c-span1 live. heads of government, heads of international legislations. we are hosting today one of the most respected u.s. legislators both internationally and here. we are honored to host senator chris murphy of connecticut, the top ranking democrat on the senate foreign relations committee, and has been deeply involved in many of the issues that are of such importance to the atlantic council's founding mission -- shaping the global future together with partners and allies. he is a proponent of the forward-looking foreign policy of international human rights, of the power of diplomacy, and it is an honor to have you with us, senator. the world watched. in horror last week as the violent assault -- at the violent assault of american democracy. i would like to see it as a sign of the vulnerability of american democracy. but then, congress ret

the atlantic rain forest is among the world's most diverse natural habitats it has a very wide variety of species it's also one of the most threatened natural habitats all work aims to preserve our native forest through protection restoration and tree planting. they started out with great dedication and very little money but the work has since grown considerably the biologists now supplied the entire region with plants from their nursery huge sales are an important source of income to finance the work of their angio. growing about $400000.00 seedlings each year is just a part of it. on a paula is on her way to plant some of their seedlings here in the mountainous region of said i didn't take it up in southeastern brazil. the area is now dominated by coffee plantations and grazing land for livestock there is hardly anything left of the original forest and yet trees play a vital role in preserving groundwater supplies. but efforts to reforest the area depend on the landowners. the natural sources of wood people's property are slowly drying up but these landowners here no longer have any

intellectual, more than atlantic influence generally, so a bit of a change to our weather as these atlantic fronts push in to the west, introducing this slightly milder air as well. particular costal areas, as you will see, fairer cold snaps in the north. not quite as cold as it has been of late, most precipitation falling as rain at times. a bit of snow in the north. 00:28:32,071 --> 2147483051:51:00,751 the driest of the 2147483051:51:00,751 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 weather in the south. this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at 2.00pm: as the ‘r' numberfor the uk is estimated between 1 and 1.4 — which means covid's spread has not abated — the mayor of london declares a ‘major incident‘, warning the virus could overwhelm hospitals in the capital. the moderna vaccine is approved for use in the uk. it's the third vaccine to get passed and 17 million doses are now on order. passed and 17 million no entry to the uk without proof of a negative coronavirus test. tougher measures for travellers, including uk nationals, will start next week. ministers say they're necessary to sto

the atlantic rain forest is among the world's most diverse natural habitats it has a very wide variety of species it's also one of the most threatened natural habitats our work aims to preserve our native forest through protection restoration and tree planting. they started out with great dedication and very little money but the work has since grown considerably the biologists now supplied the entire region with plants from their nursery huge sales are an important source of income to finance the work of their ngo. growing about $400000.00 seedlings each year it's just a part of it. is on her way to plant some of their seedlings here in the mountainous region of said i didn't take it up in southeastern brazil. the area is now dominated by coffee plantations and grazing land for livestock there's hardly anything left of the original forest and yet trees play a vital role in preserving groundwater supplies. but efforts to reforest the area depend on the landowners. the natural sources of wool people's property all slowly drying up but these landowners here no longer have any water i mean

the atlantic rain forest is among the world's most diverse natural habitats it has a very wide variety of species it's also one of the most bright and natural habitats our work aims to preserve our native forest through protection restoration and tree planting. they started out with great dedication and very little money but the work has since grown considerably the biologists now supplied the entire region with plants from their nursery huge sales are an important source of income to finance the work of their angio. growing about $400000.00 seedlings each year it's just a part of it. is on her way to plant some of their seedlings here in the mountainous region of settled in and take it up in southeastern brazil. the area is now dominated by coffee plantations and grazing land for livestock there's hardly anything left of the original forest and yet trees play a vital role in preserving groundwater supplies. but efforts to reforest the area depend on the landowners. the natural sources of wool people's property all slowly drying up but these landowners here no longer have any water com

just days after my one's death and almost 300 kilometers away another journalist from atlantic side was killed. shot close to his home but are not gunmen the next head of the local journalists union and reported for outlets like a.p. and al-jazeera according to his colleagues yet received threats and inform the authorities about them but got little help. an attack on journalists is an act of oppression in our society no one is more pressed than journalists i have to say let's question ourselves and let's get united let's ask our leaders to explain why this cruelty happens and how long it's going to continue whether it is the taliban i asked the local strongman or government affiliates the question of who is behind these attacks often remains unanswered good for those who continue to do their work as journalists one thing is clear they should not have to risk their lives to do their jobs. our last stop is portugal a popular destination for digital nomads who prefer opening their mouth drops on a sunny beach in an office it's no problem in the age of corona. lisbon portugal to picture ris

maria from the atlantic council, thank you i atlantic council, thank you very much. twitter has temporarily suspended the account of a us republican congresswoman. marjorie taylor greene — an ardent supporter of president trump. she'd repeatedly made false claims about election fraud in her state of georgia. let's get the latest from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. peter, thanks for being with us. the first open cure nonsupport in the us congress. how much responsibility to she and republicans like her take for what we have seen in recent weeks in the us? —— first open qanon supporter. there are plenty of americans who would say there is a significant amount of responsibility lying on the shoulders like this congresswoman and others. you have echoed _ congresswoman and others. you have echoed the _ congresswoman and others. 7m. have echoed the views of president trump, especially those claims that we have been hearing about for the last few weeks from mr trump that the election was stolen from him among his arguments with election officials and ag

we are very pleased to begin the atlantic council president and ceo, fred kemp. -- with the atlantic council president and ceo, fred kemp. [video clip] ♪ fred: greetings, i'm fred kemp, president and ceo of the atlantic council. for tickets -- four decades ago -- with the following observation. to a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion. and in the history of our nation it is a commonplace. the orderly transfer authority has called for in the constitution routinely takes place, as it has for almost two centuries, and makes us think how unique we really are. in the eyes of many in the world, this every four years center -- ceremony to be accepted as normal is nothing less than a miracle. in this year, where a mob threatened that miracle on january 6 on capitol hill, we confronted the vulnerabilities and resilience of our democracy. the resilience with the return of legislators a few hours later to perform their constitutional duty of certifying the electoral results. it is in that spirit, recognizing those vulnerabilities, and celebrating that resilience,

far out in the north atlantic. the faroe islands surprisingly filipino women comprise the largest ethnic minority here some 10000 kilometers from their homeland i don't know how they found the car and it's raining so hard to get . on to net found different traditions the love of her life and a new life awaiting her on the faroes so she's thrilled to celebrate all ahsoka the island's national holiday she's donning the national dress of the pharaohs for the 1st time i feel so proud to wear it don't make us everybody in the think this and there's also any info out there for in there i feel regulates the way national costume. a few. features. here's. antonette has created a new life for herself. to be with her great love reagan and kong she left the philippines and all she knew behind her for the last 5 years the faroe islands have been her new home. coming from the tropics adjusting to life in the chilly north atlantic was a real culture shock. it rains $300.00 days a year in the farrows. at the height of summer tempe

thank you to the atlantic council. the what you start the question reminds me of director mueller -- the way you start the question reminds me of director mueller, right after 9/11. he was one of the long-standing national security principals in the u.s. government. the fbi is the lead for investigations, also the lead for intelligence. if you look at what happened at the capitol, both at intelligence and investigation -- obviously, it's probably already started and will be part of other reviews. the fbi director, what he's looking at with his team, he is looking at that threat. the racially motivated violence threat has been stated that it's the number one threat for the fbi for terrorism. the number one mission for the fbi to prevent terrorist attacks in the u.s. or against u.s. interests. within that, domestic terrorism, the number one threat. the antigovernment anarchist threat is just below that. i think they will look at that threat, given the events of january 6, going out and doing awareness. a deep dive into t

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here in the atlantic and eastern pacific, we call them hurricanes. in the indian ocean, they are called cyclones. in pacific ocean, typhoons, in australia, some people call them willie, willie. they're all the same mere logical phenomenon. susan: you talk about the amount of energy that hurricanes actually create. can you explain that? eric: there is wind energy and there is the energy that comes from latent heat condensation. in terms of wind energy, an average hurricane generates 200 times the annual electrical generating capacity of the world. when look at the latent heat of condensation which is what really drives the storm, an average hurricane generates 200 times the annual electrical generating capacity in the world, so these are absolutely enormous powerful and as we know often quite destructive storms. susan: if there was only a way to capture all of that energy. eric: yes. susan: what exactly is the eye of the hurricane and what causes it? eric: the eye of a hurricane is basically when there is a low pressure area, the moisture air rises of

that is the purpose of the atlantic council. my parents who sacrificed so much to embrace the ideals of america for themselves and their families would've been alarmed at the violence at the capital. they would've had faith that the country of their dreams would rise to that challenge and learn from it and improve as the country always has. the criminal acts against our democracy failed but it will be actions now that determine whether the problems we face can be a catalyst for american renewal and make a stronger as a country and as a global community or not. in the 60th year of our existence, we at the atlantic council believe there's no better time to come together in our country and in our global community in common cause. otherwise, we would've missed the lessons of our collective glimpse into the abyss. thank you so much for your attention. ♪ >> good afternoon. the 2021 version of the passing the baton is critical in the aftermath of the divisive election and the events of january 6. a day of infamy at the u.s. capitol.

weather systems coming in from the atlantic into colder air, threatening some snow. always more likely across northern parts of the uk where it is colder. furthersouth northern parts of the uk where it is colder. further south temperatures are stuck at 809. —— eight or nine.