International Security, Live Blogging - Friday, March 7, 2008 14:52 - 0 Comments

Live Blogging - International Security, Risk and Opportunities

14:52 - Anthony Lake, National Security Advisor, and Distinguished Proffessor in the Practice of Diplomacy in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

14: 55 - Lake: “When Bob told me what the topic (Globalization and Competitiviness) was nothing came into my mind”.

14:56 - The audience applauses to Mr. Lake’s good comments and jokes

14: 58 - “Competition: world population has grown the double since I was young. And people has been able, any way, to adapt to it.”

14:58 - “Prices riced 40% globally last year.”

15:01 - “Climate change, greater competition, disvesting consequences”.

15:03 - “What’s the role of Globalization in all of this? I would say is not too clear, yet.”

15:06 - “200 million people every year move around the world in search of a better life”.

15:07 - “Political will to act together: salvation could be there.”

15:09 - “When I came into de White House in my desk I had direct line to all the allies countries.”

15:11 - “It is very hard for diplomats to talk about their own countries so it makes it difficult to negotiate”.

15:13 - “It’s important as long as our government work together that will help each other in talking to each other to be able to develop an alliance”.

15:16 - “If America is ready to share responsibility, will Europeans be ready to share this responsibility (Global Warming)?”

15:17 - “Are you ready (Europeans) to share responsability in leadership?”

15:18 - “Global Warming, Terrorism, Poverty we have to make enough progress in those issues”.

15:18 - (if not) “I know, for sure, that this world will become a place that I do not want my grandchildren to see”.

15:19 - Anthony Lake gave the word to the audience.