Spoken word links for June 2015.

• Author: Sempa, Francis P.

"Marco Rubio's Foreign Policy Vision" On May 13, 2015, Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations about his three "pillars" of foreign policy: American military strength; protecting the U.S. economy; and upholding America's core values. Senator Rubio was critical of President Obama's foreign policies which he claimed have weakened the United States. http://www.cfr.org/united-states/marco-rubios-foreign-policy-vision/p36511"}

"China's Rise and the Geopolitics of East Asia" On May 12, 2015, June Teufel Dreyer, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, discussed the implications of China's growing military and economic power for the geopolitics of East Asia. https://www.fpri.org/multimedia/2015/05/chinas-rise-and-geopolitics-east-asia"}

"NATO Adapting to a Changed Security Environment" On May 27, 2015, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General, addressed the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the changing security environment for NATO members, including the challenge posed by Russia's actions in Ukraine. http://csis.org/event/statesmens-forum-feat-jens-stoltenberg-nato-secretary-general"}

"Vice President Biden on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict" On May 27, 2015, Vice President Joseph Biden spoke to the Brookings Institution about how the administration views the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict. http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/events/2015/05/27-biden/20150527_biden_transcript.pdf"}

"NATO in the Age of Limited Wars" Jakub Grygiel, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, and Wess Mitchell, President of the Center for European Policy Analysis, recently discussed NATO's role in limited wars such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict. http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/post-crimea-europe-nato-in-the-age-of-limited-wars"}

"Senator Lindsey Graham on Iran's Nuclear Program" South Carolina Senator and Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham recently discussed Iran's nuclear program and U.S. options at the Council on foreign Relations...