On the Brink with Iran? | Center for a New American Security

Source: The Kojo Nnamdi Show - WAMU
Journalist: Kojo Nnamdi
Original Post: On the Brink with Iran?
Type: News Article

January 12, 2012 — Wednesday's assassination of another nuclear scientist in Iran comes amid escalating sanctions and a growing push in the U.S. for military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. As Iran and the U.S. both head toward elections, Kojo explores the threat a nuclear-armed Iran would pose for the West and asks what the United States should do about it.

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Guests

Colin Kahl

Professor of Security Studies, School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, 2009 to 2011

Trita Parsi

President of the National Iranian American Council; author of the book A Single Roll of the Dice - Obama's Diplomacy with Iran (2012, Yale University Press)

Barbara Slavin

Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council; author of the book "Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation.” (2007)

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Related:
Topic(s): WMD and Nuclear Proliferation
Project(s): Diplomacy and Development, Global Swing States, Iran, Middle East, South and Central Asia, Twenty First Century Strategic Environment, U.S. Military Forces and Operations, U.S. National Security and Defense Policy, WMD and Nuclear Proliferation
People: Dr. Colin H. Kahl