September 14, 2015

The Iran Agreement and What Comes Next

In advance of Congress’ pending vote on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Middle East Security Program Director Ilan Goldenberg, Energy, Economics, and Security Program Director Elizabeth Rosenberg, Adjunct Researcher Avner Golov, Research Associates Nicholas Heras and Ellie Maruyama, and former Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern Axel Hellman have produced a new commentary, “Congress, the Iran Deal, and What Comes Next.” The commentary is also the executive summary of a forthcoming CNAS Report, “45 Policy Recommendations for the United States After the Iran Deal.”

On a recent podcast, Ilan Goldenberg discussed the executive summary with Director of External Relations Neal Urwitz.

Authors

  • Avner Golov

  • Axel Hellman

  • Elizabeth Rosenberg

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Energy, Economics and Security Program

    Elizabeth Rosenberg is a former Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. In this capacity, she publ...

  • Ellie Maruyama

    Former Research Associate, Energy, Economics and Security Program

    Ellie Maruyama was a Research Associate in the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Prior to joining CNAS, Ms. Maruyama wor...

  • Ilan Goldenberg

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Security Program

    Ilan Goldenberg is the former Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. He is a foreign policy and defense expe...

  • Nicholas Heras

    Former Fellow, Middle East Security Program

    Nicholas A. Heras is a former Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), working in the Middle East Security Program. His work focused on the analysis of complex...

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