Iran Nuclear Deal: Stability or Threat? with James Fallows

with

James Fallows (moderator), The Atlanticnational correspondent and former speech writer to President Jimmy Carter

As Congress prepares for a crucial vote on the Iran deal in September, please join the Center on Global Interests for a timely debate on its merits. Our panel of distinguished experts will go beyond partisan lines to present a wide range of views on the national-security stakes involved for the United States, Israel, Iran, and neighboring powers.

Following a discussion moderated by James Fallows, who has covered the Iran debate for The Atlantic, the speakers will have a Q&A with the audience.

About the Speakers

Introductory remarks:

• Ambassador Richard Burt, CGI Board Member; Managing Director for Europe, Russia and Eurasia at McLarty Associates and U.S. Chair of Global Zero; Chief U.S. Nuclear Arms Negotiator in the conclusion of the U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in 1991. 

Moderator: 

• James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter; recipient of the National Magazine Award and the American Book Award for nonfiction.

Panelists:

• Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, the Russian Federation, Israel, India and Jordan; core member of The Iran Project;
• Ariane Tabatabai, Visiting Assistant Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and columnist for The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists; Former Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow and Associate at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; @ArianeTabatabai
• Mike Singh, Lane-Swig Senior Fellow and Managing Director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; former Senior Director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council; @MichaelSinghDC
• Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association; @KelseyDav 
• Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Director, Center for Energy, Natural Resources & Geopolitics at the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security; Principal, International Market Analysis Ltd.; @Dr_Ariel_Cohen
• Larry Cohler-Esses, Assistant Managing Editor, The Forward; first journalist from a Jewish, pro-Israeli newspaper to receive a visa to report from Iran since the 1979 Revolution. @CohlerEsses

A catered lunch will be provided. This event is on the record. Members of the press should register in advance with Olga Kuzmina at okuzmina@globalinterests.org.