Security and Middle East policy experts discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, the current ceasefire, and the status of Iran's nuclear program.
The Middle East conflict recently entered a new phase, with Iran and Israel engaging in direct military confrontation. The US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities marked a marked escalation, but a fragile ceasefire has since been established. Will this US-brokered ceasefire hold? Can, and will, Iran rebuild its nuclear capabilities? What are the broader implications of this war for regional stability, US strategy, and global security? Join Rachel Bronson, Robert Pape, and Ali Vaez for a discussion moderated by Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri on the latest developments in this conflict and their broader implications.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Rachel Bronson
Rachel Bronson is a senior advisor at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, having previously served as the organization's president and CEO. During her tenure, she oversaw the organization's programming, publishing, communications, and iconic Doomsday Clock. Before joining the Bulletin, Bronson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council. She is the author of Thicker than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia, and her analysis has appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Bronson is also a frequent media commentator and has testified before several congressional committees.
Robert Pape
Robert Pape is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, specializing in national and international security affairs. He directs the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism and focuses on air power, political violence, terrorism, and US national security policy. Pape is a leading authority on suicide terrorism, economic sanctions, and the effectiveness of air power in military conflicts, and his commentary has appeared in publications and on outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Face the Nation, CNN, NPR, and others. His current work focuses on the causes of suicide terrorism and the politics of unipolarity.
Ali Vaez
Ali Vaez is the director of the Iran Project and senior adviser to the president at the International Crisis Group. Previously, he served as a senior political affairs officer at the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and was Iran project director at the Federation of American Scientists. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and a fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. A former foreign correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, he is co-author of How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare.
Leslie Vinjamuri
Leslie Vinjamuri is president and CEO of the Chicago Council. She joined the Council from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, in London, where she served as director of the US and the Americas program and previously as dean of the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs. With more than 20 years of experience in international affairs, research, policy, and public engagement, she has authored more than 30 publications, and is a regular media commentator, contributing to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Financial Times, and appearing on CNN, Bloomberg, and the BBC, among others.
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