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April 5, 2006 - Special one day symposium
A three-part symposium on Iran’s current nuclear status, why Iran wants to develop its nuclear program, what the United States should do in response to Iran developing a nuclear program, and Iran’s likely responses to each policy option.
Meetings
Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Nuclear Development and Production: A Status Report
Related Project: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium
| Speakers: | Charles D. Ferguson, Fellow for Science & Technology, Council on Foreign Relations |
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| Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Nonproliferation, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State for Nonproliferation | |
| Daniel Poneman, Senior Fellow, Forum for International Policy; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Nonproliferation and Export Controls, National Security Council | |
| Presider: | Carla Anne Robbins, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Wall Street Journal |
Transcript: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Nuclear Development and Production: A Status Report [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Nuclear Development and Production: A Status Report
Video: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Nuclear Development and Production--A Status Report (video)
This meeting is on the record.
Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Motives and Strategy
Related Project: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium
| Speakers: | Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research, Washington Institute for Near East Policy |
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| Mahmood Sariolghalam, Professor of International Relations, School Of Economics and Political Science, National University of Iran | |
| Karim Sadjadpour, International Crisis Group | |
| Presider: | Deborah Amos, National Public Radio |
Transcript: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Motives and Strategy [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Motives and Strategy
Video: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Iran's Motives and Strategy (video)
This meeting is on the record.
Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Policy Options for the United States
Related Project: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium
| Speakers: | Reuel Gerecht, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute |
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| Kenneth M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution | |
| Presider: | Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations |
Transcript: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Policy Options for the United States [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.]
Audio: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Policy Options for the United States
Video: Iran's Nuclear Program Symposium: Policy Options for the United States (video)
This meeting is on the record.
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
Gary Samore
Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
+1.212.434.9627
gsamore@cfr.org
Sebastian Mallaby
Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for
Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior
Fellow for International Economics
smallaby@cfr.org
Janine Hill
Deputy Director of Studies Administration
+1.212.434.9753
jhill@cfr.org
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