13
July 2011
Past Event
Perspectives on the Iranian Nuclear Challenge

Perspectives on the Iranian Nuclear Challenge

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
July 13, 2011
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13
July 2011
Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Speakers:
Katherine Gockel,

Deputy Director, Partnership for a Secure America

Olli Heinonen,

Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Christopher Ford,

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Technology and Global Security and and Former United States Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation

Peter Jones,

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

Richard Weitz,

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Since the severing of diplomatic relations following the 1979 Iranian revolution, U.S.-Iran relations continue to be strained. Iran's nuclear ambitions, support for terrorist groups, and its poor human rights record continue to pose ever complex challenges for U.S. policymakers.

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