How close are we to a nuclear Iran? What does it mean for American foreign policy? How did we get to this point? And what do we do now?
Event Details
In Unthinkable, Kenneth Pollack, a former CIA analyst with twenty-five years of experience working on the Middle East, explores America's intractable problem with Iran, Tehran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, and the prolonged clash that led us to this point. Pollack lays out key solutions to the Iran nuclear questions, explaining and assessing the options for American policymakers.
$35 members/ $40 non-members
Program
11:30 AM-1:30 PM: Reception, noon luncheon followed by author discussion, Q&A and book signing
Speaker Profiles
Kenneth M. Pollack (Speaker)
http://www.brookings.edu/experts/pollackk
Kenneth M. Pollack is a well-known expert on the Middle East and Persian Gulf and has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", "Charlie Rose", "C-Span", and "NPR". He is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Dr. Pollack earned his BA from Yale and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven other books on the political, military, and economic affairs of the Middle East, including "The Threating Storm" and "The Persian Puzzle".