Is diplomacy with Iran going nowhere?

Four foreign policy experts debate as part of the Intelligence Squared series from National Public Radio and the Rosenkranz Foundation.

Guests

• Kenneth Pollack: Author of "A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for the Middle East." Former CIA and National Security Council expert on the Persian Gulf. Research Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution.
• Nicholas Burns: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 2005-2008. Served 27 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. Led U.S. efforts on the Iran nuclear issue and was US Ambassador to NATO 2001-2005. Now professor of Diplomacy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
• Liz Cheney: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under President George W. Bush. Daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney.
• Dan Senor: Former Senior Advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq. Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Analyst for Fox News, where he hosted 2 documentaries on Iraq and Iran.

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Resources

• Intelligence Squared debate podcasts available