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Event

Iran’s Nuclear Program: The Challenge for Transparency

Wed, March 23rd, 2005

Washington, D.C.

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Nuclear Policy

The Nuclear Policy Program aims to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Our experts diagnose acute risks stemming from technical and geopolitical developments, generate pragmatic solutions, and use our global network to advance risk-reduction policies. Our work covers deterrence, disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear energy.

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The Middle East Program in Washington combines in-depth regional knowledge with incisive comparative analysis to provide deeply informed recommendations. With expertise in the Gulf, North Africa, Iran, and Israel/Palestine, we examine crosscutting themes of political, economic, and social change in both English and Arabic.

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2:00 - 3:30 pm

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The United Nations Association of the United States of America and the Business Council for the United Nations held a discussion on Iran’s Nuclear Program: The Challenge for Transparency. Panelists discussed the challenges posed by Iran's nuclear program including the Iran-EU talks and the possibility that US pressure will bring the issue to the UN Security Council.

Participants: Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign & defense policy studies at American Enterprise Institute, George Perkovich, vice-president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Shaul Bakhash, professor of Iran/Persian Gulf states at George Mason University.

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Event Speakers

George Perkovich
Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Senior Fellow
George Perkovich
Danielle Pletka

Danielle Pletka is a senior fellow in foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on US foreign policy generally and the Middle East specifically.

Shaul Bakhash

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

Event Speakers

George Perkovich

Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Senior Fellow

George Perkovich is the Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons and a senior fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Nuclear Policy Program. He works primarily on nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, and disarmament issues, and is leading a study on nuclear signaling in the 21st century.

Danielle Pletka

Danielle Pletka is a senior fellow in foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on US foreign policy generally and the Middle East specifically.

Shaul Bakhash

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