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On March 1 at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Foreign Affairs Managing Editor Jonathan Tepperman will moderate a debate on the threats posed by Iran--and how the United States should respond--featuring our distinguished authors Matthew Kroenig and Colin Kahl. Please join us for what is sure to be a lively forum on the dangers of nuclear proliferation, the value of diplomacy and the role of military action.

SPEAKERS

Colin Kahl is an associate professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Dr. Kahl served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, developing and implementing the U.S. Defense Department’s strategy and policy toward the region. He played a lead role in: designing and overseeing the responsible drawdown and transition strategy in Iraq; shaping the Pentagon’s efforts to counter Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions and destabilizing activities; promoting unprecedented defense cooperation with Israel; building a Regional Security Architecture in the Gulf; and crafting the Department’s response to the Arab Awakening. In June 2011, Dr. Kahl was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service by Secretary Robert Gates.

• He is the author of Not Time to Attack Iran (Foreign Affairs, January 17, 2012).

Matthew Kroenig is assistant professor of Government at Georgetown University and Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Kroenig was Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in the Department of Defense, where he worked on the development and implementation of U.S. defense policy and strategy in the Middle East. Previously, he worked as a strategist in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he authored the first-ever, U.S. government strategy for deterring terrorist networks.  For his work, he was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Award for Outstanding Achievement. Dr. Kroenig has held fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Science Foundation, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California.

• He is the author of Time to Attack Iran (Foreign Affairs, January/February 2012).

Jonathan Tepperman is Managing Editor of Foreign Affairs. Before that he served as a Director at EurasiaGroup and as Deputy Editor of Newsweek International, where he ran the Europe, Middle East, and Africa coverage. Throughout his career he has written frequently on international affairs, politics, and books for a wide range of publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, and others. He has also worked as a reporter for The Jerusalem Post and The Forward.

Registration

5:30 to 6:00pm | Council on Foreign Relations | 58 East 68th Street | New York, NY 10065

Panel Discussion & Question-and-Answer Session

6:00 to 7:00pm | Jonathan Tepperman, presiding

Cocktail Reception

7:00 to 8:00pm

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