GNSI Policy Dialogues Archive

The Iran Enigma

Sina Azodi, PhD

 (Panel Chair)
Visiting Scholar, George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs

Emily Blout, PhD

 (Panelist)
Author and Senior Visiting Research Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Reichman University

Commander Nicole Cale

 (Panelist)
Iran Strategist, J51, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Kelsey Davenport, USSOCOM

 (Panelist)
Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association

Arman Mahmoudian, PhD, Global and National Security Institute

(Panel Chair)
Research Fellow, Global and National Security Institute, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Global and National Security Institute

General (Ret) Frank McKenzie (Featured Speaker)
Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Mohsen Milani, PhD, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Mohsen Milani, PhD (Featured Speaker)
Executive Director, Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies, Professor of Politics, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Prasant Mohapatra, PhD, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Prasant Mohapatra, PhD (Welcome Speaker)
Provost, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Negar Mortazavi, Center for International Policy

(Panelist)
Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy and host of "The Iran Podcast"

Vali Nasr, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

(Featured Speaker)
Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs, Johns Hopkins University

David Oakley, PhD, Global and National Security Institute

David Oakley, PhD (Conference Host)
Academic Director, Global and National Security Institute, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Jeff Rogg, PhD, Global and National Security Institute

Jeff Rogg, PhD (Panel Chair)
Senior Research Fellow, Global and National Security Institute, University of South Florida

Major General Sean Salene, United States Central Command

(Panelist)
Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5), U.S. Central Command

Barbara Slavin, Stimson Center

(Panelist)
Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center

Dario Teicher, United States Central Command

Dario Teicher (Panelist)
Arms Control and Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Programs Manager, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)

Sanam Vakil, PhD, Chatham House

(Panelist)
Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

Alex Vatanka, Middle East Institute

(Panelist)
Director of Iran Program and Senior Fellow, Black Sea Program, Middle East Institute