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Schieffer School/CSIS held dialogue on "Assessing U.S. Policy Towards Iran"




Fort Worth, TX

6/24/2008


Schieffer School of Journalism and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC held a dialogue titled "Assessing U.S. Policy Towards Iran” Thursday, June 26. The dialogue, hosted by Bob Schieffer, was  broadcast live on the Schieffer School Web site.

The series of monthly dialogues, originated in February, feature top public policy experts, government officials, leading think-tank scholars, and prominent journalists discussing issues related to national security, foreign policy and global challenges.

Featured speakers at the event were Liz Cheney, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs; Robin Wright, Washington Post Diplomatic Correspondent and author of Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East; Kenneth Pollack, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution and Former Director of Persian Gulf Affairs, National Security Council; and Jon Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Middle East Program.

CSIS is a bipartisan, independent, nonprofit organization that provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector and civil society. It has earned the reputation of being one the world's preeminent public policy institutions.

The Schieffer School is emerging as one of the world’s top journalism schools dedicated to preparing professionals in both journalism and strategic communications for the new media world, while maintaining the traditional standards of basic, straightforward reporting and ethics.

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