Iran and the International Community: Policy Considerations for 2013

The Henry Jackson Society and Foundation for Defense of Democracies present:

On Wednesday, 30th January, HJS and FDD co-hosted the highest-level conference that has been held in Britain on the topic of Iran, its nuclear programme, record of human rights abuses and what can practically be done about the pressing matters facing the West and its allies. The event was attended by over 200 people including top-level policymakers, legislators, journalists and experts.

Below you can find links to every video from the conference – each session and related Q&A – all in high definition hosted on YouTube.

Session 1 – The State of Play Today

09.00 – 09.10: Opening Remarks

Dr. Alan Mendoza, Executive Director, The Henry Jackson Society

Mark Dubowitz, Executive Director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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09.10 – 10.30: The State of Play Today: Assessing the Iranian Challenge and Our Response

Moderated by Andrew Roberts, Author and Academic

Dr. Michael Broer – Senior Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Arms Control Expert, Politico-Military Affairs and Arms Control Directorate, German Ministry of Defence

Dr. Olli Heinonen – Former Deputy Director General, IAEA and Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University

Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi – Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Session 2 – Regional Perspectives (Arab Spring, Syria, etc)

Moderated by Mark Dubowitz, Executive Director, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Ambassador Daniel Benjamin – Former Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. State Department and the Norman E. McCulloch Jr. Director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding

Reuel Marc Gerecht – Former Middle East Specialist, Directorate of Operations, CIA and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Jane Kinninmont – Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House

Shahriar Ahy – Co-founder of Unity for Democracy in Iran

Session 3 – Human Rights in Iran

Moderated by Reuel Marc Gerecht, former Middle East Specialist, Directorate of Operations, CIA and Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Nazenin Ansari – Journalist and Managing Editor of Kayhan

Javad Khadem – Co-founder of Unity for Democracy in Iran

Session 4 – Military Action vs Containment?

Moderated by Robin Shepherd, Director of International Affairs, Henry Jackson Society

John Hannah – Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Former National Security Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney

Richard Perle – Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Sir Lawrence Freedman – Professor of War Studies, Vice Principal of Strategy and Development, King’s College London

Professor Matthew Kroenig – Department of Government, Georgetown University and former Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in the US Department of Defense

Session 5 – Policy considerations for 2013

Moderated by Dr. Alan Mendoza, Executive Director, The Henry Jackson Society

Elliott Abrams – Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor (Middle East) and Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Rafael Bardaji – Special Adviser, Spanish Ministry of Defence

Congressman Howard Berman – Former Ranking Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

Douglas Murray – Associate Director, The Henry Jackson Society