The conference will consider Iran’s relations with its neighbors and the international community at large.
Iran is an important player in world politics, but in recent years it has faced extensive censure and criticism from the broader system of states, including a wide array of United Nations Security Council sanctions. How can relations between Iran and the outside world be improved? What are the prospects for change inside Iran? What can the United States do to engage Iran constructively? And are there lessons to be drawn from the experiences of other states that have successfully transitioned from pariah status to “member in good standing†within the international community?
The keynote speakers are Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs and professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and Congressman Howard Berman, ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, in conversation with Renee Montagne, co-host, Morning Edition, National Public Radio. Other participants include Burkle Center Senior Fellow Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.); Carnegie Endowment scholar Karim Sadjadpour; Jon Alterman, director of the Center for Strategic & International Studies’ Middle East Program, former CIA analyst Paul Pillar, Rand Middle East analyst Dalia Dassa Kaye, National Iranian American Council founder and president Trita Parsi, and Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford.
Admission is limited and early registration is recommended: $ 25 general, $ 10 student (with photo ID – no exceptions). Registration closes on Friday, May 6, 2011. Breakfast and Lunch are included in admission fee.
