On behalf of brookings and the center of middle east policy, i am the director for middle east policy and welcome to everyone in the room and everyone joining us on the brookings webcast and via cspan at home. We have an extremely important topic this morning and an excellent panel to discuss it. We often have debates on middle east policy on interests and what the u. S. Should do in terms of immediate policy and pursuing its interest, and we often have debates what the u. S. Should do in terms of its values promoting its vision of the good life, its vision of what the world should look like and once in a while an issue that very clearly encapsulates both, and this is one of them. It pertains directly to some of the most important policy issues regarding the middle east in recent years and decades even, with the jcpoa in play, and the president about to make decisions about that. And we also have the issue of democracy in the Islamic Republic of iran, and the people on the streets call
Host posted the discussion on the ongoing protests in iran. This is about an hour and a half. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for braving the aftermath of cyclone bomb and polar vortex. On behalf of brookings and the center of middle east policy, i am the director for middle east policy and welcome to everyone in the room and everyone joining us on the brookings webcast and via cspan at home. We have an extremely important topic this morning and an excellent panel to discuss it. We often have debates on middle east policy on interests and what the u. S. Should do in terms of immediate policy and pursuing its interest, and we often have debates what the u. S. Should do in terms of its values promoting its vision of the good life, its vision of what the world should look like and once in a while an issue that very clearly encapsulates both, and this is one of them. It pertains directly to some of the most important policy issues regarding the middle east in recent years and decades eve
Topic this morning and an excellent panel to discuss it. We often have debates on middle east policy on interests and what the u. S. Should do in terms of immediate policy and pursuing its interest, and we often have debates what the u. S. Should do in terms of its values promoting its vision of the good life, its vision of what the world should look like and once in a while an issue that very clearly encapsulates both, and this is one of them. It pertains directly to some of the most important policy issues regarding the middle east in recent years and decades even, with the jcpoa in play, and the president about to make decisions about that. And we also have the issue of democracy in the Islamic Republic of ir follow also with a hash tag, iranprotests, and if youre tweeting about it, please use that hash tag. Were happy to have with us an iraniancanadian filmmaker and activist and reporter for news week for many years from 1998 to 2011. He was incarcerated by the iranian government f
Good morning everyone. Thank you for braving the aftermath of the cyclone bomb and the polar vortex and other new innovations. On behalf of the Brookings Center for middle east policy, welcome. I am the director. Welcome. Welcome to everyone joining us on the workings website and via cspan at home. We have an extremely important topic this morning and an excellent panel to discuss it. East policy on interests and what the u. S. Should do in terms of immediate policy and pursuing its interest, and we often have debates what the u. S. Should do in terms of its values promoting its vision of the good life, its vision of what the world should look like and once in a while an issue that very clearly encapsulates both, and this is one of them. It pertains directly to some of the most important policy issues regarding the middle east in recent years and decades even, with the jcpoa in play, and the president about to make decisions about that. And we also have the issue of democracy in the Is
To not have greece means not just getting rid of the country of its population, its g. D. P. But to prevent us from having a country which is at the heart of our civilization. A cups are you which is not only in our history but is part of our culture. Greece is a country a friendly country that wanted to a member of the our Pine Community after years of dictate ore ship. They wanted to come not our own zone there could have building discussion on his its ability to assure this transition, its entry in the eurozone. All the democratic parties told us that greece wanted to remain in the ire ozone it could have made another choice it want today make this choice, be in the eurozone and remain in the eurozone. And our duty was to allow it to do so to inning sure that it is a choice that gives it a solution, nothing would have been worse than to maintain it in a monetary zone and not give it the conditions for its development. And that is the reason why today there has been long negotiations