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
A significant correction in the market. Youve got chinese assets which have been overprized, even against a basic analysis with their standard price ratios. But to draw too much implication from this in terms of, number one, the overall performance of the market in recent times to what it means to the economy in general and, three the direction of reform, i think we need to take a calmer perspective. Bremmer finally, a look back at charlies 2004 interview with former saudi former minister who died thursday, the worlds longest serving Prime Minister before his retirement in april. I believe saudi arabia sounds going a program of reform that is not only seriously pursued but adamantly pursued by the government in spite of the opposition of the conservatives inside saudi arabia. Bremmer iran nuclear negotiations, the chinese stock market and the late prince syed alfeisal next. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of
Slow, hard progress it meantime, opposition is real in the middle east and here in congress. Will we achieve a deal, and what are the implications of success or failure . Joining me now from washington is Suzanne Maloney with the brookings institution, and from cambridge massachusetts, gary samore the executive director for research at Belfer Center at the school. I am pleased to have them both on this program. Welcome. Let me start with the question of the latest pickup pickup hickup, in one issue that has become very prominent is the question of the removal of this u. N. Arms in bargo embargo. Suzanne, why has that got in all of the attention over the past couple of days, it is this an issue that can scuttle the deal . Suzanne maloney i think you are right that this is the most interesting item. There have been any number of issues that have been seen as obstacles, which both sides have focused on in their public statements. First, the technical issues surrounding their hip abilities
In the middle east and here in congress. Will we achieve a deal and what are the implications of success or failure . Joining me from washington is suzanne maloney, a senior fellow at the center for middle east policy at brookings. And from massachusetts gary the executive director for research at the Belford Center for science and international heirs at harpers affairs at harvards international school. I am pleased to have them both on this program. Welcome. Let me start with the question of the latest hiccup. It seems to me one issue that has suddenly become very prominent is the question of the removal of this u. N. Arms embargo. I have not seen this much focus until recently. Why has that got in all of the attention over the past couple of days . Could this scuttled the deal as a whole . Guest you are right, this is the interesting wrinkle in this stage. There have been any number of issues that have been seen as obstacles and which both sides have focused on in public statements.
A significant correction in the market. Youve got chinese assets which have been overprized, even against a basic analysis with their standard price ratios. But to draw too much implication from this in terms of, number one, the overall performance of the market in recent times to what it means to the economy in general and, three the direction of reform, i think we need to take a calmer perspective. Bremmer finally, a look back at charlies 2004 interview with former saudi former minister who died thursday, the worlds longest serving Prime Minister before his retirement in april. I believe saudi arabia sounds going a program of reform that is not only seriously pursued but adamantly pursued by the government in spite of the opposition of the conservatives inside saudi arabia. Bremmer iran nuclear negotiations, the chinese stock market and the late prince syed alfeisal next. Rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by additional funding provided by and by bloomberg, a provider of