WACNH Live! US-Iran Relations
and the Global Pandemic
Due to the cancellation of all WACNH in-person events until at least August because of COVID-19, we are happy to be launching WACNH Live! This series of virtual events will feature several of our originally planned upcoming speakers, as well as a number of new ones, presenting on important international topics, straight to you at home.
While the world as a whole is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate with the two countries pursuing conflicting interests in Iraq and the region. Iran has been among the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. What is the current situation in Iran, and how are they navigating both a devastating health crisis and the effects of simultaneous international economic sanctions? What questions should be driving U.S. diplomatic and strategic policy on Iran and in the region? What realistic policies should the U.S. pursue post-November?
On Tuesday, June 16th at 5pm, join us in hearing from intelligence expert Dr. Paul Pillar, formerly of the CIA and currently with The Iran Project. Dr. Pillar will be discussing these, and similar issues, as well as a possible path forward. His talk will be followed by a Q&A from the audience. All questions can be emailed to council@wacnh.org or posted in either of the YouTube or Facebook Live chats before or during the event, so tune in here at wacnh.org and we hope to see you there!
When: Tuesday, June 16th at 5:00 pm
Where: wacnh.org
This event was made possible by the generous support of:
The John Bickford Foundation
Charles and Barbara Bickford
Stephen and Karin Barndollar
Helen B. Taft and Peter Bowman
More About Paul Pillar
Dr. Paul Pillar retired in 2005 from a 28-year career in the U.S. intelligence community, in which his last position was National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia. Earlier he served in a variety of analytical and managerial positions, including as chief of analytic units at the CIA covering portions of the Near East, the Persian Gulf, and South Asia. Pillar also served in the National Intelligence Council as one of the original members of its Analytic Group. He has been Executive Assistant to CIA's Deputy Director for Intelligence and Executive Assistant to Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) William Webster. He has also headed the Assessments and Information Group of the DCI Counterterrorist Center, and from 1997 to 1999 was deputy chief of the center. He was a Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings Institution in 1999-2000. Pillar is a retired officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and served on active duty in 1971-1973, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.
This program is held thanks to The Iran Project.
