Michael Barnett, Harold Stassen Chair of International Relations, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Steven A. Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Vali R. Nasr, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Meghan O’Sullivan, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Moderator: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Summary: How should the United States proceed in the Middle East beyond the borders of Iraq? Middle East experts Michael Barnett of the Humphrey Institute, Meghan O'Sullivan of the Kennedy School, Stephen Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations and Vali Nasr, author of the "Shia Revival" consider national security priorities from Israel/Palestine to Afghanistan and Pakistan, with particular attention paid to the rise of Iran in the wake of America's intervention in Iraq. For further highlights on this panel, read the live blog.
