A former chief CIA analyst joined a group of foreign policy experts at the The Middle East Policy Council to look at some of the challenges facing the next White House, including Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli-Palestinian tensions and the continuing unrest in Egypt and Syria.
Participants include: Paul Pillar, former national intelligence officer at the National Intelligence Council; Scott McConnell, founding editor of The American Conservative; Jocelyne Cesari, co-director of SAIS Global Politics and Religion initiative; and Nathaniel Kern, president of Foreign Reports.
Middle East Policy Council Executive Director Thomas R. Mattair moderated the discussion.