Decoding the Iran Deal

FP Group CEO and editor David Rothkopf discusses the implications of the Iran deal with Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake, and Robert Kagan.

On this episode of The E.R., Max Boot joins us to discuss his new book "The Road Not Taken."
On this episode of The E.R., Max Boot joins us to discuss his new book "The Road Not Taken."
On this episode of The E.R., Max Boot joins us to discuss his new book "The Road Not Taken."

On the heels of the advancement of the Iran deal, FP Group CEO and Editor David Rothkopf sits down at the Editor’s Roundtable (The E.R.) with Foreign Policy columnists Rosa Brooks and Kori Schake, and historian and FP contributor Robert Kagan. The conversation breaks down the key parts of the Iran deal and President Barack Obama’s foreign-policy strategy in the Middle East. What are the U.S. interests in the region? What’s ahead in terms of the Iran deal, and how will it affect the surrounding countries? This episode of The E.R. explores these pressing issues that are rocking today’s news headlines and political conversations.

On the heels of the advancement of the Iran deal, FP Group CEO and Editor David Rothkopf sits down at the Editor’s Roundtable (The E.R.) with Foreign Policy columnists Rosa Brooks and Kori Schake, and historian and FP contributor Robert Kagan. The conversation breaks down the key parts of the Iran deal and President Barack Obama’s foreign-policy strategy in the Middle East. What are the U.S. interests in the region? What’s ahead in terms of the Iran deal, and how will it affect the surrounding countries? This episode of The E.R. explores these pressing issues that are rocking today’s news headlines and political conversations.

Rosa Brooks teaches international law, national security, and constitutional law at Georgetown University. Follow her on Twitter: @brooks_rosa.

Kori Schake is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution where she focuses on military history. She is a former foreign-policy advisor to Sen. John McCain. Follow her on Twitter: @KoriSchake.

Robert Kagan is a historian, bestselling author, and columnist at the Washington Post. He is also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

David Rothkopf is the CEO and editor of FP Group. Follow him on Twitter: @djrothkopf.

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