Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Since Iran’s 1979 revolution, the West has struggled to understand the Islamic Republic and how to deal with it. The authors of a new primer on Iran’s history, politics, economy, military and foreign policy say the stakes — and consequences — are now greater than ever. Fifty seasoned experts – half from iran and half from the west – describe how Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, disputed 2009 election, increasing violations of basic human rights, and angry rhetoric are generating deeper hostilities with the outside world than at any time since the revolution’s early days. Three of them join Diane to discuss what lies ahead in light of recent Wikileaked documents.
Guests
- Karim Sadjadpour Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- David Albright President of the Institute for Science and International Security, author of "Peddling Peril" and former U.N. nuclear weapons inspector
- Robin Wright Journalist, author and foreign policy analyst at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
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