The Iran Nuclear Deal: Pitfalls & Promises

On July 23, 2015, Olli Heinonen took part in an expert panel that explored the outcome of the historic nuclear negotiations with Iran. The panel discussion, which was titled "The Iran Nuclear Deal: Pitfalls & Promises," was held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

The event was the fifth in the Iran Forum series sponsored by a consortium of eight Washington think tanks: the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the RAND Corporation, the Arms Control Association, the Center for a New American Security, the Stimson Center, Partnership for a Secure America, and the Ploughshares Fund.

Speakers included:

• Doyle McManus, Moderator
  Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times
• Olli Heinonen
  Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University
  Former Deputy Director General and Head of Department of Safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency
• Elizabeth Rosenberg
  Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program, Center for a New American Security
  Former Senior Sanctions Advisor at the U.S. Treasury Department
• Robin Wright
  Joint Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  Author and Journalist, recently returned from Iran for The New Yorker
• Joe Cirincione
  President, Ploughshares Fund
  Former Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee

The panel discussion can be viewed here.