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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where focusing on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East. They discuss tipping points in Iran, the future of the regime and what a post-Islamic Republic Iran might look like, and patterns in the history of authoritarian regimes. Then, Jon, Will Todman, and Caleb Harper continue the discussion about the potential foreign policy of a post-Islamic Republic Iran and its implications for regional actors and the United States.  

Karim Sadjadpour, “Iran Stops Pretending,” The Atlantic, June 20, 2021. 

Karim Sadjadpour, “How to Win the Cold War With Iran,” The Atlantic, March 25, 2021. 

Jon Alterman, “Iran Will Still be a Slog,” Defense One, January 23, 2021. 

Jon Alterman, “Covid-19, the Iranians, and Us,” CSIS, July 21, 2020. 

Episode Transcript, “The Future of Iran's Regime,” CSIS, July 13, 2021. 
Released:
Jul 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal developments, and highlight trends you may have missed. Jon Alterman, senior vice president, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the podcast along with his colleagues from the Middle East Program. This podcast is made possible through the generous support of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates. All views, positions, and conclusions expressed here should be understood to be solely of those of the speaker(s).