Showdown with Iraq
As the showdown approaches in the confrontation to disarm Iraq, the Brookings Institution is inaugurating a weekly briefing series on Iraq and policy issues related to a possible war, beginning this Thursday, February 6.
This first briefing—being held the day after Secretary of State Colin Powell makes the U.S. case at the UN, the day after Iraq responds to Powell’s presentation, and just before a meeting in Baghdad of UN weapons inspectors and Iraqi officials—will address a range of news developments as they unfold both here and in the Middle East.
Panelists will discuss a number of pressing topics relating to a possible war, including reaction by the United States and Saddam Hussein to Powell’s February 5 presentation to the UN; the progress of the UN weapons inspections team; military preparations; U.S. policy options; and the European perspective on the current crisis.
Agenda
Moderator
James B. Steinberg
Former Brookings Expert
University Professor, Social Science, International Affairs, and Law - Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Panelists
Amatzia Baram
Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace; Former Visiting Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings
David Kay
Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and former head of the Iraq Survey Group
Ivo H. Daalder
Former Brookings Expert
President - Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research - Foreign Policy
Director - Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Co-Director - Africa Security Initiative
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair
Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy
More Information
To subscribe or manage your subscriptions to our top event topic lists, please visit our event topics page.
