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Join leading experts in a high-level policy discussion on the evolving dynamics between Iran and Israel and their implications for the future of Middle East security. This session will delve into the strategic, political, and military challenges that define the relationship between these two pivotal actors, exploring how their rivalry shapes regional stability. This session will explore key issues such as include Iran's nuclear ambitions, Israel's security strategies, shifting alliances, and the broader geopolitical landscape. Join us to gain critical insights into the prospects for conflict or cooperation and the potential pathways to a more secure Middle East.

Moderated by Victoria K. Holt, Dickey Center Director. 

Made possible by The Middle East initiative: a collaboration between the Dickey Center for International Understanding, Middle Eastern Studies, and the Jewish Studies Programs, and part of the Dartmouth Dialogues. 

The event will be livestreamed and recorded. Click here to register.

Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Seyed Hossein Mousavian is a Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is a former diplomat who served as Iran’s Ambassador to Germany (1990-1997), Head of the Foreign Relations Committee of Iran’s National Security Council (1997-2005), Spokesman for Iran in its nuclear negotiations with the international community (2003-2005), Foreign Policy Advisor to the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2005-2007), and Vice President of the Center for Strategic Research for International Affairs (2005-2009). Mousavian is also the author of several publications, including Iran-Europe Relations: Challenges and Opportunities, Additional Protocol and Islamic Republic’s Strategy and Human Rights: Trends and Viewpoints. Mousavian earned a PhD in international relations from the University of Kent in the U.K. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Tehran and studied his bachelor at the University of California, Sacramento.

Suzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney is the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where her research focuses on Iran and Persian Gulf energy. She is a leading voice on U.S. policy toward Iran and the broader Middle East. Maloney has advised both Democratic and Republican administrations on Iran policy, including as an external advisor to senior State Department officials during the Obama administration and as a member of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s Policy Planning staff. Earlier in her career, she served as Middle East advisor for ExxonMobil Corporation, where she was responsible for government relations related to all corporate activities in the region. She has authored or edited three books on Iran: “The Iranian Revolution at 40” (Brookings Institution Press, 2020), “Iran’s Political Economy since the Revolution” (Cambridge University Press, 2015), and “Iran’s Long Reach” (United States Institute of Peace, 2008). Maloney received a doctoral degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and studied in Tehran as part of the first academic exchanges between the United States and Iran since the 1979 revolution.