This event is organized by the International Relations Council (IRC).

The timing of this colloquium is intentional—the United States is at a critical juncture. The Biden campaign vowed to return to the JCPOA, but the United States and Iran are locked in a standoff. This impasse occurs as Iran quickly approaches presidential elections; critics in the United States charge that the 2015 agreement is flawed on several fronts; and the International Community has reiterated support for the agreement.

“Red teaming” is an analytic tool used in the U.S. intelligence community to challenge assumptions, ignore disconfirming evidence, and disregard alternative perspectives. The resultant red team framework stress tests strategies and mitigates group think by examining problem sets from myriad perspectives.

The goal of the Iran Red Teaming From the Inside Out colloquium is to provide a red teaming framework and “stress test” participants’ thinking of the Iranian security challenge by examining it from the eyes of myriad perspectives and how these perspective might inform the U.S. perspective.

This event is free and open to the public.

Program Speakers

Chris Hoch, National Intelligence Officer for Iran, ODNI
Robin Wright, USIP Wilson Center
Hossein Mousavian, Princeton University
Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, Emirates Policy Center
Bilal Saab, Middle East Institute
Martin Indyk, Council on Foreign Relations
Jon Alterman, CSIS
Lucille Greer, Wilson Center
Mark Katz, George Mason
Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Brookings Institute
Alex Vatanka, Middle East Institute
Susan Maloney, Brookings Institution
Vali Nasr, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Barbara Slavin, Atlantic Council