GNSI Policy Dialogues Archive
The Iran Enigma

Sina Azodi, PhD (Panel Chair)
Visiting Scholar, George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs

Emily Blout, PhD (Panelist)
Author and Senior Visiting Research Fellow, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism,
Reichman University

Commander Nicole Cale (Panelist)
Iran Strategist, J51, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Kelsey Davenport (Panelist)
Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association

Arman Mahmoudian, PhD (Panel Chair)
Research Fellow, Global and National Security Institute, University of South Florida

General (Ret) Frank McKenzie (Featured Speaker)
Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute, University of South Florida

Mohsen Milani, PhD (Featured Speaker)
Executive Director, Center for Strategic & Diplomatic Studies, Professor of Politics,
University of South Florida

Prasant Mohapatra, PhD (Welcome Speaker)
Provost, University of South Florida

Negar Mortazavi (Panelist)
Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy and host of "The Iran Podcast"

Vali Nasr, PhD (Featured Speaker)
Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs, Johns Hopkins
University

David Oakley, PhD (Conference Host)
Academic Director, Global and National Security Institute, University of South Florida

Jeff Rogg, PhD (Panel Chair)
Senior Research Fellow, Global and National Security Institute, University of South
Florida

Major General Sean Salene (Panelist)
Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5), U.S. Central Command

Barbara Slavin (Panelist)
Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center

Dario Teicher (Panelist)
Arms Control and Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Programs Manager, United
States Central Command (USCENTCOM)

Sanam Vakil, PhD (Panelist)
Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

Alex Vatanka (Panelist)
Director of Iran Program and Senior Fellow, Black Sea Program, Middle East Institute