U.S.-Iran Relations with Ambassador Stephen Mull

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Season 2, Episode 2: Kelly McFarland and ISD Rusk Fellow Heera Kamboj talk to Ambassador Stephen Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia, who served as Coordinator for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) at the State Department from 2015 to 2017. He was also a career Foreign Service Officer. They discuss next steps for U.S.-Iran policy, State Department reform, and the bridge between the academic and policy worlds.

Featured articles:

James Jeffrey, "Biden Doesn't Need a New Middle East Policy," Foreign Affairs, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/middle-east/2021-01-15/biden-doesnt-need-new-middle-east-policy

William J. Burns and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, "The Transformation of Diplomacy," Foreign Affairs, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-09-23/diplomacy-transformation

Episode recorded: January 21st, 2021.