A Brookings 'Iraq Series' Briefing: Debating War, Preparing for Reconstruction 3/4/2003
From: The Brookings Institution, 202-797-6105, Email: communications@brookings.edu, Web: http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20030226.htm News Advisory: WHEN: Thursday, March 6, 10 - 11:30 p.m. WHERE: Falk Auditorium The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C. WHO: JAMES B. STEINBERG (Moderator) Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings BATHSHEBA N. CROCKER Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies PHILIP H. GORDON Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and Director, Center on the United States and France, Brookings MARTIN S. INDYK Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and Director, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings MICHAEL E. O'HANLON Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings KENNETH M. POLLACK Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, and Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings As tensions continue over the Iraq crisis, the UN Security Council is preparing for another report from Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix, and the debate ensues over a second resolution offered by the United States, Britain, and Spain. Iraq has agreed "in principle" to destroy its stash of Al Samoud 2 missiles-which exceed UN weapons range limits-following Blix's order two weeks ago. The Bush administration has embarked on a major public diplomacy campaign to lay out its plans for postwar reconstruction in Iraq. Officials are hoping both to reassure reluctant allies that they have devised a careful and feasible plan and to convince the Iraqi people and the Arab world that U.S. intentions are benevolent. President Bush has sketched out an even more ambitious agenda, tying the reconstruction of Iraq to both the Middle East peace process and political reform throughout the Arab world. A panel of experts convened for this next session of the Brookings Iraq Series will discuss these new developments and take questions from the audience. RSVP: Please contact the Brookings Office of Communications by calling 202/797-6105, emailing to communications@brookings.edu, or visiting us online at http://www.brookings.edu/comm/events/20030226.htm |