WACC SPEAKER SERIES PROGRAM

Barbara Slavin
Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation

Date: Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Location: Westin Charlotte
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Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $ 40 (WACC members); $ 55 (non-members)

*Lunch included. Purchase a table of 8 and receive 10% discount on total cost

RSVP Information: Please call 704-687-7762 or go to www.worldaffairscharlotte.org to reserve your seat at this program.  

Barbara Slavin was Assistant Managing Editor for World and National Security of The Washington Times and the author of a 2007 book on Iran entitled Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S. and the Twisted Path to Confrontation.

Prior to joining The Times in July 2008, she was senior diplomatic reporter for USA TODAY, responsible for analyzing foreign news and U.S. foreign policy. Beginning in 1996, she covered such key issues as the U.S.-led war on terrorism and in Iraq, policy toward "rogue" states and the Arab-Israeli conflict. She accompanied three secretaries of State on their official travels and also reported from Iran, Libya, Israel, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Barbara, who has lived in Russia, China, Japan and Egypt, is a regular commentator on U.S. foreign policy on National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting System and C-Span.