Crisis in the Middle East

Crisis in the Middle East

Diane and her guests talk about the violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah militants based in southern Lebanon, and what the U.S. might do to help resolve the crisis.

Diane and her guests talk about the violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah militants based in southern Lebanon, and what the U.S. might do to help resolve the crisis.

Guests

Robin Wright

journalist, author and foreign policy analyst at the United States Institute of Peace. Her most recent book is "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East."

Christiane Amanpour

chief international correspondent for CNN

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Counselor and Trustee at the Center for Strategic & International Studies and Professor of American Foreign Policy at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. He served as National Security Advisor to President Carter from 1977 to 1981. His most recent book, 'America and the World,' was co-authored with Brent Scowcroft.

Dan Senor

Former Bush Administration foreign policy advisor, based in Iraq (2003, 2004)
Currently founding partner of Rosemont Capital, a global private equity firm; and Fox News Middle East Analyst

Sen. George Mitchell

former Democratic Senate majority leader and co-chair of the U.S. Institute of Peace U.N. Task Force with former House Speaker and Republican Congressman Newt Gingrich

Nicholas Burns

Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and former Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

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