On Thursday 22 February 2007 Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, lead a discussion meeting on "The Case for US Military Disengagement from Iraq" from 1pm.
Steven Simon's new Council Special Report - After the Surge: The Case for U.S. Military Disengagement From Iraq - calls for the United States to disengage militarily from Iraq by the end of 2008. Simon says disengagement should involve a negotiated accord with Iraq's government, a dialogue with Iraq's neighbors, and new diplomatic initiatives throughout the region. Simon argues that if the United States does all this, it can minimize the strategic costs of its failure in Iraq and even offset some of its losses.
Steven Simon is the award-winning co-author of
The Age of Sacred Terror and
The Next Attack. He is the Former Director for Global Issues and Senior Director for Transnational Threats at the National Security Council and his current work examines the consequences of the American intervention in Iraq, Muslim/non-Muslim relations, and the role of religion in U.S. foreign policy.
His expertise is on U.S. security policy in the Middle East and South Asia; Middle East politics; Palestinian-Israeli relations; transatlantic approaches to Islamic activism; terrorism and counterterrorism; intelligence reform. Simon has previously worked as a Senior Analyst, Middle East and Terrorism, Rand (2003-2006); Adjunct Professor of Middle East Security Studies, Georgetown University (2005-present); Assistant Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and Carol Dean Senior Fellow in U.S. Security Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies (1999-2003) and Director for Global Issues and Senior Director for Transnational Threats, National Security Council (1994-99).
Discussion Meetings take place on the Fifth Floor at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DX.
