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Iran’s successful launch of a satellite poses a new challenge to the White House. The latest on relations between the U.S. and Iran.
Robin Wright, is Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her most recent book is "Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East."
Trita Parsi, President, National Iranian American Council and professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS.
Peter Brookes, senior fellow for national security affairs at the Heritage Foundation; former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs in the second Bush administration; author, "A Devil's Triangle: Terrorism, WMD and Rogue States."
How four bankers, titans of their time, sought to rebuild the shattered international financial system after World War One. A look at their initial success, the fateful decisions that put the world on the path of the Great Depression, and parallels to the financial crisis of today.
Liaquat Ahamed, a professional investment manager and a former economist at The World Bank.
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