When America admired Iran, plus what are conservative environmentalists fighting for?
About this episode
The episode explores the historical relationship between the U.S. and Iran and the values of young Republican conservationists.
Historian and author John Ghazvinian argues that the past fifty years of hostility between the U.S. and Iran are an exception in a much longer relationship marked by fascination, cooperation, and mutual admiration. And an American journalist embeds with a group of young Republican conservationists, to try to pin down what they really value. Guests John Ghazvinian, historian, former journalist and author of America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present Gaby del Valle, journalist, article in Harper's Magazine about the American Conservation Coalition
People in this episode
Guests: John Ghazvinian, Gaby del Valle
Topics covered
- U.S.-Iran relations
- conservative environmentalism
- historical analysis
- political cooperation
- journalism
Keywords
- U.S. Iran relations
- conservative environmentalists
- John Ghazvinian
- Gaby del Valle
- political history
- environmental conservation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harper's Magazine
Books & works: America and Iran: A History, 1720 to the Present
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