This is Democracy – Episode 318: War In Iran

About this episode

Zachary and Jeremi discuss the current war with Iran, featuring insights from Dr. Michael Dennis.

This week, Zachary and Jeremi have a conversation with Dr. Michael Dennis about the current war with Iran and the United States and Israel with a focus on the historical perspective. Michael Dennis is an Associate Professor of Practice at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Dr. Dennis served as Chief of Intelligence Operations and Chief of Strategic Futures at Army Futures Command and was a member of the Intelligence Community, serving at the National Ground Intelligence Center as a Senior Intelligence Analyst. He was appointed an Exceptional Analyst Research Fellow at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and taught at the National Intelligence University’s Center for Strategic Intelligence and Research. 

People in this episode

Hosts: Zachary, Jeremi

Guest: Dr. Michael Dennis

Topics covered

• war
• Iran
• historical perspective
• United States
• Israel
• intelligence

Keywords

• war in Iran
• historical perspective
• United States
• Israel
• intelligence operations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Army Futures Command, National Ground Intelligence Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Intelligence University

Places: Iran, United States, Israel

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