Glen Johnson: ’Unraveling’ of Iran Nuke Deal ‘Has Come’ at ‘Expense’ of Our ‘Credibility’ and ‘Stability’ of the Region

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JOHNSON: “Well, several fold. I think the book, one of the things that the book tries to do is just explain the fundamentals of diplomacy, what a bilateral meeting is like, what a multilateral meeting is like. The challenge of dealing with authoritarian regimes like the Chinese and the Russians in particular, and then some case studies of how to try and apply these diplomatic principles to things like the Middle East peace talks, the Iran nuclear talks, things that were in the past and several years ago but still are very much a concern today. I mean we see this with Iran and their increasing enrichment. We see this with the ongoing situation, settlement building and other work in— in the Middle East and the administration trying to improve the economy between the Palestinians and the Israelis. And so I hope it— it’s instructive that people will have a chance to see how one diplomat approached these issues and understand the context for them because they carry on today.”