Wilson Center Experts
Michael Adler
Public Policy Scholar
Middle East Program
Contact Information:
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Expertise:
Middle East and North Africa
; Iran
Affiliation:
Former Correspondent in Vienna for Agence France-Presse News Agency
Wilson Center Project(s):
"The Bazaar Meets the Hammer: Negotiations in the Iranian Nuclear Crisis"
Term:
Jan 14, 2008
Dec 31, 2013
An American who has worked for Agence France-Presse news agency since 1980 with postings in Paris, Bangkok, Kuwait, Sarajevo, Bonn, Berlin and Vienna, Adler covered the uprising in Burma in 1988, the reconstruction of Kuwait after the first Gulf War, the war in Bosnia, the moving of the German capital from Bonn to Berlin and the fall of Mobutu in Zaire. He is currently a Public Policy Scholar at the Wilson Center, writing a book on the diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear crisis. Adler covered this crisis extensively while in Vienna from 2002-2007, where he reported on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has its headquarters in the Austrian capital. He also did reporting in Tehran, Geneva, Brussels, Berlin, New York, Tripoli and other key cities on the Iranian issue. Adler went to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and to the University of Paris (Sorbonne).
Expertise
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis
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Iran’s Tone Changes in Istanbul: Nuke Talks ‘Constructive and Useful’
Apr 15, 2012While Iran’s nuke talks in Istanbul were ‘constructive and useful,’ the real work is yet to come writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler in this follow-up report on the P5+1 talks in Istanbul. more
Body Language, Small Steps Key to Iran Nuclear Talks
Apr 13, 2012No one expects a concrete agreement to come out of the P5+1 meeting to revive a diplomatic process that stalled almost a year-and-a-half ago. The success of this meeting hinges on whether the Islamic Republic is serious about making a deal on its nuclear program. But can such a weighty matter hinge on how an Iranian diplomat acts and speaks at a meeting, rather than on whether an agreement is reached? Michael Adler reports from Istanbul. more
Iran Meeting Isn’t Expected to Produce a Deal on Nuclear Capabilities
Apr 13, 2012When Iran meets with Western powers Saturday, it surely won’t agree to changes in its nuclear program, diplomats say, writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. But an agreement to keep talking will be encouragement enough. more
Iranians Could Have Tested Nuke Trigger, Study Finds
Apr 10, 2012Michael Adler breaks down the Institute for Science and International Studies recent study on Iran's Parchin military facilities to explain how Iran may have used the site to test a nuclear trigger. more
IAEA Closing In On Parchin
Mar 15, 2012The UN’s nuclear watchdog wants access to the controversial site, to investigate allegations an atom bomb “trigger” may have been tested there. Senior Scholar Michael Adlers provides a fact sheet explaining what's going on.
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U.N. Won’t Back Down on Iran Nuclear Inspections
Mar 13, 2012In an exclusive interview, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency says it will demand Iran allow access to a key military site—even if it escalates tensions, Michael Adler reports. more
Michael Adler on the latest IAEA Report on Iran
Feb 24, 2012Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler reacts to latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency more
Iran's Apparent Rebuff Risks Escalating Nuclear Tension
Feb 22, 2012IAEA inspectors were unable to visit Iran’s controversial Parchin nuclear facility despite “intensive efforts” to include the site on a recent itinerary, Wilson Center expert Michael Adler writes in The Daily Beast. Characterizing the omission as a rebuff, Adler says it could ratchet up concerns in the international community that Iran is exploring the use of nuclear technology in military applications. more
Iran's Offer to Talk About Its Nuclear Program Eases Tension For Now
Feb 21, 2012“Iran showed this week that it has a policy every bit as dual track as the one the United States is pursuing against it,” writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. “In a dramatic gesture, Iran stepped away from warnings of military retaliation to offer talks on a nuclear program Washington fears could lead to the bomb for the Islamic Republic.” more
The Endgame Behind the Iranian Nuclear-Scientist Assassinations
Jan 12, 2012The United States and Israel say they weren’t behind the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist Wednesday—the fourth such attack in two years—but it’s clear as much heat is being applied to Iran as is possible short of war, writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. more
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Iran's Apparent Rebuff Risks Escalating Nuclear Tension
Feb 22, 2012IAEA inspectors were unable to visit Iran’s controversial Parchin nuclear facility despite “intensive efforts” to include the site on a recent itinerary, Wilson Center expert Michael Adler writes in The Daily Beast. Characterizing the omission as a rebuff, Adler says it could ratchet up concerns in the international community that Iran is exploring the use of nuclear technology in military applications.
Iran's Offer to Talk About Its Nuclear Program Eases Tension For Now
Feb 21, 2012“Iran showed this week that it has a policy every bit as dual track as the one the United States is pursuing against it,” writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. “In a dramatic gesture, Iran stepped away from warnings of military retaliation to offer talks on a nuclear program Washington fears could lead to the bomb for the Islamic Republic.”
The Endgame Behind the Iranian Nuclear-Scientist Assassinations
Jan 12, 2012The United States and Israel say they weren’t behind the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist Wednesday—the fourth such attack in two years—but it’s clear as much heat is being applied to Iran as is possible short of war, writes Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler.
Serious Concerns Shroud Iran’s Nuclear Program
Nov 09, 2011The United States has already signaled that it will use the IAEA report in its continuing campaign to get tougher sanctions against Iran to force it to negotiate on its nuclear ambitions, says Public Policy Scholar Michael Adler. Washington wants to increase international pressure now that it has a documented report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog that Iran has done much more to obtain nuclear weapons than was previously known.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Warns on Iran and Syria
May 25, 2011By Michael Adler, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
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The Nuclear Issue: Why is Iran Negotiating?
January 29, 2013 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Three tops experts in the field will discuss Iran’s domestic, foreign policy, and nuclear challenges.
Will the Ongoing Nuclear Talks with Iran Yield Better Results than Past Efforts?
September 07, 2012 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Experts who participated in a February 2011 seminar on the Brazilian-Turkish mediation with Iran return to the Wilson Center to assess the ongoing negotiations and possible outcomes.
New Beginning or Just Showdown Postponed?: A Look at the Renewed Talks with Iran over its Nuclear Program
April 24, 2012 // 8:30am — 9:30am
Michael Adler was in Istanbul for the breakthrough talks April 14 between Iran and six world powers, which have re-started the negotiating process, and will present his analysis.
Iran: Domestic Change and Global Presence
October 14, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Iran is wracked by its greatest political turmoil since the Iranian revolution. With the Obama Administration striving for engagement rather than confrontation, these developments have raised the diplomatic stakes with both countries. Two leading experts will discussion domestic developments in Iran as well as the current posture of the international community and how both developments create challenges for the United States.
Iran: Turmoil at Home, Assertiveness Abroad?
September 30, 2011 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
Six leading Iran experts discussed the country’s domestic and international developments since the contested 2009 presidential elections, looking at how the Iranian regime has managed its internal political, economic, and social affairs as well as its foreign policy.
Iran Primer II: The Nuclear Controversy
January 13, 2011 // 11:00am — 12:30pm
Michael Adler, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; David Albright, President, Institute for Science and International Security; Michael Elleman, Senior Fellow, Regional Security Cooperation, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Bahrain; Robert Litwak, Vice President for Programs and Director, International Security Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center
The Nuclear Issue: Why is Iran Negotiating?
Feb 08, 2013After several months of uncertainty, the Iranian government finally agreed to meet again with the P5+1 group in Almaty, Kazakhstan on February 26 for negotiations over its nuclear program. Iran’s economy is suffering the effects of the severe sanctions imposed by the West, but the government is not yet prepared to change course on the nuclear issue. Iran needs to be certain of a positive outcome from the negotiations before it commits itself to meeting the West’s concerns over its nuclear intentions.
Money and Banks in the American Political System
Apr 03, 2013 to Apr 10, 2013
Kathryn Lavelle discusses her newest book, Money and Banks in the American Political System. Michael Adler gives an update on the Iranian nuclear negotiations.
U.S. Special Operations & Iran Update
Mar 06, 2013 to Mar 12, 2013
Air Force Colonel Wolfe Davidson focuses on the role of U.S. special forces in military operations. In our second segment we discuss the latest attempts to negotiate with Iran over its nuclear program with journalist and public policy scholar Michael Adler.
Iran Returns to the Bargaining Table
May 07, 2012 to May 13, 2012
Michael Adler, Public Policy Scholar with the Wilson Center’s Middle East Program.
Nuclear Iran
Nov 15, 2010 to Nov 21, 2010
Michael Adler is a Woodrow Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar. As a journalist in Vienna he reported on the International Atomic Energy Agency and he is now working on a book about diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear crisis. Robert Litwak is the Wilson Center's Vice President for Programs and also serves as Director of International Security Studies. Previously, he served as director for non-proliferation for the National Security Council.
Nuclear Iran
Oct 25, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Michael Adler is a Woodrow Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar. As a journalist in Vienna he reported on the International Atomic Energy Agency and he is now working on a book about diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear crisis. Robert Litwak is the Wilson Center's Vice President for Programs and also serves as Director of International Security Studies. Previously, he served as director for non-proliferation for the National Security Council.
