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Power and Negotiations – with Daniel Kurtzer
We talk with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer about the impact of power on strategic negotiations and how heads of state are thinking about the Israel-Iran conflict.
(L-R) India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Dauren Kossanov, China's Defense Minister Dong Jun, Kyrgyzstan's Defense Minister Ruslan Mukambetov, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, and Russia's Defense Minister Andrei Belousov gather for a group photo during the Defense Ministers' Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Donald Trump’s whirlwind involvement in the Israel-Iran War,
first with force and then with negotiation, begs the question: are military
strength and diplomacy contradictory — or compatible?
On this episode of Identity/Crisis, host Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer to understand the impact of power on strategic negotiations, how heads of state are thinking about the current conflict, and why only diplomatic leadership can bring closure.
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