David Crist's guest appearances

David Crist

The John Batchelor Show

Point of Inquiry

On Shifting Ground

The Lionel Gelber Prize Podcast Series

Lionel Gelber Prize Podcasts

Mustafa Akyol

Anne Applebaum

Shadi Hamid

Barack Obama

Graham Allison

Niall Ferguson

Daniel Ziblatt

Lawrence Freedman

Michael Levi

Eric Schlosser

Taner Edis

Don Webb

Tory Christman

Philip Kitcher

Daniel Loxton

OwlTail

David Crist, author of the 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize longlisted book “The Twilight War: The Secret History of America’s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran”, speaks with Robert Steiner, Director, Fellowships in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs.

David Crist, author of the 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize longlisted book “The Twilight War: The Secret History of America’s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran”, speaks with Robert Steiner, Director, Fellowships in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs.

David Crist on The Twilight War: The Secret History of America’s Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran

Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. in concert with Germany and the United Nations Security Council are set to result in an agreement on March 31, 2015 regarding Iran’s nuclear program, potentially restricting Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Senior Historian for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and adviser to senior government officials on Iranian issues, David Crist, joins host Josh Zepps to discuss how the past several decades have lead up to this decision, and what it will mean for the future. Though no one can say for certain what will be decided on March 31, Crist is uniquely qualified to offer his insight as author of the book The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran. While he does not hesitate to explain the ruthlessness of the Islamic regime, he also does not fail to criticize America’s shortcomings and missed opportunities. This is a fascinating and rare look into the realpolitik of one of the most consequential international challenges of our time.

Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. in concert with Germany and the United Nations Security Council are set to result in an agreement on March 31, 2015 regarding Iran’s nuclear program, potentially restricting Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Senior Historian for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and adviser to senior government officials on Iranian issues, David Crist, joins host Josh Zepps to discuss how the past several decades have lead up to this decision, and what it will mean for the future.   Though no one can say for certain what will be decided on March 31, Crist is uniquely qualified to offer his insight as author of the book The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran. While he does not hesitate to explain the ruthlessness of the Islamic regime, he also does not fail to criticize America’s shortcomings and missed opportunities. This is a fascinating and rare look into the realpolitik of one of the most consequential international challenges of our time.

Realpolitik and America's Conflict with Iran, with Joint Chiefs of Staff Advisor David Crist

For three decades, the United States and Iran have engaged in a secret war. It began with the Iranian revolution in 1979 and simmers today in Iraq and the Persian Gulf. The fighting takes place in the shadows, between the CIA and its network of spies and Iran's intelligence agency, and at sea, with Iranians in small speedboats attacking Western oil tankers. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations into open warfare. A senior historian for the federal government, David Crist spent more than ten years researching and writing The Twilight War. He will discuss a number of important stories of military and intelligence operations by both sides, successes and failures and their unexpected consequences. This event is co-organized with Marines' Memorial. Speaker: David Crist, US Government Historian and Adviser to the United States Central Command http://www.worldaffairs.org/speakers/profile/david-crist.html

For three decades, the United States and Iran have engaged in a secret war. It began with the Iranian revolution in 1979 and simmers today in Iraq and the Persian Gulf. The fighting takes place in the shadows, between the CIA and its network of spies and Iran's intelligence agency, and at sea, with Iranians in small speedboats attacking Western oil tankers. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations into open warfare. A senior historian for the federal government, David Crist spent more than ten years researching and writing The Twilight War. He will discuss a number of important stories of military and intelligence operations by both sides, successes and failures and their unexpected consequences. This event is co-organized with Marines' Memorial. Speaker: David Crist, US Government Historian and Adviser to the United States Central Command <a href="http://www.worldaffairs.org/speakers/profile/david-crist.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.worldaffairs.org/speakers/profile/david-crist.html</a>

David Crist: The US vs Iran: A Secret War