The Strategic Implications of a Nuclear-Armed Iran
About the Authors

Kori N. Schake is a senior research professor in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, where she focuses on European security issues and U.S. defense policy. Dr. Schake has served in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), Joint Staff, and also as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements.

Judith S. Yaphe is a senior research professor in the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, where she specializes in Middle Eastern political analysis. Dr. Yaphe has been both an officer in residence at the Center for the Study of Intelligence and an analyst on Middle East affairs for the U.S. Government.