May 23 – Germany Should Either Save the Euro or Leave it; A Possible Deal With Iran; What Was Behind the Exit of the Head of the NRC.

Full Program LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM   Part 1 As European leaders meet today in Brussels to deal with the unraveling Eurocrisis, we begin with an analysis of this eleventh hour effort from Clyde Prestowitz.  A former counselor to the Secretary of Commerce, he feels that since the Euro has been a godsend to Germany, it’s past time for the Germans to either step up and save the Euro or leave the Euro. Part 2 Then we discuss the P5+1 meeting with Iran in Baghdad with Nader Hashimi, a professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at the University of Denver and the author of “The People Reloaded: The Green Movement and the Future of Iran”. With optimistic sounds coming out of the International Atomic Energy Agency about a possible breakthrough, we look into why Iran has been prepared to endure crippling sanctions in order to hide a nuclear program they insist is only for peaceful purposes.   Part 3 Then finally we examine what was behind the resignation of the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who was often the lone dissenting voice in favor of increasing oversight, particularly in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. Arjun Makhajani, the president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research joins us to discuss how much Gregory Jaczko’s push for safety reforms made him a target for removal.   atomic energy agency clyde prestowitz Economy energy enviroment euro euro crisis Iran Middle East nader hashimi nuclear energy More posts