AdvertisementSecuring the Gulf24:50Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/onpoint/2003/06/17/securing-the-gulf"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeJune 17, 2003facebookEmailThe war in Iraq was won. But can the U.S. get a handle on new security challenges in the region? Political unrest, nuclear weapons in Iraq, and how to find a new balance of power in the Persian Gulf with a free Iraq now in the picture.Guests:Kenneth Pollack, director of research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution and director for Persian Gulf Affairs, National Security Council (1999 to 2001)This program aired on June 17, 2003.