The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar on:
Sanctioning Iran – Domestic and International Consequences
Friday, 27 April 2012, 13.00-16.00
Danish Institute for International Studies
Main Auditorium
Strandgade 71, ground floor, 1401 Copenhagen K
Background
Due to its nuclear program Iran is currently subjected to the harshest international sanctions, amounting to economic warfare. Whereas Iran maintains its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, the international community fears it is building a nuclear bomb. Domestically the Iranian regime faces huge social and economic problems and a widespread legitimacy crisis after the disputed 2009 presidential election, which sparked the biggest demonstrations in 30 years.
The precarious situation and geostrategic importance of Iran raise numerous questions, which this seminar will address. How are Iran’s economy and domestic politics affected by the sanctions? Will the Iranian leaders bend to the imposed pressure and cease the nuclear program, or try to circumvent the sanctions by seeking other partners in Asia?
Speakers
Evaleila Pesaran, Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Bijan Khajehpour, Managing Partner, Atieh International, Vienna
Rouzbeh Parsi, Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris
Narayanappa Janardhan, Political Analyst, United Arab Emirates
Janne Bjerre Christensen, Postdoc, DIIS
Lars Erslev Andersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Programme
13.00-13.10 Introduction
Janne Bjerre Christensen, Postdoc, DIIS
13.10-13.30 Oil and the Iranian Economy under Ahmadinejad
Evaleila Pesaran, Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
13.30-13.50 Iran after the 2012 Majles Elections
Bijan Khajehpour, Managing Partner, Atieh International, Vienna
13.50-14.15 Q & A
Chair: Janne Bjerre Christensen, Postdoc, DIIS
14.15-14.45 Coffee Break
14.45-15.05 Everyone Backing Into a Corner: Iran, the EU and the US
Rouzbeh Parsi, Research Fellow, European Union Institute
for Security Studies, Paris
15.05-15.25 Iran-Chindia Ties: Harbinger of a ‘Post-US World’
Narayanappa Janardhan, Political Analyst, United Arab Emirates
15.25-16.00 Q & A
Chair: Lars Erslev Andersen, Senior Researcher, DIIS
Practical Information
The seminar will be held in English.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use below online registration form no later than Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 12.00 noon. |
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