Udenrigsudvalget 2011-12
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TheDanish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminaron:
Sanctioning Iran – Domestic and International ConsequencesFriday, 27 April 2012, 13.00-16.00Danish Institute for International StudiesMain AuditoriumStrandgade 71, ground floor, 1401 Copenhagen KBackgroundDue 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 peacefulpurposes, the international community fears it is building a nuclear bomb. Domestically the Iranianregime faces huge social and economic problems and a widespread legitimacy crisis after thedisputed 2009 presidential election, which sparked the biggest demonstrations in 30 years.The precarious situation and geostrategic importance of Iran raise numerous questions, which thisseminar will address. How are Iran’s economy and domestic politics affected by the sanctions? Willthe Iranian leaders bend to the imposed pressure and cease the nuclear program, or try tocircumvent the sanctions by seeking other partners in Asia?SpeakersEvaleina Pesaran,Fellow, University of Cambridge, UKBijan Khajehpour,Managing Partner, Atieh International, ViennaRouzbeh Parsi,Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies, ParisNarayanappa Janardhan,Political Analyst, United Arab EmiratesJanne Bjerre Christensen,Postdoc, DIISLars Erslev Andersen,Senior Researcher, DIISProgrammeMore details about the seminar are available on ourwebsite.Practical InformationThe seminar will be held inEnglish.Participation isfree of charge,butregistration is required.Please use our online registration formno later thanThursday, 26 April 2012 at 12.00 noon.Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.Sincerely,Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)The Conference SectionStrandgade 56DK-1401 Copenhagen K
