What future for Iran under internal and external pressure?

Iran is facing a deep political crisis, marked by recurring popular uprisings and increasingly harsh repression. At the same time, the United States has reiterated the possibility of direct or indirect intervention, while officially keeping the door open to negotiation.

Beyond the question of regime survival, the stakes are regional and global. A destabilisation of Iran would have major consequences for Middle Eastern security at a moment when no regional actor appears to have an interest in further instability. It also raises renewed concerns over the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, unresolved since the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Can the Iranian regime withstand internal unrest and external pressure? And what would be the implications for regional stability and nuclear security if it falters?

To address these questions, Maxime Lefebvre and Vanessa Strauss-Kahn, Co-Directors of the ESCP Institute of Geopolitics, are pleased to organise a webinar with:

• Bernard Hourcade, Geographer, Senior research fellow emeritus CNRS, Member of the Editorial board of OrientXXI, Former director of the French Institute of Iranian Studies, in Tehran (1978-1992)
• Michele Gaietta, Specialist in nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and international security; Lecturer at ESCP Turin, Catholic University of Milan, and Prague University (VŠE)

This webinar will offer a rigorous and forward-looking analysis of Iran’s internal crisis, regional security dynamics and nuclear challenges.

The webinar will be held in English. Registration is mandatory.