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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Signed in July this year, the nuclear agreement with Iran is considered to be a historical move: In return for the promise to abstain from the military use of nuclear power, the West lifts the economic and trade sanctions against the country. But does the agreement also open up new perspectives for the management of the violent conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan or Yemen?
This question will be discussed by a panel of experts on 4th November at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The public event is organised by the Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21) and the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF). Starting at: 17 h at Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), Room 2.42, Carl-Benz-Str. 199 (registration: events@gcr21.uni-due.de).
The possibilities of a cooperation with Iran, especially on the resolution of regional conflicts, will be the focus of the discussion among the panellists: Prof. Dr. Udo Steinbach (Berlin), the Iranian KHK-Research Fellow Dr. Shirin Saeidi, and Dr. Jochen Hippler (INEF). The discussion will be moderated by Michael Backfisch, Senior Political Editor of the Funke Media Group in Berlin.
The main proposition is that Iran’s engagement could be extended to a resolution of the acute conflicts in Syria or Iraq. It is certainly not in Iran’s interest to see the Sunni extremist Taliban come to power in Afghanistan nor to see the Islamic State advance in Syria and Iraq. Despite the mentioned overlapping interests between the western countries and Iran, the West especially the U.S. still have reservations whether or not to pursue the cooperation with Iran on the regional conflict resolution.
Further Information: Tina Berntsen, KHK, Tel. 0203 / 29861-116, berntsen@gcr21.uni-due.de
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