With the July 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, attention has shifted to regional security. The rise of ISIS and the instability left behind by the Arab Spring has cemented dysfunction and chaos in the Middle East. Tackling it will require Iran’s help, or at the very least, its input. Dina Esfandiary will discuss who makes foreign policy decisions in Iran, Iran’s regional policy and explore the impact of the nuclear agreement on its efforts in Iraq and Syria in particular. She will also explore the potential for meaningful dialogue on regional security issues between Iran and the Arab Gulf countries.
Event Details
Speaker: Dina Esfandiary, King's College London
Chair: Dr Roham Alvandi, LSE
Date: Wednesday 9 December 2015
Time: 18.00-19.30
Location: Room 3.02, Clement House, LSE
Event Hashtag: #LSEIran
Attendance: This event is free and open to all on a first come first served basis. Our events are very well attended, please make sure you arrive early. We cannot guarantee entry.
Speaker
Dina Esfandiary is a MacArthur Fellow at the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London, where she focuses on security, relations between states and non-proliferation in the Middle East, including Iran and Syria’s WMD programmes.