Friday, March 30, 2012

RUSI Video; Iran and the west

 

Panelists: Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP, Peter Jenkins, Shashank Joshi. Once again, the possibility of military intervention in Iran looms large as tensions increase among a concert of western countries over its nuclear activities and refusal to comply with UN Security Council resolutions. With a new round of economic sanctions focusing on Iran's oil exports beginning, and diminishing confidence in other forms of influence as time becomes an increasing factor, pressure seems to be building once again for more drastic measures. To seek answers and debate what should be done about the Iranian dilemma, this discussion panel gathers three prominent experts to assess Iran's actions and its intentions, and will lay out possible responses from the UK and the international community. More