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Edlis Neeson Great Decisions: Iran at a Crossroads

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Thu Mar 2, 2023
Aspen, CO

Date

Thu Mar 2, 2023
11:00am – 1:00pm MST

Location

Aspen, CO
Koch Building
1000 N. Third St.

Contact

    [email protected]
    970.544.7992

Hosts

  1. Aspen Community Programs

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include Energy Geopolitics, Ukraine Now and in the Future, China and the US, Economic Warfare, Politics in Latin America, Global Famine, Iran at a Crossroads, and Global Overview: Changes in Worldwide Geopolitics. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

March 2 – Iran at a Crossroads

By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against government-enforced wearing of the hijab, a failing economy, an ineffective new president, and the looming succession of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Abroad, renewal of the Iran nuclear deal seemed doubtful and tensions remain high between Iran, Israel, and Arab states. Many Iranians have lost hope of a better future, and the country seems at a crossroads. How should the United States deal with it?

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 19, running through Thursday, March 9 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

 Registration is now closed.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include Energy Geopolitics, Ukraine Now and in the Future, China and the US, Economic Warfare, Politics in Latin America, Global Famine, Iran at a Crossroads, and Global Overview: Changes in Worldwide Geopolitics. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

March 2 – Iran at a Crossroads

By the fall of 2022, Iran was in a state of turmoil due to widespread protests against government-enforced wearing of the hijab, a failing economy, an ineffective new president, and the looming succession of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. Abroad, renewal of the Iran nuclear deal seemed doubtful and tensions remain high between Iran, Israel, and Arab states. Many Iranians have lost hope of a better future, and the country seems at a crossroads. How should the United States deal with it?

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 19, running through Thursday, March 9 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

 Registration is now closed.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.