Audio-Documentation:

Nuclear power Iran

The character of the Iranian Regime and its nuclear ambitions

Wednesday, 10. December 2008, Vienna

Lecture and press conference with Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi
(Director of the Transatlantic Instituts, Brussels)
Moderation: Simone Dinah Hartmann (STOP THE BOMB Austria)

Audio files (mp3): Introduction (4 Min.) Lecture (30 Min.) Discussion (33 Min.)

Is Iran developing nuclear weapons? This is a question discussed at the international level, and the position of the new American administration and the European Union regarding the Iranian regime will decisively impact world politics in the upcoming months. The question of the purpose of the Iranian nuclear program can only be answered if one provides clarity on the character of the Iranian regime and its ambitions. Emanuele Ottolenghie will talk about the history, the current situation, and possible future developments regarding the Iranian nuclear program in the context of the Khomeinist ideology, and will further answer the question what an appropriate reaction of the European Union and its member states to the nuclear ambitions and human rights violations of the Iranian regime would be.

Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi is a political scientist and Director of the Transatlantic Institute in Brussels. He frequently writes for publications such as Newsday, Commentary, National Review Online, The Middle East Quarterly, Jewish Chronicle, The Guardian, The Daily Mirror, Die Welt, Il Corriere del Ticino, L’Unità, Il Foglio, Libero, Il Reformista and Standpoint Magazine.

This event was organized by STOP THE BOMB and co-sponsored by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East – Austria and the student representatives for political science