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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 2005 election and the consolidation of power of the hard-line Principalist faction in the most recent parliamentary elections have altered the Iranian political landscape. In addition, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is wielding its influence more boldly outside of its traditional military role--increasingly in domestic political and economic spheres. Iranian security forces have launched a new cultural crackdown to target Western influences and Iranians deemed insufficiently loyal to the Islamic Republics founding principles.
As U.S. policymakers and presidential candidates debate policy toward the Islamic Republic, it is worthwhile to assess and debate the extent to which human rights and democracy have deteriorated in Iran. Has IRGC influence undercut or enhanced the Islamic Republics clerical leadership? How have these institutional and systemic changes affected Irans foreign policy? What does this mean for the future of U.S.-Iranian relations? Please join American Enterprise Institute for a discussion of the multidimensional and often ambiguous character of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:15
Introduction:
Danielle Pletka, AEI
9:30
Panel I: The Ahmadinejad Presidency and Its Impact on Iranian Civil and Political Society
Presenters:
Mohebat Ahdiyyih, Open Source Center
Ali Alfoneh, AEI and the University of Copenhagen
Hormoz Hekmat, Foundation for Iranian Studies
Tom Parker, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Moderator:
Michael Rubin, AEI
10:45
Panel II: Iranian Foreign Policymaking and the West
Presenters:
Patrick Clawson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Danielle Pletka, AEI
Alex Vatanka, Janes Information Group
Moderator:
Michael Rubin, AEI
12:00 p.m.
Luncheon
12:45
Panel III: The Transformation and Rise of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Presenters:
Ali Alfoneh, AEI and the University of Copenhagen
Kenneth Katzman, Congressional Research Service
Discussant:
Mohsen Sazegara
Moderator:
Danielle Pletka, AEI
2:00
Adjournment
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