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Dangerous War Games: Iran on the Brink

Posted on 14 March 2012 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

23 February 2012 | Quadriga – The International Talk Show (Deutsche Welle’s international talk show)

 

Dangerous War Games: Iran on the Brink | TV debate with Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Prof. em. Michael Stürmer (Chief Correspondent of the German daily Die Welt & former Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, 1988–98) and Dr. Andrew B. Denison (Director of Transatlantic Networks) | “Quadriga: The International Talk Show” – Deutsche Welle TV English.

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Vor allem das Volk leidet: Irans Führung gibt sich vom Öl-Embargo der EU unbeeindruckt und hat jetzt einen Sündenbock (Badische Zeitung)

Posted on 25 January 2012 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

 

Michael Wrase | Badische Zeitung | 25. Januar 2012

 

LIMASSOL. Irans Offizielle demonstrieren nach dem am Montag verhängten Öl-Embargo der Europäer Gelassenheit. Die einfachen Menschen in dem längst schwer von Sanktionen gezeichneten Land müssen sich indes auf neue Erschwernisse einstellen.

Der Iran werde nicht ein Jota seiner atomaren Rechte aufgeben, erklärte Vize-Außenminister Abbas Araqchi. Regierungssprecher Rahim Mehmamparast wiederholte Teherans bekannte Position, wonach das Land lediglich über ein ziviles Atomprogramm verfüge. Fortschritte dabei könnten auch durch das ungerechte Öl-Embargo der EU niemals verhindert werden. Man habe gelernt, mit Sanktionen zu leben, betonte Mehmamparast. Das Embargo werde nur die Ölpreise in die Höhe treiben, der Weltwirtschaft schaden und insbesondere die westlichen Staaten treffen, heißt es in einer Erklärung des Ölministeriums. Ähnlich äußerte sich der Vizekommandeur der Revolutionsgardisten, Hossein Salami. Er erinnerte an den Krieg mit Irak, in dessen Endphase die irakische Luftwaffe mit Hilfe Frankreichs den iranischen Erdölexport fast zum Erliegen gebracht habe. Auch damals habe man sich nicht vom richtigen Weg abbringen lassen.

Tatsächlich muss der Iran seit der islamischen Revolution vor fast genau 33 Jahren mit Zwangsmaßnahmen leben. Die Leidtragenden waren niemals die Regierenden; es litt das einfache Volk, das Engpässe bei der Versorgung murrend hinnahm und dafür in der Regel den Westen verantwortlich machte. Auch der von der EU beschlossene Stopp der Ölimporte wird die Regierung von Mahmud Achmedinedschad nicht schwächen, sondern eher stärken, glaubt Paul Stevens, Iranexperte bei der Londoner Denkfabrik Chatham House. Dem in die Kritik geratenen Staatspräsidenten biete sich nun eine goldene Gelegenheit, die EU für die Unzulänglichkeiten und Fehler seiner Regierung verantwortlich zu machen.

Auch Opposition gegen Strafmaßnahmen

Es sei eine Illusion, wenn der Westen glaube, die ums Überleben kämpfenden Iraner würden sich jetzt gegen ihre Regierung erheben, sagte der iranische Politikwissenschaftler Ali Fathollah-Nejad. Auch die von den Oppositionspolitikern Mussawi und Karrubi geführte grüne iranische Bewegung lehne Sanktionen ab, weil darunter das Volk leide, das Regime aber gestärkt werde.

Nach Angaben iranischer Ökonomen hat der iranische Rial in den vergangenen zwei Monaten fast die Hälfte seines Wertes gegenüber dem US-Dollar verloren. Die Hauspreise stiegen im gleichen Zeitraum um mehr als 20 Prozent, die Preise für Lebensmittel um fast 40 Prozent. Fleisch sei für die meisten Iraner inzwischen unbezahlbar. Private Importeure hätten mit gravierenden Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen. Nutznießer der Misere seien die iranischen Revolutionsgardisten, deren Unternehmen den aufblühenden Schwarzmarkt mit den im Iran so begehrten westlichen Gütern versorgen.

Da angesichts der iranischen Halsstarrigkeit im Atomstreit mit dem Westen eine Aufhebung der Sanktionen nicht in Sicht ist, werden in Teheran immer lauter Gegenmaßnahmen diskutiert. Die Drohung, die Straße von Hormus zu sperren und so rund 25 Prozent des internationalen Ölexportes zu blockieren, bleibt nach Ansicht westlicher Analysten zwar eine ernstzunehmende Option. Nach der Ankunft eines US-Flugzeugträgers beschwichtigte Irans Regierung aber: Niemals habe man beabsichtigt, die Meerenge zu sperren, stellte Außenminister Ali-Akbar Salehi am Montag in Teheran klar.

 

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Eine KSZE für den Nahen Osten? | A New Security Architecture for the Middle East?

Posted on 20 November 2011 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

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»Arabischer Frühling« zeigt: Druck der Zivilgesellschaft wirkt

 

Ali Fathollah-Nejad von der School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) der Universität London ist Mitglied der Initiative für eine Konferenz über Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit im Mittleren und Nahen Osten (KSZMNO). Ein Hauptziel ist die Schaffung einer kernwaffenfreien Zone. Mit dem Politologen sprach für »nd« Thomas Kachel.

ND: Die KSZMNO ist eine Initiative für die Beförderung des Friedens in Nahmittelost durch zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure. Wie kam es dazu?

Fathollah-Nejad: Die Initiative wurde in Deutschland schon vor einigen Jahren vom Friedensforscher Mohssen Massarrat gemeinsam mit den deutschen Sektionen der IPPNW (Ärzte gegen den Atomkrieg) und IALANA (Rechtsanwälte gegen den Atomkrieg) angestoßen. Nach Jahrzehnten gewaltsamer Konflikte in der Region wollten die Initiatoren nicht länger warten und beschlossen, zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure aus allen betroffenen Ländern zusammenzuführen, um eine Perspektive in Frieden, Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit zu fördern – was die staatlichen Akteure bislang sträflich vernachlässigt haben. Nach einer ersten Tagung im Januar fand kürzlich an der Londoner SOAS eine zweite statt.

Wer nimmt daran teil und worin besteht ihr nächstes konkretes Ziel?

Wir haben bisher zivilgesellschaftliche Kräfte aus nahezu allen Ländern der Region versammeln können. Sie alle eint der Wunsch, aus dem Teufelskreis gegenseitiger rüstungsbasierter Abschreckung auszubrechen und stattdessen eine regionale Zusammenarbeit zu erreichen. Der KSZMNO-Prozess umfasst neben der Sicherheitspolitik eine Reihe weiterer Kooperationsfelder, unter anderem in den Bereichen sozio-ökonomische Entwicklung, grenzübergreifendes Ressourcenmanagement, interkultureller und interreligiöser Dialog und Gesundheit. Wir hoffen, dass die nächste Fachtagung in der Region selbst stattfindet. All dies mit der Aussicht, in naher Zukunft eine Gründungskonferenz des zivilgesellschaftlichen KSZMNO-Prozesses zu veranstalten.

Für 2012 ist eine erste UN-Konferenz zur Schaffung einer von Massenvernichtungswaffen freien Zone in Nahmittelost geplant. Wir wünschten, dass dort exakte Schritte zur Realisierung dieses Ziels bestimmt und zivilgesellschaftliche Gruppen einbezogen würden.

Was stand im Mittelpunkt der jüngsten Tagung?

Wichtigstes Thema war der »Arabische Frühling«, der gezeigt hat, dass die abwertend als »arabische Straße« abgetanen Gesellschaften nicht etwa passive Objekte autoritärer Herrschaft sind, sondern als Zivilgesellschaft offensiv für ihre Belange eintreten können. Diese Entwicklung gibt auch unserer Initiative Rückenwind, zumal deutlich wird, dass zivilgesellschaftlicher Druck fruchten kann.

Besorgnis rief vor dem Hintergrund des sogenannten Nuklearstreits ein etwaiger israelischer Angriff auf Iran hervor – ein Thema, das momentan wieder Schlagzeilen macht. Daher auch der Wunsch, beide Parteien im Rahmen der genannten UN-Konferenz an einen Tisch zu bekommen.

Im Westen werden Mahnungen zum friedlichen Umgang mit Iran oft gleichgesetzt mit Parteinahme für Mahmud Ahmadinedschad.

Ich denke, dass solch eine abenteuerliche Behauptung längst ihr Verfallsdatum erreicht hat. Friedliches und faires, am Völkerrecht orientiertes Handeln bedeutet ja nicht »Appeasement«, wie die Neokonservativen behaupten. Denn Fakt ist, dass Wirtschaftssanktionen und Kriegsdrohungen – also das Ausbleiben einer Konfliktlösung – der Zivilgesellschaft enorm geschadet haben, während die gegenwärtige Machtkonfiguration zementiert wurde. Vielmehr verspricht eine Kurskorrektur die Schwächung der Hardliner auf allen Seiten.

 

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Fathollah-Nejad, Ali (2011) Eine KSZE für den Nahen Osten? »Arabischer Frühling« zeigt: Druck der Zivilgesellschaft wirkt, Interview durch Thomas Kachel, Neues Deutschland, 8. November, S. 8;

wiederveröffentlicht auf ZNet Deutschland, 9. November.

 

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A Conference for Security and Cooperation for the Middle East?

»Arab Spring« demonstrates that civil-society yields results

Ali Fathollah-Nejad from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London is member of the initiative for a civil-society Conference for Security and Cooperation in the Middle East (CSCME). One of its key aims is the creation of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction. Thomas Kachel spoke to the political scientist.

The CSCME is an initiative for the promotion of peace in the Middle East through civil-society actors. How did it come about?

The initiative was spearheaded some years ago in Germany by peace researcher Mohssen Massarrat in collaboration with the German branches of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA). After decades of violent conflicts in the region, the initiators chose not to sit down and wait anymore, rather decided to assemble civil-society actors from all countries concerned in order to promote the perspective for peace, security and cooperation – something state actors have carelessly neglected so far. After a first workshop in January, a second one has been held at SOAS in London by late October.

Who are the participants and what are their next concrete goals?

So far we have been able to bring together civil-society forces from almost all countries of the region. They are unified in the desire to break out from the vicious cycle of armament-based deterrence and instead bring about regional cooperation. In addition to security policy, the CSCME process comprises a number of fields for cooperation, among others in the areas socio-economic development, cross-border resource management, inter-religious and -cultural dialogue, and health. We hope that the next expert conference will be taking place in the region itself. All of that in view of holding a founding conference for the civil-society CSCME process in the near future.

For 2012, the first United Nations Middle East WMD-Free Zone Conference is planned. Our desire is that concrete steps towards the realization of that aim will be defined and civil-society groups involved.

What has been the focus of the recent workshop?

The most important topic was the “Arab Spring” which showed that the pejoratively dismissed “Arab Street” is not a passive object of authoritarian rule, but that civil societies can offensively fight for their own needs and interests. This development has also emboldened our initiative as it demonstrates that civil-society pressure can yield results.

Against the background of the so-called nuclear crisis, a potential Israeli attack on Iran raised concerns – a subject now again in the headlines. Hence, the desire to bring both parties to the table in the framework of the said UN conference.

In the West, appeals for a peaceful approach towards Iran are often equated with partisanship for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

I believe such an adventurous claim has long exceeded its expiry date. A peaceful and fair approach, respecting international law, can of course not be put on the same level as “appeasement” as assumed by neoconservatives. The fact of the matter is that economic sanctions and the threat of war – in other words, the lack of conflict resolution – have enormously damaged civil society, while the current power configuration has been cemented. In fact, reversing such a course of action promises to weaken hardliners on all sides.

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Fathollah-Nejad, Ali (2011) “A New Security Architecture for the Middle East?“, Fair Observer, 13 December;

▪ also published as “A Conference for Security and Cooperation for the Middle East?“, Monthly Review Webzine, 15 December;

republished on Europe’s World, 24 December.

[Translation from "Eine KSZE für den Nahen Osten? »Arabischer Frühling« zeigt: Druck der Zivilgesellschaft wirkt", Interview by Thomas Kachel, Neues Deutschland (Germany), 8 November 2011, p. 8.]

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Going Nuclear (Interview with The Majalla)

Posted on 23 September 2011 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

22 September 2011

By Maryam Ishani (Senior Editor of The Majalla)

The completion of the Bushehr nuclear plant has stirred up further controversy over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Iran continues to emphasize its entitlement to explore atomic energy as an alternative to fossil fuels, but the US remains skeptical while Russia attempts to seize the advantage.

Last week Iran celebrated the inauguration of its first operational nuclear power facility after long delays in construction and controversy over the aims of Iran’s nuclear program. The Bushehr plant, located on the Persian Gulf, is the first of what Iran hopes will be a network of similar facilities that will help reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels.

The ceremony was attended by Russia’s Energy Minister, Sergei Shmatko, who praised the joint project as an understanding that “has come about after three years of cooperation between our experts” which will allow the Russia and Iran to “prepare the grounds for future cooperation in this field.” But the collaboration has been a far more complicated than the two governments have admitted to.

In a deal between Iran and Russia, Russia took over the completion of the plant after the German venture Kraftwerk Union AG pulled out under pressure from the US. However the agreement initially would have seen the plant completed in 2007 not 2011. According to Iran geopolitical expert, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, the delays continued because of the introduction of Russia’s own objectives in the project. “There is a lot of frustration in Iran because of Russia beginning to play its own games as a sort of intermediary between the West and Iran.”

Most notably, the arrangement Iran has agreed to with Russia includes provisions for returning fuel that Iran has purchased for the operation of the plant back to Russia after processing. It cannot remain in Iran, despite the fact that Iran technically owns the fuel—making the program particularly costly and according to Fathollah-Nejad, makes Russia’s role as a broker between the West and Iran, a hypocritical one.

This is due in large part to the ongoing UN Security Council “Zero Enrichment” sanctions—renewed in June—that remain imposed upon Iran, which are aimed at barring Iran from enriching uranium regardless of the aim. Russia voted in favor of the resolution but later used the same resolution to bar Iran from joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2009, saying that Iran’s eventual membership could be “one of the carrots that is part of a larger deal” to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran.

“Even though the facts have changed on the ground,” says Fathollah-Nejad, “the sanctions continue because of claims that the program is not transparent enough. The removal of the sanctions needs a whole re-thinking of the dialogue on Iran’s nuclear program. There is a new reality on the ground.”

Bushehr’s start-up comes after Iran declared its readiness to re-start talks on its nuclear project with major powers, in a letter to the European Union Foreign Affairs chief. But that dialogue seems out of reach. The inauguration of the plant only adds to what was already a very tense standoff between the United States and Iran over the intentions and capabilities of Iran’s program.

At the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the two countries traded accusations at a meeting of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with US Energy Secretary Steven Chu accusing Iran of “a long-standing pattern of denial, deceit, and evasion, in violation of its non-proliferation obligations. Time and time again, Iran has refused to satisfy legitimate concerns about the nature of its nuclear programme—selectively rejecting IAEA requests for access to, and information about, its nuclear facilities.”

Iranian nuclear energy chief Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani rebuffed Chu’s comments with a reference to the recent murders of high-level nuclear scientists in Iran, placing the blame squarely on the West: “Some countries and their intelligence terrorist organisations have focused on assassinating our experts,” he said. His comments refer to the most recent murder of a University lecturer in July, Darioush Rezaie. His was the third murder since 2009 of a scientist with connections to Iran’s nuclear program. The first was killed by a car bomb, the second by a remotely detonated explosive device and Rezaie was killed by gunmen near his home.

Speaking to press after the meeting, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, who is Iran’s Vice President and head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency, said that the “hostile positions” of western states could only force countries like Iran to conduct their nuclear activities secretly or “underground,” according to translations of his comments at the UN. Abbasi-Davani has been subjected to UN sanctions because of his involvement with Iran’s nuclear program and was even wounded in a car bomb blast in 2010, an incident he has accused the West and even the IAEA of orchestrating.

Fathollah-Nejad sees the challenges of the last decade as an example to developing economies, “The fact that Bushehr has been finalized indicates to the success of Iran’s insistence to use its internationally legally recognized rights to develop a nuclear energy programme, despite heavy and continuous pressures from big powers. As such Iran can be seen as an example. Hopefully it will propel the West to abandon coercive diplomacy on Iran.”

Iran says the one billion US dollar, 1,000-megawatt Bushehr plant is part of a peaceful atomic program and will be enriching uranium only at levels suitable for medical and agricultural uses. The plant is not yet operating fully but is on track to be operating at maximum capacity within three months.

Still, Iran has begun moving uranium enrichment centrifuges to a bunker buried in the mountains near Qom as part of an effort to increase capacity and protect the equipment from a strike by foes of the nation’s nuclear program, namely Israel. Washington has denied involvement in the murder of the scientists and Israel has said that it is “increasingly concerned” with the Bushehr plant.

Fathollah-Nejad points out, “For almost a decade, the IAEA has been investigating if there is a weaponization element to Iran’s nuclear program, but has found no evidence,” making the official justification for sanctions illegitimate. “The dropping of sanctions,” according to Fathollah-Nejad, “would be the first indication that the policy on Iran is changing.”

 

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Ishani, Maryam (2011) “Going Nuclear: Iran Completes Construction of Bushehr Nuclear Power Facility“, The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine (online), 22 September.

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Nuclear Power: Iran Inaugurates Bushehr Plant (TV interview with Russia Today)

Posted on 14 September 2011 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

12 September 2011

Iran has celebrated the launch of the Bushehr nuclear power plant on Monday. The facility, which was completed with Russia’s help, came on line last year and has been connected to the national power grid in early September.

The facility, which was completed with Russia’s help, came on line last year.

The ceremony is attended by Russian Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko, head of the Rosatom nuclear agency Sergey Kirienko, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, and head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani.

Sergey Shmatko praised the efforts in working together, and promised more similar projects in the future.

Together with our Iranian counterparts, we went through difficulties and problems building the Bushehr power plant. And today we can be proud of the results that are drawing the attention of the whole world. I’m sure our further co-operation in operating the station and developing other nuclear energy projects will be distinguished by the atmosphere we created while working together,” he said.

Iran expects that the Bushehr power plant will reach its planned capacity in two to three months, Salehi said on Sunday.

The construction of the power plant in Bushehr is viewed with suspicion by many nations, who believe that the entire Iranian nuclear program is aimed at creating a nuclear weapon.

To alleviate these fears, Russia is providing fuel rods for the plant and will return the spent fuel back for recycling.

“The Bushehr power plant project is exemplary in terms of observing non-proliferation regime. Over the whole its lifetime it will be supplied fuel by Russia on the condition of its return,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry stressed on Monday.

Tehran says its atomic ambitions are peaceful and have no military agenda.

­Ali Fathollah-Nejad, researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London believes the opening of the plant bears special significance because it was brought into operation against the background of political interference from many outside powers.

“We have now a decades-long stand-off between Iran and the West over the Iranian nuclear program,” he told RT.  “The nuclear issue was recently hyped for political reasons, in order to be able to gain support to put pressure on Iran for achieving other political ends. So, I think the nuclear issue is still being hyped, but it loses much credibility against the evidence that we have.”

Fathollah-Nejad also stressed that the sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program are more of a geo-political and geo-economic nature.

“If you cannot control or influence a country, you might go for isolation and weakening of the country. And the best way to do that is through economic sanctions. This is rational of sanctions,” he stated.

 

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Nuclear Power: Iran Inaugurates Bushehr Plant“, Russia Today (RT), 12 September 2011.

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Frieden – auch für Afghanistan

Posted on 28 December 2009 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

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Wer Frieden will, muss zuerst den Krieg beenden. Der Krieg in Afghanistan ist militärisch nicht zu gewinnen – weder durch mehr Truppen noch durch weitere Rüstungsmilliarden. Der Ausweg ist: Abzug der Besatzung schnellst möglich und Hilfe zum Aufbau des Landes. Von den neuen Aufmarschplänen des US-Präsidenten Obama sind wir tief enttäuscht.

Afghanistan kann möglicherweise erobert, aber niemals beherrscht werden. Das lehrt die Geschichte. Sie lehrt ebenso, dass Fremdherrschaft Nährboden von Widerstand ist.

In Afghanistan geht es in Wahrheit nicht um humanitäre, sondern um machtpolitische und wirtschaftliche Interessen. Kriegseinsätze der Bundeswehr sollen von der Ausnahme zur Regel werden.

Militärisches Großmachtstreben führt in die Sackgasse. Der Sozialstaat wird ruiniert. Deutschlands Sicherheit wird durch den Krieg aufs Spiel gesetzt. Die amtlichen Lügen um die Toten von Kunduz beschädigen unsere Demokratie.

Wie die Bevölkerungsmehrheit verlangen auch wir den Rückzug der Bundeswehr von den Auslandseinsätzen. Die Zeit bis zur Afghanistankonferenz im Januar muss genutzt werden, um wie in anderen Ländern den Abzug unserer Truppen vorzubereiten. Wir fordern: Spart endlich an der Rüstung, zugunsten der sozialen Aufgaben.

Als Beitrag zu einer friedlicheren Welt müssen die Atomwaffen aus Deutschland verschwinden, wie es die Ostermarschbewegung seit 50 Jahren fordert.

Eine vorausschauende Friedenspolitik, die wir wollen, muss Konfliktursachen rechtzeitig erkennen und beseitigen. So werden Frieden, Abrüstung, Gerechtigkeit, Solidarität und ein nachhaltiger Umgang mit der Natur möglich.

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Frankfurter Rundschau, 24.12.2009, S. 5.

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Congress Contributions

Posted on 29 September 2009 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

LAST UPDATE : 21 October 2011

10 December 2011 A Conference for Security and Cooperation in the Middle East: Chances and Challenges in the Wake of the “Arab Spring” | Symposium on European Union, Turkey, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa | Organized by Bosphorus Research Center (BRC) | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 10/12/2011.
25 October 2011 Speaking on the panel “The Role of Israel and Iran in the Potential Success of the 2012 Conference” | Workshop: “Towards the 2012 Conference on a Nuclear- and WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East” on the sidelines of the “6th SOAS/British Pugwash London Conference on a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone” | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 25–26/10/2011.
7 October 2011 The United States’ Policy towards Iran under Obama: Why the Lack of “Change” was Not Surprising | Panel: “The International Conflict Surrounding Iran: The United States, the Nuclear Issue and Beyond” [chaired by myself] | 18th International Congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation) | Free University of Berlin, 06–08/10/2011.
7 October 2011 Targeted or Crippling? The Iran Sanctions Regime and its Effects on Broader Economic Development | Panel: “Iran and its Economic Challenges” [organized & chaired by myself] | 18th International Congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation) | Free University of Berlin, 06–08/10/2011.
29 June 2011 Targeted or Crippling? The Iran Sanctions Regime and its Multifaceted Repercussions | Panel: “Issues in Contemporary Iranian Politics” | British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Annual Conference 2011 “The Middle East: Aspirations and Challenges” – in association with the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES) and the Asian Federation of Middle East Associations (AFMA) | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, 27–29/06/2011.
28 June 2011 Iranian–Arab Relations and the U.S.–Iran Conflict Since 2003: Impacts and Prospects | Panel: “Beyond the Challenges of the Discourse of ‘New Emerging Regional Power’: Iran and the Arab World” | British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Annual Conference 2011 “The Middle East: Aspirations and Challenges” – in association with the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES) & the Asian Federation of Middle East Associations (AFMA) | Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, 27–29 June 2011.
8 May 2011 Ambivalent Episodes in Iran’s Post-‘9/11’ Foreign Policy | LMEI Middle East PhD Students Conference “State, Society and Economy in the Modern Middle East” | London Middle East Institute (LMEI), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 7–8/05/2011.
12 March 2011 Academia and Activism in Germany | 2011 SOAS Research Student Conference “The Relation between Activism and Academia” | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 12/03/2011.
26 Feb. 2011 The Effects of Iran Sanctions in the Field of Energy | SOAS 2011 Postgraduate Symposium on Central Asia, the Caucasus and Eurasia | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 26/02/2011.
10 Dec. 2010 Iran | Panel: Das Völkerrecht, der UNO-Sicherheitsrat und die Entwicklungen im Nahen und Mittleren Osten (Afghanistan, der Irak und der Iran) [International Law, the UN Security Council and Developments in the Middle East (Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran] | 3. außenpolitische Konferenz der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung: Die UNO und das Völkerrecht in den internationalen Beziehungen der Gegenwart [3rd Foreign-Policy Conference of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation: The UN and International Law in Today’s International Relations] | Berlin, 10 – 11/12/2010.
21 Sep. 2010 The Iran Sanctions Regimes: Politico-Economic and Conflict-Sensitive Ramifications | Panel: Economies of War and Destruction: Political Conflict and its Economic and Social Repercussions in the MENA Region (Pt. 2)  [organized by the DAVO Working Group “Economics of the MENA Region”] | 31st German Oriental Studies Conference & 17th International Congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation) | University of Marburg, 20–24/09/2010.
20 Sep. 2010 The Iran Conflict in the Obama Era: Strategic Considerations | 31st German Oriental Studies Conference & 17th International Congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation) – University of Marburg, 20–24/09/2010.
20 July 2010 & Miriam Shabafrouz The Geo-Economic Dynamics of Iran Sanctions in a Multipolar World | Panel: Iran and Foreign Policies | World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) – Barcelona (Spain), 19–24/07/2010.
9 Oct. 2009 Iran als »Indispensable Nation« im Westasien der Post-Irak-Invasion [Iran as »Indispensable Nation« in the Western Asia of the Post-Iraq Invasion] | Panel: Der Nahe Osten nach dem Sturz Saddam Husseins [The Middle East After the Fall of Saddam Hussein] | 16th International Congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation) | University of Bonn, 8–10/10/2009.
9 Oct. 2009 Explanatory Models for Understanding Iranian Foreign Policy | Panel: Iran and the World: The Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic and the Domestic Factors Influencing it (I) | 16th International Congress of DAVO (German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation) | University of Bonn, 8–10/10/2009.
5 June 2009 The »Middle East«: From Past and Present Attributions to a Future Regional Identity? | First Research Students Society Conference: Regional Studies and Critical Perspectives on Regions | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 5–6/06/2009.
7 June 2008 Die US-»Grand Strategy« von Pakistan bis Iran [U.S. »Grand Strategy« from Pakistan to Iran] | Panel: Die historische Entwicklung der Konflikte in und um Afghanistan | Internationaler Afghanistan-Kongress [International Afghanistan Congress] | Hanover (Germany), 7–8/06/2008.
19 Jan. 2008 Der »Krieg gegen den Terror«: Geheimdienste und Terrorismus im Nahen und Mittleren Osten [The »War on Terror«: Intelligence Services and Terrorism in the Middle East] | Netzwerk Terrorismusforschung: 2nd Workshop | University of Kassel (Germany), 18−19/01/2008.
14 Sep. 2007 Iran in the Eye of Storm: Origins, Course, and Implications of a Global Crisis | Plenum 3A: Globalisierung des Kriegs / Krieg um Ressourcen [Globalization of War / War for Resources] | 25th Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association: War | University of Basel (Switzerland), 12−14/09/2007.
30 June 2007 Über die Notwendigkeit einer partizipativen Demokratie [On the Necessity of a Participatory Democracy] | Panel 4: Wege zur Integration von Migranten, Tagung Migration steuern oder verwalten? Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich | Research groups on migration of the Graduate School of Politics (GraSP) at the Institute for Political Science (IfPol) and DFG (German Research Foundation) research training group »Zivilgesellschaftliche Verständigungsprozesse« [Processes of Dialogue in Civil Society]  at the Center for Netherlands Studies | University of Münster (Germany), 29−30/06/2007.

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Posted on 01 September 2009 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

LAST UPDATE: 1 May 2012

 

9 May 2012 Der Konflikt zwischen dem Iran und dem Westen: Hintergründe und Perspektiven [The Conflict between Iran and the West: Backgrounds and Perpectives] | Studium Generale Lecture Series: »Die Entwicklungen in der islamischen Welt und die Rolle des Westens« [Developments in the Islamic World and the Role of the West] | Business and Information Technology School (BiTS), Iserlohn (Germany).

30 April 2012             Droht ein Krieg des Westens gegen den Iran? Was Deutschland und Europa für eine Deeskalation der angespannten Lage tun können | Discussant: Dr. Rolf Mützenich (German MP), Foreign Policy Spokesman of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Co-Chair of the German–Iranian MP Group of the German Bundestag, Chair of the Socialist International (SI) Committee on Disarmament | Organized by the Cologne Forum for International Relations and Security Policy (KFIBS, Kölner Forum für Internationale Beziehungen und Sicherheitspolitik) | Chaired by Sepideh Parsa (KFIBS) | Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies (IOA), University of Bonn.

23 April 2012             Iran, Israel und der Westen: Gibt es einen Ausweg aus der Bedrohungsspirale? (Iran, Israel and the West: Is There a Way Out of the Crisis?) | Panel discussion with Hillel Schenker (Co-Editor, Palestine–Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture) | Moderated by: Peter Philipp (journalist, fmr. Chief Correspondent for DW-Radio/DW-World.de) | Organized by the German section of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) & the Friedrich Ebert Foundation | Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin, 18 h.

23 April 2012             Iran, Israel und der Westen: Gibt es einen Ausweg aus der Bedrohungsspirale? (Iran, Israel and the West: Is There a Way Out of the Crisis?) | Press Conference with Hillel Schenker (Co-Editor, Palestine–Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture) & Dr. Jens Wagner (board member of IPPNW Germany) | Organized by the German section of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) | Office of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA), Berlin, 11 h.

22 April 2012 Der Iran-Atomkonflikt: Gibt es einen Weg aus der Bedrohungsspirale? [The Iran Nuclear Conflict: Is There Way Out of the Spiral of Threats?] | Public symposium with Hillel Schenker (Co-Editor, Palestine–Israel Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture) & Prof. Udo Steinbach (former Director, German Orient Institute [renamed as: German Institute of Global and Area Studies GIGA], 1976–2006) | Annual meeting of the German section of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), Braunschweig (Germany).

9 March 2012            Drohungen – Sanktionen – Krieg: Eskalationsstrategie gegen den Iran [Threats – Sanctions – War: Escalation Strategy against Iran | Podium discussion with Kuros Yalpani (Webmaster, politube.org) | Organized by Münchner Bündnis gegen Krieg und Rassismus, EineWeltHaus, Munich (Germany).

8 March 2012            Iran im Auge des Orkans [Iran in the Eye of Storm] | Podium discussion with Kuros Yalpani (Webmaster, politube.org), Moderator: Thomas Pany (Editor, Telepolis) | Import Export, Munich (Germany).

6 March 2012            10 Jahre Iran-Konflikt: Gibt es noch Hoffnung auf eine friedliche Lösung? [The Iran Conflict 10 Years On: Is There Still Hope for a Peaceful Resolution?] | Organized by Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft – Vereinigte KriegsdienstgegnerInnen (DFG-VK), Forum für gesellschaftlichen Frieden in Karlsruhe (FgF), Friedensbündnis Karlsruhe, Internationales Begegnungszentrum (ibz) | ibz, Karlsruhe (Germany).

7 Dec. 2011                Interest-Driven Policy Versus Human Rights To Be Continued? A Review of and Lessons from Western Policy towards Northern Africa and Western Asia [Weiterhin Interessenpolitik versus Menschenrechte? Rückblick und Lehren aus der westlichen Politik gegenüber Nordafrika und Westasien] | Organized by the Iran working group (AK Iran) of the Amnesty International Campus Group Bonn | Dies Academicus, University of Bonn.

30 Nov. 2011             Der Iran-Atomkonflikt und Europa: Eine vermeidbare Krise und Lösungsaussichten [The Iran Nuclear Conflict and Europe: A Preventable Crisis and the Prospects for a Settlement] | Conference on »Iran – als mögliche Atommacht eine Gefahr für Europa?« [Iran – As a Potential Nuclear Power a Threat to Europe?] | Europäische Akademie Nordrhein-Westfalen in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung), Bonn (Germany), 27/11–02/12/2011.

30 Nov. 2011             Außenpolitische Zielsetzung Irans und Europa: Ein historischer Abriss [Iran’s Foreign-Policy Goals and Europe: A Historical Account] | Conference on »Iran – als mögliche Atommacht eine Gefahr für Europa?« [Iran – As a Potential Nuclear Power a Threat to Europe?] | Europäische Akademie Nordrhein-Westfalen in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung), Bonn (Germany), 27/11–02/12/2011.

26 Nov. 2011 Iran und Israel: Auswirkungen der US-Iran-Krise und des »Arabischen Frühlings« [Iran and Israel: Consequences of the U.S.–Iran Crisis and of the »Arab Spring« | Israel und seine Nachbarn: Ressentiments – Feindschaften – Koalitionen [Israel and its Neighbors] | DIE HEGGE – Christliches Bildungswerk | Willebadessen-Niesen (Germany), 25–27/11/2011.

12 Nov. 2011             The Methodology of Citizens’ Panels and its Perspectives in Migration Matters | Keynote Speech in Part 1 “Migration and Citizens’ Panels” | International Workshop »Improving the Situation of Immigrants – Citizens and Experts Debate«, concluding the project GOAL (Granting Opportunities of Active Learning), led by ALDA (Association of Local Democracy Agencies) | Bucharest, 12–13 November 2011.

24 Oct. 2011              Chairing the panel discussion on »The Road to Regional Security and Cooperation in the Middle East« with Ziad AbuZayyad (Co-Editor & Co-Publisher, Palestine–Israel Journal [PIJ] & Conference for Security and Cooperation in the Middle East [CSCME], Palestine), Hillel Schenker (Co-Editor, PIJ & CSCME, Israel), Gen. (rtd.) Mohammad K. Shiyyab (Founder & General Manager, Middle East Studies Center, Amman/Jordan), Prof. Mohssen Massarrat (CSCME, Germany/Iran) | 6th SOAS/British Pugwash London Conference on a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, 24/10/2011.

13 July 2011                Panel discussion on »The Challenge of Dealing With Iran« with Stephen Twigg MP (Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs & fmr. Director and currently Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy Centre, London) & Mark Fitzpatrick (Director of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London | Organized by the Young Fabians Middle Eastern Programme | House of Commons, London.

17 April 2011              The End of the American Empire? The Arab Revolutionary Process and the Threat to U.S.-Led Western Hegemony | Panel on “Structures of Power and Strategies of Resistance in North Africa and West Asia”, ‘Sunday of Resistance’ event, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

27 Jan. 2011               Sanktionen und Kriegsdrohungen gegen Iran: Facetten eines globalen Konfliktes [Sanctions and Threats of War against Iran: Facets of a Global Conflict] | Organized by Münchner Bündnis gegen Krieg und Rassismus & Münchner Friedensbündnis | EineWeltHaus, Munich, Germany.

4 Dec. 2010                Friedens- und entwicklungspolitische Auswirkungen der Iran-Politik [Peace and Developmental Ramifications of the Iran Policy] | 17th nationwide and international »Friedenspolitischer Ratschlag 2010« [Federal Committee Peace Counsel]: Globaler Kampf um Rohstoffe, Wasser und Energie [Global Fight for Resources, Water and Energy] | University of Kassel (Germany), 4–5/12/2010.

30 June 2010              Iran und wir: Ein Blick hinter die Schlagzeilen [Iran and Us: Taking a Look Behind the Headlines] | LOGE | Essen (Germany).

25 June 2010             Iran im Visier: Sanktionen, Propaganda, Kriegsdrohungen [Targeting Iran: Sanctions, Propaganda, Threats of War] |  Organized by Heidelberg Forum gegen Militarismus und Krieg; DieLinke.SDS; Heidelberger Friedensratschlag; DIE LINKE HD-Rhein-Neckar; VVN/BdA Heidelberg (Vereinigung der Verfolgten des Naziregimes – Bund der Antifaschistinnen und Antifaschisten, Kreisvereinigung Heidelberg) |  University of Heidelberg (Germany).

13 Apr. 2010              Iran – demokratische Reform oder Krieg? Die innen- und aussenpolitischen Zukunftsperspektiven Teherans [Iran – Democratic Reform or War? Future Perspective of Tehran’s Domestic and Foreign Affairs] | Invited by & discussion with Andreas Zumach, Geneva-based UN correspondent & author | “Politik am Stehtisch” | Theater Winkelwiese, Zurich.

15 Feb. 2010              Iran in World Politics | Organized by Imperial College Union Political Philosophy Society (PPS) | Panel with Shirin Shafaie (PhD Candidate, School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS], University of London) | Imperial College London.

3 Feb. 2010                What Lies Ahead? The Movement, Sanctions and the West | Organized by Campaign Iran | Panel with Prof. Ali Ansari (Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies, University of St. Andrews, Scotland & Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House) and Lindsey German (Convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, UK) | Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London.

13 Jan. 2010               Panel discussion on »Iran – Revolution 2.0? Die Bewegung gegen Ahmadinedschad und die Rolle der neuen Medien« [Iran – Revolution 2.0? The Movement Against Ahmadinejad and the Role of New Media] with Yalda Zarbakhch (media researcher), Sara Dehkordi (Network of Young Iranians in Berlin), Sam T. Fard (Journalist, taz), Rüdiger Göbel (deputy editor-in-chief, junge Welt daily, Berlin) | Organized by Helle Panke, LiMA (Linke Medienakademie) and Die Tageszeitung (taz) | tazcafé, Berlin.

5 Dec. 2009               Die Obama-Administration und der Iran-Konflikt in einer multipolaren Welt [The Obama Administration and the Iran Conflict in a Multipolar World] | 16th nationwide and international »Friedenspolitischer Ratschlag 2009« [Federal Committee Peace Counsel]: Kapitalismus, Krise und Krieg [Capitalism, Crisis and War] | University of Kassel (Germany), 5–6/12/2009.

22 June 2009             Jenseits »kollektiver Konfusion«: Erklärungsmuster und Kontinuitäten iranischer Außenpolitik [Beyond »Collective Confusion«: Explanatory Patterns and Continuities of Iranian Foreign Policy] | Symposium on »Der Iran in der internationalen Politik: Internationale Krisen als Blockade regionaler Entwicklung« [Symposium: Iran in International Politics: International Crises as Blockade for Regional Development] | Österreichische Orient-Gesellschaft Hammer-Purgstall in cooperation with Österreichischen Institut für Internationale Politik (OIIP, Austrian Institute for International Affairs) | Diplomatische Akademie Wien (Diplomatic Academy of Vienna / Vienna School of International Studies).

18 June 2009             Der Iran-Konflikt und die Rolle Europas [The Iran Conflict and the Role of Europe] | Organized by Visions d’Europe | University of Münster (Germany).

30 Apr. 2009              The West–Iran Conflict and the Centrality of International Law | Debate on »Iran: Diplomacy and the Rule of Law« with Douglas Murray (Director of the Centre for Social Cohesion, UK & author of Neoconservatism: Why We Need It [2006] | Organized by The Law and Justice Forum, College of Law The College of Law, London.

27 Apr. 2009              Obama and Iran | Panel discussion with Jon Snow (Channel 4 News journalist and presenter), Dr. Mehri Honarbin–Holliday (Canterbury Christ Church University & Campaign Iran leading member), John Rees (co-founder of the Stop the War Coalition), chaired by Baroness Prof. Haleh Afshar | Organized by Campaign Iran | School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

17 Mar. 2009             A European Idea for Euro–Iranian Relations | Conference on »Iran and Europe: Green Visions for the Future« | Organized by The Greens / European Free Alliance (EFA) | European Parliament, Brussels.

4 Feb. 2009               Obama and Iran: What Policy Recommendations the New U.S. President Has On Offer | Discussant: Dr. Elaheh Rostami-Povey (SOAS) | Organized by SOAS Persian Society – School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.

6 Dec. 2008               Kriegsgefahr gebannt? Die neue US-Administration und der Iran [Danger of War Averted? The New U.S. Administration and Iran] | 15th nationwide and international »Friedenspolitischer Ratschlag 2008« [Federal Committee Peace Counsel]: Die Welt nach Bush: Friedlicher? Gerechter? Ökologischer? [The World After Bush: More Peaceful? More Just? More Ecological?] | University of Kassel (Germany), 6–7/12/2008.

26 May 2008             Der Iran im Blickfang der Weltpolitik: Perspektiven von Krieg und Frieden in einer eskalierenden Situation [Iran in the Eye of World Politics: Perspectives on War and Peace in an Escalating Situation] | Katholische Studierenden- und Hochschulgemeinde (KSHG) Münster | Münster (Germany).

16 April 2008             Das Atomprogramm des Iran: Propaganda und Wirklichkeit [The Nuclear Program of Iran: Propaganda and Reality] | Essener Friedens-Forum (EFF) | Essen (Germany).

10 April 2008             Zwischen Kriegsdrohungen und Sanktionen: Die westliche Politik gegenüber Iran [Between the Threat of War and Sanctions: The West’s Policy vis-à-vis Iran] | Organized by Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft – Vereinigte KriegsdienstgegnerInnen (DFG–VK), Forum für gesellschaftlichen Frieden (FgF) in Karlsruhe, Friedensbündnis Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe (Germany).

3 March 2008            Droht mit einer Aggression der USA gegen den Iran der Dritte Weltkrieg? [Is the Third World War Impending With a U.S. Aggression against Iran?] | Organized by Linker Dialog Köln, Förderverein Kölner Friedensforum, Arbeitskreis Hiroshima-Nagasaki, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation North-Rhine-Westphalia | DGB-Haus, Cologne (Germany).

28 Feb. 2008             Iran im Fadenkreuz: Fragen zu Krieg und Frieden [Iran in the Crosshairs: Questions on War and Peace] | International Center, University of Münster (Germany).

4 Feb. 2008               The Iranian Science Community in the Crosshairs: An Action Against Whom? | CES Café | Centre for European Studies (CES), University of Twente (NL).

31 Aug. 2007              Die Iran-Krise [The Iran Crisis] | Evangelische Gemeinde zu Düren [Protestant Community of Düren] | Düren (Germany).

2 Oct. 2006                Konfliktherd Iran: Droht der Krieg? [Hot Spot Iran: On the Verge of War?] | Panel discussion with Senior Consistory Steinhäuser (Appointee of the Protestant Churches at the Parliament and Government of Saxony-Anhalt) | Organized by Magdeburger Bündnis 50 plus e.V. & Ökumenischer Friedensarbeitskreis | Magdeburg (Germany).

1 Sep. 2006                Iran, Libanon: Krisen und Kriege – Was sind die Alternativen? [Iran, Lebanon: Crises and Wars – What Alternatives?] | Anti-War Day event organized by ATTAC Rüsselsheim, DGB Rüsselsheim, Arbeit und Leben Starkenburg | Rüsselsheim (Germany).

31 Aug. 2006             Aktuelle Krisen im Nahen Osten [Current Crises in the Middle East] | Organized by WASG (Wahlalternative Arbeit & Soziale Gerechtigkeit) Groß-Gerau | Groß-Gerau (Germany).

29 May 2006             Krieg im Iran? Hintergründe und Einblicke [War on Iran? Backgrounds and Insights] | Organized by WASG (Wahlalternative Arbeit & Soziale Gerechtigkeit) Gütersloh | Gütersloh (Germany).

10 May 2006             Iran-Atomkonflikt und Perspektiven [Iran Nuclear Conflict and Perspectives] | Ringvorlesung: Umwelt, Entwicklung, Frieden [Lecture Series: Environment, Development, Peace], studium generale, SS06 | University of Osnabrück (Germany).

14 Feb. 2006             Iran in the Eye of Storm: The Nuclear Issue and Beyond | Institute of Political Science (IfPol), University of Münster (Germany).

20 Jan. 2006              Iran im Brennpunkt: Das Atomprogramm und der Westen [Iran in Focus: The Nuclear Program and the West] | Speaker’s Corner, Peperoni, Münster (Germany).

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Radio & TV Appearences

Posted on 01 September 2009 by Ali Fathollah-Nejad

LAST UPDATE: 5 Apr. 2010
29 June 2009 Ein offenes Ende im Iran [An Open Ending in Iran] – Interviewed for “Praxis – Religion und Gesellschaft”, Österreich 1 [“Europe’s most successful cultural radio show”], Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
24 & 26 June 2009 Iran, its neighbors and the West after the Iranian presidential elections – Interviewed by ORF Radio FM4, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
19 June 2009 Iran und der Westen nach den Präsidentschaftswahlen – “Coffeeshop”, Radio Q (Münster & Steinfurt, Germany)
30 May 2009 Newspaper Headlines on Iran, Kenya and Pakistan – Debate with Dilip Hiro (author) – “Between the Headlines” – Press TV
26 Feb. 2009 Iran’s Nuclear Programme – Debate with Prof. Hooshang Amirahmadi (Pres. American–Iranian Council) et al. – “Safhe-ye 2” – BBC Persian TV
3 Feb. 2009 The Iranian Revolution 30 Years On – Obama and Iran, debate with Farrokh Negahdar – “Let’s Talk”, hosted by Ajmal MasroorChannel S (largest Asian TV network in UK & all over Europe) – 1h30min
26 Nov. 2008 American Foreign Policy Project’s Iran Advice for Obama, debate with Dr. Jim Walsh (MIT Security Studies Program) & Dr. Richard Hellman (Pres. Middle East Research Center, USA) – “FinePrint” – Press TV
28 Sep. 2008 Be Souy-e Solh? [Toward Peace?] – Radio Zamaneh
16 Sep. 2008 Khâvar-Miyâneh, Bâ Negâhi be Tajrobe-ye Jang dar Orupâ [The Middle East, With a View to Europe’s War Experiences] – Radio Zamaneh
12 Sep. 2008 Kârzâr-e Dâneshamoukhtân-e Âlmân va Irân Aleyh-e Jang va TahrimDeutsche Welle Persian service
10 April 2008 Die Krise um den Iran [The Crisis Around Iran], „Schlebusch am Mittwoch“ –  CampusFM, Essen & Duisburg – 1h
28 Feb. 2008 Iran-Krise und Sanktionen [Iran Crisis and Sanctions], “Coffeeshop” – Radio Q (Münster & Steinfurt, Germany)
1 Feb. 2008 Iranische Studenten im Fadenkreuz [Iranian students in the crosshairs], “Coffeeshop” – Radio Q (Münster & Steinfurt, Germany)
17 Sep. 2007 Kriegsgefahr im Atomstreit mit Iran [Threat of war in the nuclear dispute with Iran]“Echo der Zeit”, Schweizer Radio DRS (Switzerland)
18 June 2006 Interview on the Iran crisis [de]Radio Rüsselsheim (Rüsselsheim, Germany)
17 Jan. 2006 Interview on the Iran conflict [de] – “Coffeeshop”, Radio Q (Münster, Germany)
29 Nov. 2005 Interview on the Saddam court case [de] – “Auf den Spuren fremder Kulturen”, Radio Q (Münster, Germany)

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> Iran: Die falsche Medizin, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, Jg. 57, Nr. 4 (April 2012), S. 9–13.
> Auf Kollisionskurs mit dem Iran: Von Spektakeln, lähmenden Sanktionen und der Vorbereitung eines Krieges, Hintergrund: Das Nachrichtenmagazin, Nr. 2/2012, S. 15–19. [Fußnoten]
> Konferenz für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit im Mittleren und Nahen Osten: Eine zivilgesellschaftliche Initiative, WeltTrends: Zeitschrift für internationale Politik, Jg. 20, Nr. 83 (März–April 2012), S. 98–99.
> Krieg gegen den Iran? Zeit für Diplomatie, Zenith Online, 4.4.2012.
> Gleichgewicht der Abrüstung: Atomwaffenfreie Zone in Westasien, The European, 19.2.2012.

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