Iran, Its Nuclear Ambitions, the Region, and the West

Abstract

The report addresses the ongoing Iranian nuclear crisis and related policy issues, Iran’s nuclear aspirations based on the internal politics of the country, Iran’s interstate relations and the role it occupies within the Middle East and Central Asia, and Iran’s and the wider region’s relations with Asia and the West. Recommendations for addressing the Iranian nuclear issue focus on potential diplomatic, technological, and economic solutions. The recommendations are a result of a two-day conference convened by the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University, March 31 and April 1, 2006, “Iran, Its Nuclear Ambitions, the Region, and the West.”