What future for Iran under internal and external pressure?

Описание: (The webinar was recorded on 18 February 2026, before the attacks of US and Israeli armed forces on 28 February 2026.)

Iran is facing mounting internal unrest and sustained external pressure. Recurring popular uprisings and harsh repression are testing the resilience of the regime, while the United States has reiterated the possibility of direct or indirect intervention, even as negotiations formally remain on the table.

Beyond the question of regime survival, the stakes are regional and global. What would a destabilised Iran mean for Middle Eastern security? And what are the risks for nuclear proliferation, years after the collapse of the 2015 nuclear agreement?

To unpack these strategic dynamics, Maxime Lefebvre and Vanessa Strauss-Kahn, Co-Directors of the ESCP Institute of Geopolitics, welcome:

🔎 Michele Gaietta, specialist in nuclear proliferation and international security, Lecturer at ASERI, Catholic University of Milan

🔎 Bernard Hourcade, Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS, geographer and leading specialist on Iran

🎯 A rigorous and forward-looking discussion on Iran’s internal political crisis, regional security balances, conventional and nuclear risks — and on the plausible scenarios for the country’s near-term future.

📌 Organised by the ESCP Institute of Geopolitics

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