The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

Deutsches Haus/NYU & imagining global asia Present:

PANELISTS
Dr. Roger von Hanwehr | CEO of Solus, Inc.
Dr. Walter Posch | Research Fellow at EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris, France
Dr. Gary Samore | Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations

MODERATOR
Lia Petridis | Journalist/Editor for Die Tageszeitug

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP at www.imaginingglobalasia.org.

imagining global asia (iga) in partnership with Deutsches Haus plans to explore the relationship of Germany and Iran, considering the issues of nuclear power. The engagement of Germany as part of European Union (EU) negotiations with Iran over nuclear power illustrates that Europe must be considered when studying Asian energy policy; the panel is part of iga's 2007-2008 global energy forum.

Germany is one of the largest trading partners of Iran, building on a strong history of cooperation. Simultaneously Germany is in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Germany in effect has a balancing act of three aspects: geo-political concerns regarding Iran; trade relationship with Iran; domestic concerns about the use of nuclear power. The question then becomes, what is the result of Germany's efforts to play this balancing act? This lecture is a means to explore implicit tensions while thinking about policy, media, and the role of the average citizen.