"Geopolitical Developments in the Islamic World & the Persian Gulf " Conference in Iran

Iran’s Institute for Political & International Studies is holding the 21st International Conference on the Persian Gulf under the theme of “The World in Transition: Geopolitical Developments in the Islamic World & the Persian Gulf” in Bandar Abbas, Iran on March 5-7, 2013.

Dramatic changes that have taken place across the Arab World since the emergence of Islamic Awakening and pro-democracy movements near two years ago continue to impact the region and the world. Different aspects of this phenomenon are still unclear and series of new developments are unfolding. The Persian Gulf states while affected by the current events, are striving to take role and shape the developments accordingly. Any assessment and evaluation of various dimensions of these developments and their impact on elements of power and stability in the Islamic world and the Persian Gulf in particular, requires synergic scholarly and scientific thinking on the issue.
So the conference aims to provide opportunity for exchange of viewpoints among Iranian and International experts and scholars on current regional issues, and analyzing of upcoming situations in the Persian Gulf as affected by the Islamic awakening.
academics, scholars and experts from different countries will discuss variety of subjects such as the geopolitics of the islamic world in light of int'l and regional developments, uprisings in the arab world and persian gulf region: mutual interactions, the arab world revolutions and the axis of resistance; the chances for islamic solidarity and regional developments in transitional period of int'l system: the role of internal and external actors.
Source: IPIS