Wednesday, 19th April 2006

Portcullis House, London.

SPEAKERS

· Hugh Barnes, Director of Democracy and Conflict, Foreign Policy Centre

· Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation, IISS

· Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

CHAIR

· Stephen Twigg, Director, Foreign Policy Centre

The Foreign Policy Centre launched 'Understanding Iran: People, Power and Politics', a report authored by Hugh Barnes and Alex Bigham of the Foreign Policy Centre. The report seeks to map out the diverse and diffuse power structures in Iran, analyse some of the personalities involved, and look at the potential for civil society.

To read comment on the FPC's Iran work by David Aaronovitch in The Times, go to http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2128051,00.html or click on the link below