Political Turmoil in Iran:

Consequences for Asia & the Globe

YCAPS is excited to announce our next event in Fussa. This event will feature Prof. László Csicsmann, Professor and head of the Corvinus Centre for Contemporary Asia Studies who will be presenting "Political Turmoil in Iran: Consequences for Asia & the Globe".

The anti-regime protests that broke out in Iran on December 28 reveal a serious crisis in the Islamist regime that has been in place since 1979. US President Trump threatened the regime with military intervention, which is particularly significant in light of the intervention in Venezuela. Although Iran has destabilized the region in recent years, it has remained stable as a state. The existential threat to the regime could have regional repercussions, e.g. on the Arab oil monarchies or, through minorities, on neighboring states, but its potential global impact should not be underestimated either, as freedom of navigation could be compromised at maritime chokepoints that are important for world trade. Iran-backed Houthi militias could step up their activities at the entrance to the Red Sea, while Iran could disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Registration is optional (but helpful) via this form

Schedule:

• 18:15-19:00 - Welcome reception with refreshments. Feel free to show up at anytime during the reception.
• 19:00-20:15 - Seminar and Q&A
• 20:15-20:30 - Optional casual networking and chatting/wrap up .

Location:

Fussa Shimin Kaiken (Fussa Citizen's Hall) Meeting Room #3

3f 〒197-0011 Tokyo, Fussa, 2455−2455 福生市民会館

Google Maps: Here

Speaker:

Prof. László Csicsmann has been a Full Professor and head of the Corvinus Centre for Contemporary Asia Studies at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies of the Corvinus University of Budapest since November 2023. He is a senior research fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA). Previously, he was the Dean of the Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics and Business at the Széchenyi University in Győr between 2022 and 2023. Before that, he worked at the Corvinus University of Budapest in a variety of capacities between 2002 and 2022, including Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs (2021–2022), Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations (2013–2021), and Director of the Institute for International Studies (2015–2021). Prof. Csicsmann obtained his PhD from the Corvinus University of Budapest’s Doctoral Program in International Relations. His main research interests include area studies with a special focus on the broader Middle Eastern region, South Asia, theories of International Relations (IR) and development, as well as the formation of regional order(s). He has been awarded the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of the United States twice; in 2007 and 2010, he conducted research at the Amman-based American Center of Research. Since then, he has frequently visited the region, from Morocco to Iran, on field trips. His special research focus includes the foreign policy behavior of regional states, the post-Arab Spring (dis-)order in the Middle East, as well as global dynamics and the Middle East and South Asia. He has recently published in several Scopus-indexed journals, including the South African Journal of International Affairs, the Journal of the Middle East and Africa, Issues and Studies, and the International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies. laszlo.csicsmann@uni-corvinus.hu.

Event Cost: Free of charge

Registration: Optional but helpful via this link

Format: This event will be off-the-record

Moderator: Jeff Mazziotta