War On Iran – A Firestorm for the Middle East?

Recording of a panel discussion on 9 March 2026 at the Diplomatische Akademie Wien - Vienna School of International Studies, organised by the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES) Welcome: Martina Schubert (Deputy Director, Vienna School of International Studies) Michael Zinkanell-Süss (Director, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy) Panellists: Gülsüm Akbulut (Expert on international political economy; CEO, Ankara Global Advisory Group) Hüseyin Bağcı (Professor of International Relations, Middle East Tech University Ankara) Arian Mehdi Hamidi-Faal (Independent journalist) Klaus Wölfer (Middle East expert; Senior Advisor, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy; Alumnus, Vienna School of International Studies) Moderator: Werner Fasslabend (President, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy) Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome by Martina Schubert 00:03:07 Welcome by Michael Zinkanell-Süss 00:06:18 Introductory remarks by Werner Fasslabend 00:23:45 Introductory remarks by Hüseyin Bağcı 00:40:51 Introductory remarks by Arian Mehdi Hamidi-Faal 00:54:48 Introductory remarks by Gülsüm Akbulut 01:08:12 Introductory remarks by Klaus Wölfer 01:14:03 Q&A with the audience Learn more about the DA and its programmes at https://www.da-vienna.ac.at. #diplomacymatters Photos: © jorono auf Pixabay (flag) & © cagrikarip auf Pixabay