What can diplomacy with Iran achieve?
From the negotiations on the nuclear agreement with Iran to the U.S.-Israeli wars against Iran in 2025/2026
Lecture by former Ambassador Dr. Hans-Dieter Lucas (former Political Director at the Federal Foreign Office and CASSIS Senior Fellow).
Relations between Iran, the U.S., and Israel exemplify the tensions in modern diplomacy between negotiation, deterrence, and military escalation. While the nuclear agreement was long regarded as the central approach to curbing Iran’s nuclear program, developments in 2025/2026 reveal the fragility of diplomatic processes: Failed negotiations led to direct military confrontations between the involved parties.
Lecture by former Ambassador Dr. Hans-Dieter Lucas (former Political Director at the Federal Foreign Office and CASSIS Senior Fellow).
Relations between Iran, the U.S., and Israel exemplify the tensions in modern diplomacy between negotiation, deterrence, and military escalation. While the nuclear agreement was long regarded as the central approach to curbing Iran’s nuclear program, developments in 2025/2026 reveal the fragility of diplomatic processes: Failed negotiations led to direct military confrontations between the involved parties.
Admission
17:20
Time
Wednesday, 20.05.26 - 05:30 PM
- 07:00 PM
Event format
Talk
Topic
Iran War
Speaker
Ambassador retd. Dr. Hans-Dieter Lucas
Target groups
Students
Researchers
All interested
Languages
Deutsch
Location
Universität Bonn, Hauptgebäude
Room
Festsaal
Reservation
not required
Additional Information
Organizer
Henry Kissinger Chair for Security and Strategic Studies at the Institute for Political Science
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