Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards during maneuvers depicting a military operation during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, near Tehran, Sep. 25, 2011. These maneuvers are part of various ceremonies marking the 31st anniversary of the war's onset.
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PAST EVENT
Perceptions and Narratives of Security: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Lessons of the Iran-Iraq War
Brown Bag Lunch
Series: International Security Brown Bag Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
November 28, 2011
12:15-2:00 p.m.
| Speaker: | Annie Tracy Samuel, Research Fellow, Dubai Initiative/International Security Program |
Related Projects: Dubai Initiative, International Security
Description:
The seminar will examine how the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have constructed a particular history or narrative of the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988). It will analyze the key features of that narrative and how the Revolutionary Guards have translated those features into lessons that should guide Iran's national security policies.
Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.
Co-sponsored by the Dubai Initiative
Contact:
ISP Program Coordinator
International Security Program,
79 John F. Kennedy St., Mailbox 53,
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
HARVARD Kennedy School
Email: susan_lynch@hks.harvard.edu
Phone: 617-496-1981
Fax: 617-495-8963
Url: http://www.belfercenter.org/ISP/
