Events

Blockchain

Blockchain for Productive Investment: Tokenization and Sanctions

Blockchain in productive investment has immense potential to transform financing methods, reduce costs, and overcome sanctions. The panel discussion “How to Leverage Blockchain for Productive Investment?” at KHANA explored blockchain’s overlooked potential in financing production, legal barriers, and its role in bypassing sanctions. Key Insights from Experts: Dr. Alireza Yaghobi, Fintech Association: Dr. Mohammad Qasemi, […]

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Iran and China’s CIPS

Connecting Iran to China’s Cross Border Interbank Payment System

As one of the world’s largest oil exporters, Iran must exercise greater control over its oil trade transactions and banking payment systems. Despite the widespread belief that FATF-related restrictions constitute a major legal barrier to Iran’s financial and commercial exchanges, it was emphasized in a recent policy meeting that this assumption is legally inaccurate. Experts

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Digital Dissection of the Beijing Model

Digital Dissection of the Beijing Model

 Managing domestic platforms to safeguard security and data integrity is an essential priority. In this regard, China’s long experience in steering cyberspace offers an instructive model. At a meeting titled “Digital Dissection of the Beijing Model” held at KHANA, the contours of China’s digital governance framework were examined. The session brought together thinkers and officials

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Iran china Western Centric Foreign Policy

Iran and China Relations: Rethinking Western Centric Foreign Policy

The conference critically examined Iran’s long-standing Western-oriented foreign policy, arguing that it has marginalized alternative partnerships, particularly with China and East Asia. Speakers stressed that without investing in public diplomacy, tourism, academic cooperation, and a shared civilizational narrative, Iran–China relations will remain transactional rather than strategic. The Silk Road as a Civilizational Corridor, Not Just

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Securitization of Hezbollah

The Securitization of Hezbollah: Navigating the Global War of Narratives

As part of its mission to decode the most intricate layers of international relations and regional security, KHANA, in collaboration with the Kadras Institute, recently hosted a high-level strategic session. This session brought together leading experts on Lebanese affairs and transnational security to analyze a critical phenomenon: the “securitization” of political actors in the Middle

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sustainable security in West Asia

Sustainable Security in West Asia: When Development Becomes a Strategic Issue

At a high-level Roundtable hosted by KHANA, a group of senior experts explored the concept of sustainable security in West Asia, arguing that development is no longer complementary to security but a core strategic requirement. The discussion moved beyond conventional defense-oriented approaches and emphasized that lasting regional stability must be built on economic and social

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migrant integration

Necessity of Transitioning Toward Migrant Integration

As a bridge between academic rigor and national governance, KHANA continues to facilitate critical dialogues on Iran’s most complex structural issues. By hosting the Rahel Association’s specialized sessions, we provide a platform for elite thinkers to challenge outdated paradigms and propose sophisticated frameworks for social and strategic reform. At a recent KHANA hosted symposium, Dr.

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Challenge of Climate Policy

Lack of a Central Authority: The Main Challenge of Climate Policy in Iran

 At the specialized session “Climate Security: Essentials of Climate Policy in Iran, experts discussed the conceptual, policy, and legal dimensions of climate security and Iran’s role in international climate governance. Hojjat Mianabadi, faculty member at Tarbiat Modares University, emphasized: Azam Amini, faculty member at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, added: The session, held on November 4,

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The expert session of Technological Transformation

The Future of Iran in the Light of Technological Transformation

The second expert session of “Innovative Iran Vision”, held on September 7, 2025, focused on Technological Transformation shaping the nation’s scientific future. Organized in collaboration with KHANA, the meeting gathered prominent scholars and policymakers to assess the Vision 1404 plan and outline perspectives toward Vision 1430. Dr. Kiarash Fartash, Secretary of the National Foresight Program,

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