Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 10/2010

Iran's Youth: Agents of Change

Tara Nesvaderani, Omid Memarian

September 2010

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

The impact of Iran's youth on the political, economic and social agenda of the country over the next 25 years is important for U.S. policymakers to consider when facing complex decisions in balancing Iran's nuclear program and its internal political turmoil.