LISD held a private colloquium, "Iran, Its Nuclear Ambitions, the Region, and the West," on Friday, March 31 through Saturday, April 1, 2006 on the Princeton University campus. The colloquium featured the participation of high level diplomats, academics, and international practitioners engaged with the ongoing Iranian nuclear crisis, the region, and related policy issues. The colloquium examined three key facets of the current crisis: Iran's nuclear aspirations, based on its perception of external threats as well as in relation to the internal politics of the country; Iran’s interstate relations and the role it occupies within the Middle East and Central Asia; and Iran’s and the wider region’s relations with the West.