Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY 106 Maryland Avenue Annapolis, MD 21402 Phone 410-293-2993 Fax 410-293-2994 Email: cmeis@usna.edu
In its seventh year the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies con nues to enhance the educaonal opportuni es of midshipmen through suppor ng interna onal and regional study, curricular innova on, fleet ac vi es, and as a center for resources on all aspects of the Middle East and the cultures historically related to the region. Since its incep on, the Center has hosted close to 150 lectures reaching an es mated 25,000 midshipmen. Faculty affilia on with the Center has grown to more than 24, from six academic departments, who have developed more than 50 new courses and traveled to dozens of countries in the region and around the world in support of their teaching.
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boot from the snake’s neck and risk it turning around and biting us? Should Iran trust that if it gives way in even the slightest, the U.S. simply won’t use its boot to squash it completely?” What the students heard from the Iranian side they did not always like or accept. But they received a CENTER FOR MIDDLE new appreciation that international relations often involves contradictory views of the world – views that we need to understand even if we do not agree with them.
EAST AND ISLAMIC STUDIES Director Brannon Wheeler 410-293-6307 bwheeler@usna.edu Deputy Director Mark Reese 410-293-2990 reese@usna.edu Administrative Manager Christopher Simpson 410-293-2993 csimpson@usna.edu
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