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Center for Regional Studies
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About the Center

Mission Statement

The United States Naval Academy’s Center for Regional Studies serves to enhance the educational opportunities of midshipmen through support for the study of different regions of the world, curricular innovation, and community outreach. Currently, the Center is comprised of six regional fora: Africa Forum, Asia Forum, Eurasia Forum, Latin America Forum, the Middle East Forum and the newly created Forum of Emerging Frontiers covering the Artic, cyber, space, deep sea, and other gray zones. The Center helps constituent Academy faculty members expose future Navy and Marine Corps officers to the array of disciplines that pursue a comprehensive understanding of regional and international dynamics across the globe.

Director, Center for Regional Studies
Professor M. Miles Yu
yu@usna.edu
410-293-6283

Deputy Director
CAPT. Dereck Brown, USN
dcbrown@usna.edu
410-293-6349

Forum Directors (updated Jan. 24, 2024)

  • Professor Karen Thierfelder, Africa Forum director, thier@usna.edu
  • Professor Richard Ruth, Asia Forum director, ruth@usna.edu
  • AssocProf. Guilnard Moufarrej, The Middle East Forum director, moufarre@usna.edu
  • AssocProf. Catherine O'Neil, Eurasia Forum director, oneil@usna.edu
  • Professor Ana Contreras, Forum for Latin America Studies, co-director, contrera@usna.edu
  • AssocProf. John Polga-Hecimovich , Forum for Latin America Studies, co-director, polgahec@usna.edu
  • CAPT. Phillip Lieberman, Forum of Emerging Frontiers director, lieberma@usna.edu

 UPCOMING EVENTS:

Feb. 13, 1230-1320, Carter G15
Asia Forum
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar, "U.S.-China Competition: Economic Warfare & Race for Economic/Military Supremacy"

Feb. 13, 1900-2000, Carter G15
Forum for Latin America Studies
Paul Angelo, "From Peril to Partnership: U.S. Security Assistance and the Bid to Stabilize Colombia and Mexico"
   
Feb. 21, 1230-1320, Rickover 102 ♠ (Mids in Wednesday Warrior Training have priority in attending and seating)
Eurasia Forum
Amb. John Sullivan, "Russia as a Global Challenge"

Feb. 28, 1230-1320, Rickover 102 
The Middle East Forum
Ilan Berman, "Iran's Challenge to the United States"

Feb. 29, 1230-1320, Carter G15
Forum of Emerging Frontiers
Christine Fox, "Space, AI and Cyber: Defining the Future of National Security"

Mar. 6, 1230-1320, Rickover 102
Forum of Emerging Frontiers
Dr. Emily Goldman, "A New Paradigm for Global Cyber Competition”

Mar. 21, 1230-1320, Carter, G15
Asia Forum
Kyle Bass, "As China Marches towards War--Planning an Effective Financial and Economic Deterrent"

Mar. 28, 1900-2000, Sampson G14
Asia Forum
Dr. Constantine Nomikos Vaporis, "Tour of Duty: Samurai and Japanese Culture"

 


 

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