Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, February 29, 2020
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location
St. Stephen Lutheran Church Chapel
8400 France Ave. S
Bloomington MN
The Changing Challenges of the Middle East and Iran in the Trump Era
Prof. Bill Beeman
9:30am social
10:00am Program
Since World War II, the United States has had a troubled relationship with the states of the Middle East, especially Iran. American involvement with Iran began with mutual cooperation against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, but ended abruptly with the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 and the ensuing “Hostage Crisis.” Since that time, U.S. administrations have had a continuing decline of relations with the Iranian government, culminating in current open hostilities between the two states. In this talk, Professor Beeman will explain how we have come to this point, and what the United States might do to ameliorate this situation.
William O. Beeman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota. He has conducted research in the Middle East for more than 40 years with special expertise in Iran. His expertise has been widely sought as advisor to the U.S. State Department, the Department of Defense, the United Nations, and the European Union. He is author or editor of more than 100 scholarly articles, 500 opinion pieces and 14 books, including Language, Status and Power in Iran, and The “Great Satan” vs. the “Mad Mullahs”: How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other.
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