Welcome!

Welcome to the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies. CMES is an interdisciplinary institution dedicated to the study of Middle Eastern politics, history, and culture. We seek to engage the University of Denver community and broader public in informed discussion on topics of regional importance in an effort to deepen understanding of this critical region of the world.

We hope to see and hear from you!

SEEN & HEARD AROUND CMES

Did you know the Center for Middle East Studies has its own YouTube channel? It does! You can find videos from all our events posted here in case you missed them, like the panel discussion reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with former Ambassador to Iraq and Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Christopher Hill, and York University Professor of history, Thabit A. J. Abdullah:

Or this fascinating lecture Columbia University Professor Richard Bulliet gave on the historic relationship between Islam and politics: