Joint Research Project

June 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008
Program: Alliance Linking Leaders in Education and the Services (ALLIES)
Conduct a Joint Research Project (JRP) with cadets and midshipmen from the Service Academies in Amman, Jordan to explore the impact of the war in Iraq on Jordanian civil society. Purposes of the research project are:
  • Bring students, cadets, and midshipmen together to build a comprehensive understanding civil-military perspectives issues on national policy by comparing and contrasting perspectives.
  • Gain personal understanding of the impacts of US foreign policy on local populations.
  • Develop lasting relationships between the team members and with the people visited to create alternative mechanisms for dialogue and conflict resolution.