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Stephen F. Knott, Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College, spoke at The Institute of World Politics on spy techniques used by the American Founding Fathers.

Stephen F. Knott is a Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College. He served as co-chair of the University of Virginia's Presidential Oral History Program and directed the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project. Professor Knott received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston College, and has taught at the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Virginia. He is the author of a book on Alexander Hamilton's controversial image in the American mind, Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth, and has also published Secret and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency, an examination of the use of covert operations by early American presidents. He is a co-author of The Reagan Years and At Reagan's Side: Insiders' Recollections from Sacramento to the White House. His most recent book, Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America, was published in September 2015.

Stephen F. Knott, Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College, spoke at The Institute of World Politics on spy techniques used by the American Founding Fathers.

Stephen F. Knott is a Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College. He served as co-chair of the University of Virginia's Presidential Oral History Program and directed the Ronald Reagan Oral History Project. Professor Knott received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston College, and has taught at the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Virginia. He is the author of a book on Alexander Hamilton's controversial image in the American mind, Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth, and has also published Secret and Sanctioned: Covert Operations and the American Presidency, an examination of the use of covert operations by early American presidents. He is a co-author of The Reagan Years and At Reagan's Side: Insiders' Recollections from Sacramento to the White House. His most recent book, Washington and Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America, was published in September 2015.

Karol Boudreaux, Land Tenure and Resource Rights Practice Lead at The Cloudburst Group, spoke at The Institute of World Politics on the relationship between property rights and radicalization, and what the U.S. can do to help other nations secure property rights for their people.

This lecture took place on April 11, 2016, and was sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation.

Ms. Karol Boudreaux is The Cloudburst Group's Land Tenure and Resource Rights Practice Lead. She provides technical guidance to staff in the Land Tenure and Resource Management team, provides oversight for the innovative Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure project, and is closely involved with The Cloudburst Group's communications specialists to craft a variety of tools and other products that help explain why secure land and resource rights are so important for women and men around the world.

Karol Boudreaux, Land Tenure and Resource Rights Practice Lead at The Cloudburst Group, spoke at The Institute of World Politics on the relationship between property rights and radicalization, and what the U.S. can do to help other nations secure property rights for their people.

This lecture took place on April 11, 2016, and was sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation.

Ms. Karol Boudreaux is The Cloudburst Group's Land Tenure and Resource Rights Practice Lead. She provides technical guidance to staff in the Land Tenure and Resource Management team, provides oversight for the innovative Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure project, and is closely involved with The Cloudburst Group's communications specialists to craft a variety of tools and other products that help explain why secure land and resource rights are so important for women and men around the world.

Beginning in 1949, CIA embarked on a series of covert paramilitary operations aimed at destabilizing and overthrowing Soviet satellite governments in Europe. The planning and execution of these operations was modeled after the widely successful operations that OSS mounted during World War II. The outcome was very different. The lecture describes CIA's initial experience in paramilitary operations using as a case study its efforts to force a regime change in Communist Albania between 1949 and 1954.

This lecture was given by Albert Lulushi at the sixth Annual Kosciuszko Chair Spring Symposium at The Institute of World Politics on April 9, 2016.

Mr. Albert Lulushi is an entrepreneur, business executive, and author of narrative non-fiction books on intelligence, military, and Cold War subjects. His latest book is Donovan's Devils: OSS Commandos–World War II, Europe. His previous book, Operation Valuable Fiend: The CIA’s First Paramilitary Strike against the Iron Curtain, was a History Book Club and Military History Book Club selection.

Beginning in 1949, CIA embarked on a series of covert paramilitary operations aimed at destabilizing and overthrowing Soviet satellite governments in Europe. The planning and execution of these operations was modeled after the widely successful operations that OSS mounted during World War II. The outcome was very different. The lecture describes CIA's initial experience in paramilitary operations using as a case study its efforts to force a regime change in Communist Albania between 1949 and 1954.

This lecture was given by Albert Lulushi at the sixth Annual Kosciuszko Chair Spring Symposium at The Institute of World Politics on April 9, 2016.

Mr. Albert Lulushi is an entrepreneur, business executive, and author of narrative non-fiction books on intelligence, military, and Cold War subjects. His latest book is Donovan's Devils: OSS Commandos–World War II, Europe. His previous book, Operation Valuable Fiend: The CIA’s First Paramilitary Strike against the Iron Curtain, was a History Book Club and Military History Book Club selection.

Peasant Politics in France and Poland, 1750 to the Present by The Institute of World Politics

Peasant Politics in France and Poland, 1750 to the Present by The Institute of World Politics

In this lecture, Dr. Tomasz Sommer discusses the latest historical discoveries regarding the Polish Operation of NKVD from 1937-1938, as well as other anti-Polish Soviet secret police actions.

Dr. Tomasz Sommer is a Polish writer, journalist and publisher, Editor-in-chief of weekly magazine Najwyzszy CZAS. He is one of the best Polish experts focusing on the Polish aspects of Stalinism, in particular the Polish Operation of NKVD. He is an author of three books and a number of scholarly articles on the subject.

This lecture was part of the Sixth Annual Kosciuszko Chair Spring Symposium, which took place at The Institute of World Politics on April 9, 2016.

In this lecture, Dr. Tomasz Sommer discusses the latest historical discoveries regarding the Polish Operation of NKVD from 1937-1938, as well as other anti-Polish Soviet secret police actions.

Dr. Tomasz Sommer is a Polish writer, journalist and publisher, Editor-in-chief of weekly magazine Najwyzszy CZAS. He is one of the best Polish experts focusing on the Polish aspects of Stalinism, in particular the Polish Operation of NKVD. He is an author of three books and a number of scholarly articles on the subject.

This lecture was part of the Sixth Annual Kosciuszko Chair Spring Symposium, which took place at The Institute of World Politics on April 9, 2016.