The Institute of World Politics

A talk given by Ambassador John D. Negroponte, former US ambassador to the United Nations, former Director on National Intelligence, and now Vice Chairman of McLarty Associates.

This presentation will review the role of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover and assess whether or not Hoover’s unorthodox methods are currently warranted. It also will examine the effectiveness of post-9/11 strategic laws and attempt to discern what additional laws are required to effectively deter the various emerging threats that are impacting US national security. This presentation will conclude with a proposed US national strategy/model focusing on emerging and future threats.

The talk will feature LTC Charmaine E. Betty-Singleton and Raymond J. Batvinis.

A presentation analyzing whether

former MI5 Director General, Roger Hollis, was or was not a Soviet agent. With arguments map by Dr. Paul Monk, and panelists Dr. Raymond Jay Batvinis, Dr. David L. Charney, Dr. Harvey Khler, and Dr. Charles R. Twardy. Event Moderated by Jon L. Wilhelm.

Col. Preston McLaughlin, USMC (Ret.) gave a lecture on "The Sino-American Cooperative Organization/Naval Group China, 1942-1945: A Case Study In Special Operations" at The Institute of World Politics on March 31, 2015.

About the talk

In this video, Col. Preston McLaughlin presents a study of an Office of Naval Intelligence organization that conducted combined operations with the Nationalist Chinese Government in WWII. It is unique, as the relationship was codified by formal treaty. It is a classic case of a low investment-high payoff strategy in an Economy of Force Theater. This study offers insights into modern special operations forces and their relationships with intelligence, as well as allied Grand Strategy and the origins of the Cold War.

About the speaker

Col. McLaughlin spent several years in the Asia-Pacific region during a 27-year military career. These assignments included: Amphibious Section Head, G-3 Operations, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa Japan; Commanding Officer, Combat Assault Battalion, 3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan; and Command Operations Officer, G-3 Marine Forces Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii; Combined Marine Forces Command, and Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment. His final assignment was as the Chief of Staff, for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.

Following his retirement from the Marines in 2010, he was on the staff and Adjunct Faculty of The Citadel, as a Program Manager for the Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics and as Director of Professional Development. He currently works for System High Corporation of Chantilly VA. His education includes: a BA in Political Science from The Citadel; he is a Distinguished Graduate, with a Master's in Military Studies from the USMC Command and Staff College; and a Master's in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College; and an M.A. in American History from George Mason University. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College. He is also a recipient of the Dr. Elihu Rose Award for professional military education teaching excellence from Marine Corps University.

Col. Preston McLaughlin, USMC (Ret.) gave a lecture on "The Sino-American Cooperative Organization/Naval Group China, 1942-1945: A Case Study In Special Operations" at The Institute of World Politics on March 31, 2015.

About the talk

In this video, Col. Preston McLaughlin presents a study of an Office of Naval Intelligence organization that conducted combined operations with the Nationalist Chinese Government in WWII. It is unique, as the relationship was codified by formal treaty. It is a classic case of a low investment-high payoff strategy in an Economy of Force Theater. This study offers insights into modern special operations forces and their relationships with intelligence, as well as allied Grand Strategy and the origins of the Cold War.

About the speaker

Col. McLaughlin spent several years in the Asia-Pacific region during a 27-year military career. These assignments included: Amphibious Section Head, G-3 Operations, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa Japan; Commanding Officer, Combat Assault Battalion, 3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan; and Command Operations Officer, G-3 Marine Forces Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii; Combined Marine Forces Command, and Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment. His final assignment was as the Chief of Staff, for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.

Following his retirement from the Marines in 2010, he was on the staff and Adjunct Faculty of The Citadel, as a Program Manager for the Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics and as Director of Professional Development. He currently works for System High Corporation of Chantilly VA. His education includes: a BA in Political Science from The Citadel; he is a Distinguished Graduate, with a Master's in Military Studies from the USMC Command and Staff College; and a Master's in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College; and an M.A. in American History from George Mason University. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College. He is also a recipient of the Dr. Elihu Rose Award for professional military education teaching excellence from Marine Corps University.

Col. Preston McLaughlin, USMC (Ret.) gave a lecture on "The Sino-American Cooperative Organization/Naval Group China, 1942-1945: A Case Study In Special Operations" at The Institute of World Politics on March 31, 2015.

About the talk

In this video, Col. Preston McLaughlin presents a study of an Office of Naval Intelligence organization that conducted combined operations with the Nationalist Chinese Government in WWII. It is unique, as the relationship was codified by formal treaty. It is a classic case of a low investment-high payoff strategy in an Economy of Force Theater. This study offers insights into modern special operations forces and their relationships with intelligence, as well as allied Grand Strategy and the origins of the Cold War.

About the speaker

Col. McLaughlin spent several years in the Asia-Pacific region during a 27-year military career. These assignments included: Amphibious Section Head, G-3 Operations, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa Japan; Commanding Officer, Combat Assault Battalion, 3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan; and Command Operations Officer, G-3 Marine Forces Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii; Combined Marine Forces Command, and Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment. His final assignment was as the Chief of Staff, for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.

Following his retirement from the Marines in 2010, he was on the staff and Adjunct Faculty of The Citadel, as a Program Manager for the Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics and as Director of Professional Development. He currently works for System High Corporation of Chantilly VA. His education includes: a BA in Political Science from The Citadel; he is a Distinguished Graduate, with a Master's in Military Studies from the USMC Command and Staff College; and a Master's in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College; and an M.A. in American History from George Mason University. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College. He is also a recipient of the Dr. Elihu Rose Award for professional military education teaching excellence from Marine Corps University.

Col. Preston McLaughlin, USMC (Ret.) gave a lecture on "The Sino-American Cooperative Organization/Naval Group China, 1942-1945: A Case Study In Special Operations" at The Institute of World Politics on March 31, 2015.

About the talk

In this video, Col. Preston McLaughlin presents a study of an Office of Naval Intelligence organization that conducted combined operations with the Nationalist Chinese Government in WWII. It is unique, as the relationship was codified by formal treaty. It is a classic case of a low investment-high payoff strategy in an Economy of Force Theater. This study offers insights into modern special operations forces and their relationships with intelligence, as well as allied Grand Strategy and the origins of the Cold War.

About the speaker

Col. McLaughlin spent several years in the Asia-Pacific region during a 27-year military career. These assignments included: Amphibious Section Head, G-3 Operations, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa Japan; Commanding Officer, Combat Assault Battalion, 3d Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan; and Command Operations Officer, G-3 Marine Forces Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii; Combined Marine Forces Command, and Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment. His final assignment was as the Chief of Staff, for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan.

Following his retirement from the Marines in 2010, he was on the staff and Adjunct Faculty of The Citadel, as a Program Manager for the Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics and as Director of Professional Development. He currently works for System High Corporation of Chantilly VA. His education includes: a BA in Political Science from The Citadel; he is a Distinguished Graduate, with a Master's in Military Studies from the USMC Command and Staff College; and a Master's in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College; and an M.A. in American History from George Mason University. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College. He is also a recipient of the Dr. Elihu Rose Award for professional military education teaching excellence from Marine Corps University.

This conference entitled "The Armenian Genocide: A Century of Sorrow " took place on March 28, 2015 at The Institute of World Politics. The event was co-sponsored by IWP, Mastrapa Consultants and the Political Developments Research Center.

Speakers and topics included:

PART 1

Welcome and Introduction

Vilen Khlgatyan

Vice Chairman, Political Developments Research Center

"The Common Tactics of Denial: A Comparison of the Armenian and Rwandan Genocides"

Gregory H. Stanton, Ph.D

President, Genocide Watch

"The Armenian Paradigm"

Marek J. Chodakiewicz, Ph.D.

Professor of History, The Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies, The Institute of World Politics

PART 2

"Examining the Armenian Genocide under International Law: Justice and Accountability"

Kate Nahapetian

Government Affairs Director, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)

"The Confiscation of Ethnic Minority Property by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic: Potential Scenarios for Delayed Transitional Justice"

Tania C. Mastrapa, Ph.D.

Founder, Mastrapa Consultants

PART 3

"The Annual Turkey Pardon: A Failed Policy of Denial and Why It's Time to Reexamine the US Relationship with Ankara"

Steven Oshana

Executive Director, A Demand for Action

"Turkish Foreign Policy: Married to the West, but Beds the East"

Vilen Khlgatyan

Vice Chairman, Political Developments Research Center

PART 4

"The Hidden Armenians of Turkey: New Realities in Turkish-Armenian Relations on the Eve of the Genocide Centennial"

Raffi Bedrosyan

Activist-Writer

This conference entitled "The Armenian Genocide: A Century of Sorrow " took place on March 28, 2015 at The Institute of World Politics. The event was co-sponsored by IWP, Mastrapa Consultants and the Political Developments Research Center.

Speakers and topics included:

PART 1

Welcome and Introduction

Vilen Khlgatyan

Vice Chairman, Political Developments Research Center

"The Common Tactics of Denial: A Comparison of the Armenian and Rwandan Genocides"

Gregory H. Stanton, Ph.D

President, Genocide Watch

"The Armenian Paradigm"

Marek J. Chodakiewicz, Ph.D.

Professor of History, The Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies, The Institute of World Politics

PART 2

"Examining the Armenian Genocide under International Law: Justice and Accountability"

Kate Nahapetian

Government Affairs Director, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)

"The Confiscation of Ethnic Minority Property by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic: Potential Scenarios for Delayed Transitional Justice"

Tania C. Mastrapa, Ph.D.

Founder, Mastrapa Consultants

PART 3

"The Annual Turkey Pardon: A Failed Policy of Denial and Why It's Time to Reexamine the US Relationship with Ankara"

Steven Oshana

Executive Director, A Demand for Action

"Turkish Foreign Policy: Married to the West, but Beds the East"

Vilen Khlgatyan

Vice Chairman, Political Developments Research Center

PART 4

"The Hidden Armenians of Turkey: New Realities in Turkish-Armenian Relations on the Eve of the Genocide Centennial"

Raffi Bedrosyan

Activist-Writer

This conference entitled "The Armenian Genocide: A Century of Sorrow " took place on March 28, 2015 at The Institute of World Politics. The event was co-sponsored by IWP, Mastrapa Consultants and the Political Developments Research Center.

Speakers and topics included:

PART 1

Welcome and Introduction

Vilen Khlgatyan

Vice Chairman, Political Developments Research Center

"The Common Tactics of Denial: A Comparison of the Armenian and Rwandan Genocides"

Gregory H. Stanton, Ph.D

President, Genocide Watch

"The Armenian Paradigm"

Marek J. Chodakiewicz, Ph.D.

Professor of History, The Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies, The Institute of World Politics

PART 2

"Examining the Armenian Genocide under International Law: Justice and Accountability"

Kate Nahapetian

Government Affairs Director, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)

"The Confiscation of Ethnic Minority Property by the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic: Potential Scenarios for Delayed Transitional Justice"

Tania C. Mastrapa, Ph.D.

Founder, Mastrapa Consultants

PART 3

"The Annual Turkey Pardon: A Failed Policy of Denial and Why It's Time to Reexamine the US Relationship with Ankara"

Steven Oshana

Executive Director, A Demand for Action

"Turkish Foreign Policy: Married to the West, but Beds the East"

Vilen Khlgatyan

Vice Chairman, Political Developments Research Center

PART 4

"The Hidden Armenians of Turkey: New Realities in Turkish-Armenian Relations on the Eve of the Genocide Centennial"

Raffi Bedrosyan

Activist-Writer