The Institute of World Politics

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

Marine Corps Intelligence entered Desert Storm with a force that was under-manned, under-trained, and under-equipped. As one great September 1991 Marine Corps Gazette article by an Intelligence Marine summed it: "Unfortunately, We Fought Like We Trained." In 1994, the Marine Corps implemented the post-Desert Storm plan to improve Marine Corps Intelligence.

This discussion with Michael Decker, former Assistant Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Marine Corps, covers the first 15 years of that plan, a period with 9/11 at its halfway point.

This event was co-hosted by The Institute of World Politics and the Marine Corps Intelligence Association on March 26, 2015.​

Marine Corps Intelligence entered Desert Storm with a force that was under-manned, under-trained, and under-equipped. As one great September 1991 Marine Corps Gazette article by an Intelligence Marine summed it: "Unfortunately, We Fought Like We Trained." In 1994, the Marine Corps implemented the post-Desert Storm plan to improve Marine Corps Intelligence.

This discussion with Michael Decker, former Assistant Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Marine Corps, covers the first 15 years of that plan, a period with 9/11 at its halfway point.

This event was co-hosted by The Institute of World Politics and the Marine Corps Intelligence Association on March 26, 2015.​

Marine Corps Intelligence entered Desert Storm with a force that was under-manned, under-trained, and under-equipped. As one great September 1991 Marine Corps Gazette article by an Intelligence Marine summed it: "Unfortunately, We Fought Like We Trained." In 1994, the Marine Corps implemented the post-Desert Storm plan to improve Marine Corps Intelligence.

This discussion with Michael Decker, former Assistant Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Marine Corps, covers the first 15 years of that plan, a period with 9/11 at its halfway point.

This event was co-hosted by The Institute of World Politics and the Marine Corps Intelligence Association on March 26, 2015.​

Marine Corps Intelligence entered Desert Storm with a force that was under-manned, under-trained, and under-equipped. As one great September 1991 Marine Corps Gazette article by an Intelligence Marine summed it: "Unfortunately, We Fought Like We Trained." In 1994, the Marine Corps implemented the post-Desert Storm plan to improve Marine Corps Intelligence.

This discussion with Michael Decker, former Assistant Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Marine Corps, covers the first 15 years of that plan, a period with 9/11 at its halfway point.

This event was co-hosted by The Institute of World Politics and the Marine Corps Intelligence Association on March 26, 2015.​

On March 23, 2015, former CIA and Pentagon spokesman George Little gave a lecture on "Communicating Effectively on National Security in a 24/7 News Cycle" at The Institute of World Politics.

George Little is a Partner at Brunswick Group specializing in crisis communications, cybersecurity, reputational and public affairs matters. Prior to joining Brunswick, he was head of Marketing and Communications at Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading provider of management consulting, technology and engineering services to the U.S. government, corporates and non-profits.

George brings extensive expertise from the highest levels of the national security and defense community, as well as the private sector. Before joining Booz Allen Hamilton, he served as Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Pentagon Press Secretary, and as Director of Public Affairs and Chief of Media Relations for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In these roles, he worked closely with counterparts from other governments to address the full range of security challenges facing the U.S., its allies and partners around the world. He also spent five years at IBM advising corporate and government clients on business and technology strategy. He regularly teaches at Georgetown University, where he received his Ph.D. in International Relations.

In addition to his work at Brunswick, George is on the Board of Advisors for the University of Chicago's Project on Security and Terrorism, the Board of Advisors for the Masters of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University, as well as the Board of Imagination Stage, a children's theater and arts education center serving youth of all ages in the Washington area.

On March 23, 2015, former CIA and Pentagon spokesman George Little gave a lecture on "Communicating Effectively on National Security in a 24/7 News Cycle" at The Institute of World Politics.

George Little is a Partner at Brunswick Group specializing in crisis communications, cybersecurity, reputational and public affairs matters. Prior to joining Brunswick, he was head of Marketing and Communications at Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading provider of management consulting, technology and engineering services to the U.S. government, corporates and non-profits.

George brings extensive expertise from the highest levels of the national security and defense community, as well as the private sector. Before joining Booz Allen Hamilton, he served as Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Pentagon Press Secretary, and as Director of Public Affairs and Chief of Media Relations for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In these roles, he worked closely with counterparts from other governments to address the full range of security challenges facing the U.S., its allies and partners around the world. He also spent five years at IBM advising corporate and government clients on business and technology strategy. He regularly teaches at Georgetown University, where he received his Ph.D. in International Relations.

In addition to his work at Brunswick, George is on the Board of Advisors for the University of Chicago's Project on Security and Terrorism, the Board of Advisors for the Masters of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University, as well as the Board of Imagination Stage, a children's theater and arts education center serving youth of all ages in the Washington area.

On March 23, 2015, former CIA and Pentagon spokesman George Little gave a lecture on "Communicating Effectively on National Security in a 24/7 News Cycle" at The Institute of World Politics.

George Little is a Partner at Brunswick Group specializing in crisis communications, cybersecurity, reputational and public affairs matters. Prior to joining Brunswick, he was head of Marketing and Communications at Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading provider of management consulting, technology and engineering services to the U.S. government, corporates and non-profits.

George brings extensive expertise from the highest levels of the national security and defense community, as well as the private sector. Before joining Booz Allen Hamilton, he served as Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Pentagon Press Secretary, and as Director of Public Affairs and Chief of Media Relations for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In these roles, he worked closely with counterparts from other governments to address the full range of security challenges facing the U.S., its allies and partners around the world. He also spent five years at IBM advising corporate and government clients on business and technology strategy. He regularly teaches at Georgetown University, where he received his Ph.D. in International Relations.

In addition to his work at Brunswick, George is on the Board of Advisors for the University of Chicago's Project on Security and Terrorism, the Board of Advisors for the Masters of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown University, as well as the Board of Imagination Stage, a children's theater and arts education center serving youth of all ages in the Washington area.