Pardee Students Take Espionage Tour of Boston
Students at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies currently taking IR 581, The Evolution of Strategic Intelligence, concluded their semester course by taking on an espionage tour of Boston, led by John D. Woodward, Jr., Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Pardee School.
Not even intermittent rain could dampen the enthusiasm of the students as they visited various sites across Boston. At the Union Club, they learned about the key role its member, Lincoln’s Minister to England Charles Francis Adams, played in helping to disrupt clandestine Confederate procurement in the United Kingdom. At the Samuel Adams statue at Faneuil Hall, students learned how Sam had the clear vision and firm belief that the colonies really could be independent from Britain and how Sam was a master of influence operations.
“After discussing the role of intelligence during the American Revolution in class, it was fascinating to see some of the locations where the Sons of Liberty were able to operate and establish their intelligence network,” Pardee graduate student Michael Cavanaugh said. “We also got to see other interesting espionage related sites in Boston, including the Parker House Hotel where Ho Chi Minh supposedly worked, as well as the General Joseph Hooker statue by the State Capitol. Hooker was instrumental in establishing the Bureau of Military Information, the most organized intelligence service during the American Civil War.”