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April 08, 2024: IHI hosted decorated CIA veteran, Marc Polymeropoulos, to discuss global intelligence challenges.
About This Presentation: One of CIA’s most highly decorated operations officers visited BU’s Pardee School to discuss “The CIA in 2024 and Beyond: An Indispensable Institution Facing a Changing Global Landscape.” Marc’s presentation spoke on Monday, April o8, at the Pardee School. Thirty students and faculty attended. About Our Speaker: Marc Polymeropoulos worked for 26 […]
March 20, 2024: IHI & the BU Center for the Study of Asia are sponsoring a book talk by Dr. Grant Rhode, an IHI Senior Fellow, to discuss Great Power Clashes Along the Maritime Silk Road
This book talk will be held at The Pardee School of Global Studies at 121 Bay State Road on the BU campus. All are invited. Grant Rhode is a senior lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, adjunct professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and associate in research at the […]
March 18, 2024: IHI and BU’s Kilachand Honors College hosted BU alumnus John Bell, a Broadway entertainer currently serving as the musical director of the Broadway production of Spamalot.
About the Event: On March 18, 2024, IHI and BU’s Kilachand Honors College hosted BU alumnus John Bell, a Broadway entertainer currently serving as the Musical Director of the Broadway production of Spamalot. John met with eighty-five BU students, staff, and faculty to discuss his experiences on and off Broadway as a musical director, orchestra conductor, and […]
Feb. 22, 2024 (Thursday): IHI will host technology expert Bruce Schneier to discuss “AI & Trust.”
IHI is pleased to host Bruce Schneier of Harvard University to discuss “AI & Trust.” He is a leading expert on the complicated relationship of technologies, security, and people. This free event is open to all. (Details: 5:00-6:30 p.m. at 121 Bay State Road.) In his talk, Bruce will discuss his concerns about the world of AI. […]
Feb. 06, 2024: IHI will host a book talk by Dr. Calder Walton of Harvard University to discuss his award-winning work, Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West.
This in-person event is open to all. Dr. Calder Walton, a leading expert in the field of intelligence studies, will discuss his latest book with Pardee Prof. Joe Wippl, a retired CIA officer who was a Station Chief (COS) in several overseas locations, and Pardee Prof. John Woodward, the IHI Director and a retired CIA […]
Nov. 09, 2023: Screening & Veterans’ Panel Discussion of “What I Want You to Know,” a powerful documentary about the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan
In honor of Veterans’ Day, IHI co-sponsored the screening of What I Want You to Know, an award-winning and hard-hitting documentary about the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan. Following the screening, a BU-affiliated War Veterans Panel discussed their war experiences. Prof. Jim Johnson and Prof. John Woodward, the IHI Director, also provided brief remarks. BU […]
Sept. 21, 2023: Conference on “U.S. Clandestine Operations Against China in the Early Cold War,” honoring BU alumnus Richard Fecteau
Conference proceedings (as video-recorded) On September 21, 2023, IHI sponsored a BU conference on the topic of “Clandestine Operations Against China during the Early Cold War.” This conference, in part, honored the service and sacrifice of CIA officer Richard “Dick” Fecteau, a Lynn, MA native and Boston University (BU) alumnus. Dick Fecteau, a Massachusetts hero, […]