Podcasts about disarmament agency

This episode is brought to you by the CNN Original Series Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game which premieres 2nd June 2024 and is available now on BBC Iplayer). The series tracks the spies operating behind the scenes in the 1980s as the Cold War brings two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. This razor-sharp series examines the tenuousness of global geopolitics during the Cold War and features my guest Ken Adelman who served as the Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for nearly five years during the Reagan administration. In our episode, Ken places you face to face with the Soviets during the tense nuclear arms negotiations at the 1987 Reykjavik Summit between President Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Planned as a short gathering it quickly developed into major international issues and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear weapons... Buy Ken's book here https://amzn.to/3R7ei2n Extra video content here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode350/ Episodes mentioned: 1983 the Year the Cold War Almost Turned Hot https://coldwarconversations.com/episode316/ CNN Original Series Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/secrets-spies/ The fight to preserve Cold War history continues and via a simple monthly or annual donation, you will give me the ammunition to continue to preserve Cold War history. You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, and get a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, We also welcome one-off donations via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/ Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Love history? Join Intohistory https://intohistory.com/coldwarpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ambassador Dr. Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, ( https://www.state.gov/biographies/bonnie-denise-jenkins/ ) has served as the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security since July 22, 2021. As Under Secretary, Ambassador Jenkins leads three bureaus: the Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability Bureau; the International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau; and the Political-Military Affairs Bureau. In addition, as of May 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken named Under Secretary Jenkins as the senior official to lead the Department's efforts on AUKUS implementation. U/S Jenkins previously served in the Obama Administration as Special Envoy and Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) from July 2009 until January 2017. Ambassador Jenkins coordinated U.S. efforts on threat reduction globally and U.S. government programs in chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological (CBRN) security. She was the State Department lead for all four of the Nuclear Security Summits held from 2010 to 2016, as well as the U.S. Representative to the G7 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction. Before serving as Coordinator, she was a Legal Adviser to the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency where she provided advice to U.S. ambassadors and delegations negotiating arms control and nonproliferation treaties. Ambassador Jenkins also provided legal advice to treaty implementation bodies including the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the Open Skies Treaty, the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). She has worked with international institutions such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the World Health Organization, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Office of Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Interpol, and the BWC Implementation Support Unit. From 2014 to 2017, Ambassador Jenkins led diplomatic efforts to promote the Global Health Security Agenda, a group of 70 countries, international organizations, non-government organizations, and private sector companies that builds countries' capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats like Ebola and Zika.  She was the lead staff member conducting research, interviews, and preparing commission reports on counterterrorism policies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and on U.S. military plans targeting al Qaeda before 9/11. Ambassador Jenkins served as General Counsel to the U.S. Commission to Assess the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and worked at Rand Corporation focusing on Middle East weapons of mass destruction issues. From its inception in 2017 until April 2021, Ambassador Jenkins was the Founder, Executive Director, and Board Chair of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security ( WCAPS - https://www.wcaps.org/ ), a leading advocacy organization supporting women of color in the security and peace-building sector that believes global issues are best approached from a variety of perspectives. Ambassador Jenkins has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Virginia; an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from the Georgetown University Law Center; an M.P.A. from the State University of New York at Albany; a J.D. from Albany Law School; and a B.A. from Amherst College. She also attended The Hague Academy for International Law. Jenkins is a retired U.S. Naval Reserve Officer and received numerous awards for her military service. She is a member of the New York State Bar. Support the show

Our discussion with COL (R) L. Scott Lingamfelter, author of Desert Redleg and Yanks in Blue Berets.  L. Scott Lingamfelter was born in Richmond, VA. He then attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate, and commissioned in the Army as a Field Artilleryman in 1973. As a combat artilleryman with the 1st Infantry Division during Operation Desert Storm, he helped plan and execute the largest field artillery assault on enemy forces since World War II. He was then selected to command the 6th - 37th  FA BN in South Korea. After many assignments worldwide, including Germany, South Korea, and the Middle East, he rose to the rank of Colonel.  Following his service in numerous combat units, the Defense Intelligence Agency, as a Political-Military Officer in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and as a senior advisor on Special Access Programs to the Secretary of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Army, and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, he concluded his military career as Military Assistant to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.  He retired in 2001 after 28 years of active duty service. Since retirement he gained significant experience in the war-torn Middle East as a US Army Military Observer with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, working with both Observer Group Syria and Observer Group Lebanon in the midst of armed turmoil. He has also worked for the private sector focused on strategic planning in support of the senior leadership for the US Missile Defense Agency in Washington, D.C.  Additionally, he has worked in the emergency management, homeland security, and border security arena in support of Federal agencies, states, and localities. Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018 representing Prince William and Fauquier Counties, he was a prominent voice for both fiscal and social conservatism in the General Assembly. Since retiring from the General Assembly, he authored his first book, Desert Redleg: Artillery Warfare in the First Gulf War (University Press of Kentucky, 2020) and a second book Yanks in Blue Berets: American UN Peacekeeping in the Middle East that will be released on 4 July 2023 (University Press of Kentucky). He has started another book on reviving the revolutionary spirit of America's founding fathers in today's culture. Colonel Lingamfelter routinely contributes to the commentary page of The Washington Times on a range of political and national security topics.

On this episode of Reaganism, Roger sits down with Dr. Ken Adelman, who served in the Reagan Administration as Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and then as Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for nearly five years. He was a member of the U.S. delegation at the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between Reagan and Gorbachev, which he describes in his book, Reagan at Reykjavik. Roger and Ken discussed the summit and how it led, in Ken's view, to the end of the Cold War.

https://westminster-institute.org/events/make-peace-not-war-with-russia/ Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is the Executive Director of Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to achieving protection of the United States from electromagnetic pulse (EMP), cyber-attack, mass destruction terrorism and other threats to civilian critical infrastructures on an accelerated basis. Dr. Pry is also the Director of the United States Nuclear Strategy Forum, a Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to developing policies to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction. In 2015, Dr. Pry testified in Denver on Colorado's first attempt to pass EMP/GMD legislation. Dr. Pry also continues to serve on the Congressional EMP Commission, like his fellow commissioners, despite the current lack of Congressional funding. Dr. Pry often appears on TV and radio as an expert on national security issues. The BBC made his book War Scare into a two-hour TV documentary titled Soviet War Scare 1983. His book Electric Armageddon was the basis for another TV documentary by National Geographic titled Electronic Armageddon. He also holds a certification in nuclear weapons design. Dr. Pry has served as contributing editor on several articles for Family Security Matters and has written numerous articles regarding current events and their impact on America. Dr. Pry served on the staffs of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States (2008-2009); the Commission on the New Strategic Posture of the United States (2006-2008); and the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack (2001-2008). He served as Professional Staff on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) of the U.S. Congress, with portfolios in nuclear strategy, WMD, Russia, China, NATO, the Middle East, Intelligence, and Terrorism (1995-2001). While serving on the HASC, Dr. Pry was chief advisor to the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Vice Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and to the Chairman of the Terrorism Panel. Dr. Pry played a key role in running hearings in Congress that warned terrorists and rogue states could pose an EMP threat; establishing the Congressional EMP Commission; helping the Commission develop plans to protect the United States from EMP; and working closely with senior scientists who first discovered the nuclear EMP phenomenon. Dr. Pry was an Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for analyzing Soviet and Russian nuclear strategy, operational plans, military doctrine, threat perceptions, and developing U.S. paradigms for strategic warning (1985-1995). He also served as a Verification Analyst at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency responsible for assessing Soviet compliance with strategic and military arms control treaties (1984-1985).

Former CIA operative and EMP expert delivers a strong warning of the communist invasion inside America. Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a congressional advisory board dedicated to achieving protection of the United States from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and other threats on an accelerated basis. Dr. Pry also is Director of the United States Nuclear Strategy Forum, an advisory body to Congress on policies to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction. Dr. Pry has served on the staffs of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States (2008-2009); the Commission on the New Strategic Posture of the United States (2006-2008); the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack (2001-2008); as Professional Staff on the House Armed Services Committee of the US Congress, with portfolios in nuclear strategy, WMD, Russia, China, NATO, the Middle East, intelligence, and terrorism (1995-2001); as an Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for analyzing Soviet and Russian nuclear strategy and operational plans, including EMP threats (1985-1995); and as a Verification Analyst at the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency responsible for assessing Soviet compliance with nuclear and strategic forces arms control treaties (1984-1985). Dr. Pry played a key role: running hearings in Congress that warned terrorists and rogue states could pose an EMP threat, establishing the Congressional EMP Commission, helping the Commission develop plans to protect the United States from EMP, and working closely with senior scientists who first discovered the nuclear EMP phenomenon. Dr. Pry has written numerous books on national security issues, including Civil-Military Preparedness For An Electromagnetic Pulse Catastrophe, War Scare: Russia and America on the Nuclear Brink, Nuclear Wars: Exchanges and Outcomes, The Strategic Nuclear Balance: And Why It Matters, and Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iantrottier/support

About the interview: Dr. John Tierney, IWP professor, gives a historical perspective on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He discusses potential consequences, strategic culture, and how the U.S. should respond to August 16th. About the speaker: Dr. John Tierney is a Professor Emeritus at The Institute of World Politics and teaches History of American Foreign Policy, History of International Relations, Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution, and U.S. Foreign Policy: Current and Future Challenges. Dr. Tierney is a Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1981-1993); He formerly participated in various national security negotiations for the U.S. Government. He was Executive Director of the Congressional Caucus on National Defense and the National Security Research Group, U.S. House of Representatives. He is former Chairman of the Politics Department at Catholic University and former Professor of International Relations at University of Virginia and The Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Chasing Ghosts and The Politics of Peace.

About the interview: Dr. John Tierney, IWP professor, spoke with IWP about world order. He discussed the the history of polarity, U.S. interest in world order, and what the future could hold in this regard. About the speaker: Dr. John Tierney is a Professor Emeritus at The Institute of World Politics and teaches History of American Foreign Policy, History of International Relations, Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution, and U.S. Foreign Policy: Current and Future Challenges. Dr. Tierney is a Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1981-1993); He formerly participated in various national security negotiations for the U.S. Government. He was Executive Director of the Congressional Caucus on National Defense and the National Security Research Group, U.S. House of Representatives. He is former Chairman of the Politics Department at Catholic University and former Professor of International Relations at University of Virginia and The Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Chasing Ghosts and The Politics of Peace.

Title: To Lose a Country: France 1940 About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of The Loss of Country Panel, which was held at The Institute of World Politics on June 13th. About the Panelist: Dr. John J. Tierney, Jr. is a Professor Emeritus at The Institute of World Politics and teaches History of American Foreign Policy, History of International Relations, Peace, Strategy and Conflict Resolution, and U.S. Foreign Policy: Current and Future Challenges. He served for many years as the Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations at IWP. Dr. Tierney is a Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1981-1993); He formerly participated in various national security negotiations for U.S. Government. He was Executive Director of the Congressional Caucus on National Defense and the National Security Research Group, U.S. House of Representatives. He is former Chairman of the Politics Department at Catholic University and former Professor of International Relations at Univserity of Virginia and The Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Chasing Ghosts and The Politics of Peace.

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.com"FBI Lovebirds: Undercover" Film makers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney discss their newest project about the Peter Strozk and Lisa Page www.FBILovebierds.comEmery McClendon, Patriot & Activist who loves the USA & refuses to Be politically correct! Conservative Speaker & Founder of armad.netWilliam G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century. He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights"Dedication: To all of our Military Fallen in a pre-Memorial Day rememberance

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.com"FBI Lovebirds: Undercover" Film makers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney discss their newest project about the Peter Strozk and Lisa Page www.FBILovebierds.comEmery McClendon, Patriot & Activist who loves the USA & refuses to Be politically correct! Conservative Speaker & Founder of armad.netWilliam G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century. He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights"Dedication: To all of our Military Fallen in a pre-Memorial Day rememberance

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.com "FBI Lovebirds: Undercover" Film makers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney discss their newest project about the Peter Strozk and Lisa Page www.FBILovebirds.com Emery McClendon, Patriot & Activist who loves the USA & refuses to Be politically correct! Conservative Speaker & Founder of armad.net William G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century.  He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.  He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights" Dedication: To all of our Military Fallen in a pre-Memorial Day remembrance

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, as host and "CS" Bennett, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey!  Visit our website at http://www.Southern-Sense.com"FBI Lovebirds: Undercover" Film makers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney discss their newest project about the Peter Strozk and Lisa Page www.FBILovebirds.comEmery McClendon, Patriot & Activist who loves the USA & refuses to Be politically correct! Conservative Speaker & Founder of armad.netWilliam G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century.  He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.  He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights"Dedication: To all of our Military Fallen in a pre-Memorial Day remembrance

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, host and Cool Mike, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Southern-Sense Brandon Straka founder of the #WalkAway Campaign. This weekend marks the 1st Anniversary of the movement. It is celebrated with a screening of the Documonial "The Great Awakening: Breaking The Chains Of The Democratic Party" and #WalkAway Rally in front of the White House John Hawkins created Rightwingnews wrote 101 Things All Young Adults Should Know and a GoFundMe for Brett Kavanaugh’s family.  After seeing the unjust way that Kavanaugh was treated he decided to create a men’s website Brass Pills! William G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century.  He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.  He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights" Dedication: Detective William Lee Brewer, Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Ohio, End of Watch Saturday, February 2, 2019

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, host and Cool Mike, co-host.  Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Southern-SenseBrandon Straka founder of the #WalkAway Campaign. This weekend marks the 1st Anniversary of the movement. It is celebrated with a screening of the Documonial "The Great Awakening: Breaking The Chains Of The Democratic Party" and #WalkAway Rally in front of the White HouseJohn Hawkins created Rightwingnews wrote 101 Things All Young Adults Should Know and a GoFundMe for Brett Kavanaugh’s family.  After seeing the unjust way that Kavanaugh was treated he decided to create a men’s website Brass Pills!William G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century.  He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.  He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights"Dedication: Detective William Lee Brewer, Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Ohio,End of Watch Saturday, February 2, 2019

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, host and Cool Mike, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Southern-SenseBrandon Straka founder of the #WalkAway Campaign. This weekend marks the 1st Anniversary of the movement. It is celebrated with a screening of the Documonial of "The Great Awakening: Breaking The Chains Of The Democratic Party" and a #WalkAway Rally in front of the White HouseJohn Hawkins created Rightwingnews, wrote 101 Things All Young Adults Should Know, and raised $611,000 in a GoFundMe for Brett Kavanaugh’s family. After seeing the unjust way that Kavanaugh was treated he decided to create a men’s website Brass Pills!William G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century. He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights"Dedication: Detective William Lee Brewer, Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Ohio,End of Watch Saturday, February 2, 2019

Southern Sense is conservative talk with Annie "The Radio Chick" Ubelis, host and Cool Mike, co-host. Informative, fun, irreverent and politically incorrect, you never know where we'll go, but you'll love the journey! Southern-SenseBrandon Straka founder of the #WalkAway Campaign. This weekend marks the 1st Anniversary of the movement. It is celebrated with a screening of the Documonial of "The Great Awakening: Breaking The Chains Of The Democratic Party" and a #WalkAway Rally in front of the White HouseJohn Hawkins created Rightwingnews, wrote 101 Things All Young Adults Should Know, and raised $611,000 in a GoFundMe for Brett Kavanaugh’s family. After seeing the unjust way that Kavanaugh was treated he decided to create a men’s website Brass Pills!William G. Hyland, Jr. is a native of Virginia and trial lawyer for more than a quarter century. He has written extensively on legal subjects and worked for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He is author of "George Mason: The founding father who gave us the Bill of Rights"Dedication: Detective William Lee Brewer, Clermont County Sheriff's Office, Ohio,End of Watch Saturday, February 2, 2019

In this episode we discuss... Thomas’ personal journey from his position as United States House Committee on Banking and Currency to Ambassador of the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Thomas’ role in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons The history of Thomas’ company Thorium Power (now Lightbridge) and the work he did with Russian nuclear scientists to improve the fuel cycle How nuclear energy actually played a vital role in halting the spread of nuclear weaponry Thomas’ work advocating nuclear and his book Seeing the Light The minimal human health hazards of nuclear compared to those of other energy sources - especially coal Nuclear’s many environmental benefits including the prevention of climate change

Drawing on recently declassified documents, John Lehman tells the untold story of the Cold War at sea -- and why it matters today. John's story is also an FPRI story as he got his start here when he was a grad student at UPENN. When he left FPRI, he went on to serve in many high-ranking positions, including Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, senior staff member to Henry Kissinger in the White House, Secretary of the Navy, and a member of the 9/11 Commission.

Drawing on recently declassified documents, John Lehman tells the untold story of the Cold War at sea -- and why it matters today. John's story is also an FPRI story as he got his start here when he was a grad student at UPENN. When he left FPRI, he went on to serve in many high-ranking positions, including Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, senior staff member to Henry Kissinger in the White House, Secretary of the Navy, and a member of the 9/11 Commission.

How did the United States win the Cold War at sea? This edition of the Nixon Now podcast explores these and other questions about U.S. Maritime power with John Lehman, author of a newly released book on the subject, "Oceans Ventured." Secretary Lehman is founding director of J.F. Lehman and Company. His government service includes serving as Secretary of the Navy, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and senior staff member on the National Security Council during the Nixon administration. Photo: President Nixon with Navy personnel, aboard the USS Saratoga flight deck duirng an Armed Forces Day celebration, May 17, 1969 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library). Introduction Music: “Victory at Sea" by Richard Rodgers (1952) Interview by Jonathan Movroydis.

April 6, 2017, marks the hundred year anniversary of the US declaration of war on Germany. Following more than two and a half years of neutrality, the United States mobilized for war on a scale the nation had never before seen. More than two million Americans were to serve in the US armed forces during World War I. Once American combat power arrived in Europe, it tipped the military balance against Germany, frustrating Germany's Spring Offensive of 1918 and resulting ultimately in the German surrender of November of that year. In commemoration of the centennial of America's entry into World War I, the Institute of World Politics and the Center for Military and Diplomatic History are hosting three of the world's leading historians of the war: Michael S. Neiberg, Edward Lengel, and John H. Maurer. MICHAEL S. NEIBERG is the inaugural Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College. His published work specializes on the First and Second World Wars, notably the American and French experiences. His most recent book on the First World War is Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I(Harvard University Press, 2011). The Wall Street Journal recently named it one of the five best books ever written about the war. In October, 2012 Basic Books published his The Blood of Free Men, a history of the liberation of Paris in 1944. In May, 2015 Basic published his Potsdam: The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe. In October, Oxford University Press published his Path to War, a history of American responses to the Great War, 1914-1917. EDWARD LENGEL is Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, located in historic Decatur House on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Before beginning work there in the fall of 2016, he directed the Washington Papers project for many years. A military historian, he is the author of several books, including General George Washington: A Military Life; To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918; First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His-and the Nation's-Prosperity; and the Army Historical Foundation award-winning Thunder and Flames: Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918. He is also a regular contributor to magazines including Military History and Military History Quarterly, and appears often on television and radio including NPR and the History Channel. JOHN H. MAURER is the Alfred Thayer Mahan Professor of Sea Power and Grand Strategy at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He is a graduate of Yale University and holds an M.A.L.D. and Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He is the author or editor of books examining the outbreak of the First World War, military interventions in the developing world, naval rivalries and arms control between the two world wars, and a study about Winston Churchill's views on British foreign policy and grand strategy. He also serves as a senior research fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, on the Editorial Board of Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, and Associate Editor of Diplomacy and Statecraft. In recognition for his service and contribution to professional military education, he has received both the U.S. Navy's Meritorious Civilian Service Award and Superior Civilian Service Award. JOHN J. TIERNEY, JR. is the Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations at the Institute of World Politics. He was the Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency from 1981-1993. He has served as Executive Director of the Congressional Caucus on National Defense and the National Security Research Group, U.S. House of Representatives; Chairman, Politics Department, Catholic University; and Professor of International Relations, University of Virginia and The Johns Hopkins University.

About the lecture: In this lecture, Dr. Tierney reviewed the background and causes of the attack on Pearl Harbor, its defining tactical and strategic features, and its longer term implications for U.S. national security, both within the context of WWII and beyond. About the speaker: Dr. Tierney is a Former Special Assistant and Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1981-1993). He is a former participant in various national security negotiations for the U.S. Government; a former Executive Director of the Congressional Caucus on National Defense and the National Security Research Group, U.S. House of Representatives; a former Chairman of the Politics Department at Catholic University, and formerly Professor of International Relations, University of Virginia and The Johns Hopkins University. He is currently the Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations at the Institute of World Politics.

This book lecture for "Conceived in Liberty: The American Worldview in Theory and Practice" was given by author Dr. John J. Tierney, Jr., Walter Kohler Professor of International Relations at The Institute of World Politics, on September 23, 2016. About the book: Conceived in Liberty is a cultural, sociological and geopolitical review of the uniquely American notion that the country and its people are "exceptional." While all nations have their own patriotic commitments, no other people have outwardly declared their power as vigorously as have Americans, especially since World War II. John J. Tierney, Jr. advances the idea that liberty is the singular source of the power of the American worldview and all other elements of this society -- equality, patience, charity, justice, etc. -- are derived from liberty. He argues that this worldview comes from this one source and is responsible for the many movements that may engage the public's interest, such as women's rights, civil rights, and voting rights. Such movements are all positive, but they could not exist in a society devoid of liberty. Conceived in Liberty also traces other main components of the American worldview: geographic expanse, immigration, energy of the populace, diversity, public policies, and the elements that contribute to exceptionalism. Tierney is not blind to some of the deficiencies of the United States, but he posits that the liberty it manifests is truly the political globe's last, best hope. About the author: John J. Tierney, Jr. is professor at The Institute of World Politics, Washington, D.C. He has spent eighteen years in government, including the US Congress and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. He is the author of Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History.

Join Dr. Carlos as he chats with Dr. Pry on the vulnerabilities of our power grid. Dr. Peter Vincent Pry is Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, a Congressional Advisory Board dedicated to achieving protection of the United States from electromagnetic pulse (EMP), Cyber Warfare, mass destruction terrorism and other threats to civilian critical infrastructures, on an accelerated basis. Dr. Pry also is Director of the United States Nuclear Strategy Forum, an advisory board to Congress on policies to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction.Dr. Pry served on the staffs of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States (2008-2009); the Commission on the New Strategic Posture of the United States (2006-2008); and the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack (2001-2008).Dr. Pry served as Professional Staff on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) of the U.S. Congress, with portfolios in nuclear strategy, WMD, Russia, China, NATO, the Middle East, Intelligence, and Terrorism (1995-2001). While serving on the HASC, Dr. Pry was chief advisor to the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Vice Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and to the Chairman of the Terrorism Panel. Dr. Pry played a key role: running hearings in Congress that warned terrorists and rogue states could pose EMP and Cyber threats, establishing the Congressional EMP Commission, helping the Commission develop plans to protect the United States from EMP and Cyber Warfare, and working closely with senior scientists and the nation's top experts on critical infrastructures, EMP and Cyber Warfare.Dr. Pry was an Intelligence Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for analyzing Soviet and Russian nuclear strategy, operational plans, military doctrine, threat perceptions, and developing U.S. paradigms for strategic warning (1985-1995). He also served as a Verification Analyst at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency responsible for assessing Soviet compliance with strategic and military arms control treaties (1984-1985).Dr. Pry has written numerous books on national security issues, including Blackout Wars; Apocalypse Unknown: The Struggle To Protect America From An Electromagnetic Pulse Catastrophe; Electric Armageddon: Civil-Military Preparedness For An Electromagnetic Pulse Catastrophe; War Scare: Russia and America on the Nuclear Brink; Nuclear Wars: Exchanges and Outcomes; The Strategic Nuclear Balance: And Why It Matters; and Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. Dr. Pry often appears on TV and radio as an expert on national security issues. The BBC made his book War Scare into a two-hour TV documentary Soviet War Scare 1983 and his book Electric Armageddon was the basis for another TV documentary Electronic Armageddon made by the National Geographic.

Dean Rusk is professor of International Law at the University of Georgia. He served as U. S. Secretary of State from 1961-1969 and is a former president of the Rockefeller Foundation. He now serves as an advisor to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency at the State Department.