The Institute of World Politics is a graduate school of national security and international affairs, dedicated to developing leaders with a sound understanding of international realities and the ethical conduct of statecraft, based on knowledge and appreciation of the principles of the American political economy and the Western moral tradition. **Please note that the views expressed by our guest lecturers do not necessarily reflect the views of The Institute of World Politics.**
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About the Lecture:The delicate balance between deterrence and reassurance in managing tensions in the Taiwan Strait calls for balanced action and management of measured risks. The talk will examine how strategic diplomacy, military readiness, and multilateral engagement can prevent conflict, while fostering stability and mutual trust and emphasizes…
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About the Lecture:Since the time of Chairman Mao, the Chinese Communist Party has recognized Africa’s importance. Especially under President Xi Jinping, the continent has become crucial to some of the CCP’s most cherished ambitions. In his presentation, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Joshua Meservey will explain how Africa fits into the CCP’s strat…
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About the Lecture:Luke M. Perez will give a Constitution Day lecture on the topic of Constitutional Thinking in the Early Cold WarAbout the Speaker:Luke M. Perez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought at Arizona State University. His scholarship examines religion, ethics, and US national security. He was previously a …
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Soulcatcher
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About the Lecture:James Lawler’s talk, titled “Soulcatcher,” delves into the complex and often disturbing motivations that drive ordinary people to commit espionage. Drawing from his extensive 25-year career as a senior CIA case officer, during which he earned prestigious honors such as the Donovan Award, the CIA Director’s Award, the HUMINT Collec…
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Res Publica: Polish Commonwealth According to the Legacy of Master Wincenty
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About the Lecture:800 years have passed since the death of Master Wincenty (ca. 1150–1223), called Kadłubek, the first Polish jurist known to us. In his outstanding literary work, the Chronicle of the Poles he told us about Poland forever. The success of Wincenty's political narrative was made possible by the fact that his Chronicle of the Poles wa…
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About the Book:In public life, Dr. Winthrop Bell of Halifax was a Harvard philosophy professor and wealthy businessman. But as MI6 secret agent A12, he evaded gunfire and shook off pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in 1919 Berlin. His reports, the first warning of the Nazi plot for WWII, went directly to the man known as C, the my…
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TikTok from First Principles: Why it’s the CCP’s Most Potent Weapon Against America and the West
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Jan Jekielek explains many facts/realities about CCP policies, activities, and laws. The first was the 2017 National Intelligence Law and the second the concept of Military-Civil Fusion, one of Xi Jinping’s seven national priorities. He discusses much of what we’ve learned about how TikTok works, and about what TikTok is, and how it is likely being…
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About the Lecture:Glenn Corn will provide a ground-level perspective of the current situation in Ukraine and discuss why it's important for the U.S. to support the Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion.About the Speaker:Glenn Corn is a 34-year veteran of the U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Affairs communities. Prof. Corn served for over 20 yea…
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Countering the Dragon: Preparing for Potential Chinese Aggression
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An Alexander Hamilton Society student roundtable discussion focusing on current affairs in East Asia, what would happen leading up to an invasion of Taiwan or conflict breaking out in the South China Sea, the policy implications behind it for the region, the United States, and the rest of the world, and then identify unique policy responses outside…
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UNESCO 3.0
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About the Debate:In Nov 1945, the U.S. joined UNESCO, a new post-WWII organization designed to promote world peace and security.In Dec 1984, President Reagan took the U.S. out of UNESCO citing corruption and mismanagement.In Oct 2003, President George Bush rejoined UNESCO to advance human rights, tolerance, and learning.In Dec 2018, President Trump…
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This lecture is part of the Student Speaker SeriesAbout the Lecture:China's advancements in space technology and orbital operations are second only to the U.S. Historically assisted by the Soviet Union, China's space program has set an impressive timeline of space launch milestones, meeting every spacefaring goal for the past 30 years. Under the gu…
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Book Lecture: Revealing Secrets
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***This lecture is sponsored by the IAFIE Washington DC Chapter and the IWP IAFIE Alpha Student Chapter***About the Lecture:For a long time, the Australian Signals intelligence (or Sigint) story has been kept secret. Until now…Why does Australia have a national signals intelligence agency? What does it do and why is it controversial? And how signif…
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Addressing The Evolving Security Challenges In Korea - 20240304 150517 - Meeting Recording 1
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About the Lecture:**This lecture is part of the Asia Initiative Lecture Series**For 25 years after the end of the Cold War, most of the national security community assumed that nuclear weapon use was unlikely to be part of any future war. But over the last few years, North Korea has made regular threats of nuclear weapon use and Russia also threate…
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Wagner Group: The Privatization of the Instruments of National Power
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About the Lecture:The Wagner Group has operated as a manifestation of Russian influence, supporting critical Russian interests in key domains across the globe. The organization, originally founded in 2014 by oligarch businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin as a private mercenary force, has become one of the more prolific instruments of power projection in th…
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The World of Lobbying and Current State of Politics on Capitol Hill
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About the Lecture:The current state of politics is divisive, and navigating this is no easy task. As we enter an election year, with over 15 years of non-profit, trade association, multi-client, corporate lobbying experience, and a current advisor to dozens of politicians, political candidates, and past presidential campaigns, Brian Johnson is a ca…
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Is America Teachable? Lessons Never Learned in our Dealings with "Russia"
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About the Lecture:In 1991, Ukraine’s independence set the tombstone for the USSR, and the U.S. regained its global primacy. Where are we today? How is it possible that In 2004, a top American expert argued, “stop criticizing Putin and start helping him”? Or that In 2021, Ukraine was not even mentioned in the new administration’s Interim Global Secu…
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About the Speaker:Jim Carter is a Senior Fellow with the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Prosperity. Previously, as Director, he oversaw the Center’s operations, including research and policy development impacting economic growth, tax and budget policy, regulation, trade, and labor productivity.For nearly a decade, Jim was Vice…
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Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Towards Peace and Purpose
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About the Book:What starts as a minute-by-minute account of a disaster in a war zone quickly turns into an uplifting story of survival and triumph in FINDING WAYPOINTS: A Warrior’s Journey Towards Peace and Purpose by Terese Schlachter and Col. Gregory D. Gadson, (Ret.).Emmy Award winning television producer Schlachter was working at the Pentagon C…
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About the LectureIn the struggle to adopt the US Constitution, the philosopher Montesquieu’s book, Spirit of the Laws, was frequently cited by both proponents and opponents of ratification. Highly regarded at the time of America’s founding, this 1748 masterpiece has fallen into unjust neglect which Professor Allen’s fresh translation and commentary…
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About the Lecture:This discussion will focus on how and why the world is shifting into a multipolar world. The speaker will cover how the United States will need to maneuver to not only keep its current place as the main pole, but also survive the ever coming change.About the Speaker:Mr. Robert T. Roseberry holds a Bachelor of Science in Strategic …
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Philosophical Aspects of the Formation of the European Union
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About the Lecture:Dr. Bulcsu Hoppal would like to highlight some philosophical aspects of the nature of the European Union. He will argue that philosophical personalism (personalistic understanding of the human being) played a decisive role in the formation of the EU. He will address theoretical issues and discuss how Europe is a philosophical phen…
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Book Lecture: Pillars for Freedom
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About the LectureIf America’s center, its citizenry, is not strong, our nation cannot lead internationally: If the United States falters, despotic regimes, led by the People’s Republic of China, will fill the void created, heralding ruin. America can only succeed in this quest if it works most diligently with established as well as new allies. This…
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Political Islam and its International Implications
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About the Speakers:Maria Schwaz, a certified social worker, spent 5 years working in psychiatric facilities. While on maternity leave to care for her six children, she received training in Christian pedagogy and has since been teaching at schools and parishes.The European migration crisis of 2015 spurred her on to study the core tenets of Islam. In…
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The American Civil Rights Movement and Public Diplomacy
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About the LectureFormer Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson will discuss the interconnection between the American Civil Rights movement and international human rights yesterday and today. Jackson grew up in segregated Dallas, Texas. In 1965, he marched for Civil Rights on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.The relationship betw…
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Turkey, Russia, & Iran through the Lens of Modern Warfare & Terrorism
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About the Lecture:From the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean, war and counterterrorism operations define this century. The stakes in this vast, interconnected region are high and growing, and the U.S. needs a better policy and set of statecraft strategies.Russia, joined by help from Iran, wages war against Ukraine. Russian troops occupy part o…
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About the Lecture:Mr. Dave Horvath brings his background in business and the military to the lectern at IWP to discuss private investment as it relates to U.S. national security. In this lecture, he will discuss the importance of American private capital to fill gaps left by traditional government efforts and how private investment fills that gap. …
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***This lecture is sponsored by the IWP IAFIE Alpha Student Chapter***About the Lecture:"The Politicization of U.S. Intelligence: Causes and Consequences” is a presentation in association with Dr. Gentry's recent book, Neutering the CIA: Why US Intelligence Versus Trump Has Long-Term Consequences (Armin Lear Press, 2023). Beginning in 2016 and cont…
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By Way of Deception Thou Shalt Do War: The Psychology of Intelligence with Dr. Enrico Suardi ('19)
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Step into the intriguing world of intelligence and deception as we delve into the psychological tactics of warfare.About Speaker:Dr. Enrico Suardi (IWP Class of 2019, Executive MA in National Security Affairs) is director of psychiatry at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, director of forensic services at the Ross Center in Washington, D.C., and the 2024-2…
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Mr. Fred Rustmann, an IWP Chancellor’s Council Member and Retired Senior CIA Operations Officer, discusses "Wither the CIA?" This video is part of the 2023 Annual Chancellor's Council Meeting sponsored by The Institute of World Politics.***Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-programs/***Make a gift to IWP: https://i…
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Dr. James S. Robbins, IWP's Dean of Academics, provides introductory remarks for the 2023 Chancellor's Council Meeting. This video is part of the 2023 Annual Chancellor's Council Meeting sponsored by The Institute of World Politics.***Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-programs/***Make a gift to IWP: https://interl…
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James Rice, IWP Alumnus, discusses "Ukraine's Return to Europe and the Death Throes of an Empire."This video is part of the 2023 Annual Chancellor's Council Meeting sponsored by the Institute of World Politics.***Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-programs/***Make a gift to IWP: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/…
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Moscow and Tehran: U.S. Policy Considerations with Mr. Ilan Berman
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The IWP Student Chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society welcomes Mr. Ilan Berman to speak on the relationship between Russia and Iran.About the Lecture:The IWP Student Chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society welcomes Mr. Ilan Berman to speak on the relationship between Russia and Iran. The lecture will go over the history of the Iranian-Russian…
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Dr. Enrico Suardi, IWP Class of 2019 and Chief of Psychiatry at St. Elizabeths Hospital, discusses "Foreign Leaders Analysis: A Profile of Narendra Modi of India." This video is part of the 2023 Annual Chancellor's Council Meeting sponsored by the Institute of World Politics.***Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academic-pr…
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Professor Thaddeus V. Gromada discusses "Oskar Halecki , a Political Activist?"This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium.About the SpeakerDr. Thaddeus Vladimir Gromada, a prominent figure born in Passaic, New Jersey, to Polish immigrant parents with a rich cultural heritage, boasts an ex…
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People's Poland towards Oskar Halecki and his works (1945 - 1990), with Professor Tadeusz Rutkowski
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Professor Tadeusz Rutkowski discusses "People's Poland towards Oskar Halecki and his works (1945 - 1990)."This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium. About the SpeakerTadeusz Paweł Rutkowski is a historian of modern history, professor at the University of Warsaw. He specializes in the his…
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Professor Marek Kornat discuss "Oskar Halecki in the independent Poland (1918-1939)."This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium. About the SpeakerMarek Kornat is a historian. He graduated with his PhD from the Jagiellonian University (UJ) in Kraków in 2000, and subsequently obtained the t…
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Professor Marek Kornat discuss "Oskar Halecki in the independent Poland (1918-1939)."This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium. About the SpeakerMarek Kornat is a historian. He graduated with his PhD from the Jagiellonian University (UJ) in Kraków in 2000, and subsequently obtained the t…
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Implications of U.S. Policy for Russia’s Strategic Decision Making on Ukraine with Dr. Lenczowski
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Dr. John Lenczowski discusses "The Implications of U.S. Policy for Russia’s Strategic Decision Making on Ukraine."This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium. About the SpeakerFrom 1981 to 1983, Dr. Lenczowski served at the State Department in the Bureau of European Affairs and as the Spec…
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Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz discusses "Reflections about Oskar Halecki."This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium, titled "Intermarium and Trimarium - Concepts and New Realities." About the SpeakerAt IWP, Dr. Chodakiewicz holds the Kosciuszko Chair in Polish Studies and leads IWP’s Center…
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This video introduces the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium, titled "Intermarium and Trimarium - Concepts and New Realities." This virtual joint symposium is organized by The Institute of World Politics, in Washington, D.C., USA, and The Oskar Halecki Institute in Ottawa, ON, Canada to commemorate the 50th …
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Professor Oskar Halecki - Polish Scholar In-Exile (1939 - 1973), with Dr. Alexander M. Jablonski
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Dr. Alexander M. Jablonski discusses "Professor Oskar Halecki - Polish Scholar In-Exile (1939 - 1973)."This lecture is part of the 16th annual Kościuszko Chair Conference and the 4th Oskar Halecki Symposium. About the SpeakerDr. Alexander Maciej Jabłoński, P.Eng. received his BSc & MS (civil engineering) from the Technical University of Cracow, Pol…
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Christian Genocide in Nigeria: Its Causes and Reasons It Continues with Mr. Douglas Burton
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Investigative reporter Douglas Burton will discuss the rise of genocidal terrorist movements in Nigeria.About this eventJoin IWP and Douglas Burton for a public lecture on Christian Genocide in Nigeria: its Causes and Reasons It Continues, A Report of Initial Findings from Investigative Reporting.About the Speaker:Douglas Burton is an award-winning…
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The Changing Dynamics of Outer Space Competition with Dr. Matthew Jenkins
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Dr. Matthew Jenkins ('23) will discuss what drives states to pursue a space policy and the competitive landscape that is outer space.About the Lecture: The lecture provides a historical overview of space competition, highlighting what drives states to go to space. The lecture concludes with an overview of the new landscape of space power competitio…
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Robert T. Roseberry ('23) will discuss what the world post-Putin could look like.About the Speaker: Mr. Robert T. Roseberry holds a Bachelor of Science in Strategic Intelligence and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Psychology, as well as a Master of Strategic Intelligence Studies from IWP. He has studied Eastern European history and its political …
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Mr. Janusz Bugajski will discuss the state of Russia today and the consequences a failed Russian state may have on the world.About the Lecture: The Russian Federation is a failed state. It has proved unable to transform itself into a nation-state, a civic state, or a stable imperial state. Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the…
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Structure of INDOPACOM and Comparable U.S. Agencies for Asia-Pacific Region
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Dr. Gordon W. Rudd will discuss the staff structure of Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and comparable U.S. agencies focused on the region.***This lecture is part of the Asia Initiative Lecture Series.***About Lecture: INDOPACOM is a U.S. regional Combatant Command covering most of Asia and the Pacific.It is based in Hawaii and has an Air Force, Ar…
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Rebecca Burgess discussed the impact of the Constitution on spiritedness and the unique role of soldiers and citizens to defend it. This event is sponsored by the Jack Miller Center. About the Lecture: Soldier-Citizens and Citizen-Soldiers: Spiritedness and the Constitution - The Founding generation was famously concerned about the dangers to liber…
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Rebecca Burgess will discuss the impact of the Constitution on spiritedness and the unique role of soldiers and citizens to defend it. This event is sponsored by the Jack Miller Center. About the Lecture: Soldier-Citizens and Citizen-Soldiers: Spiritedness and the Constitution - The Founding generation was famously concerned about the dangers to li…
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Dr. Peter J. Boettke, Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, discussed his book, "The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019."About the AuthorPeter J. Boettke, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, is a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the director of the F.A…
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Why Ukraine Must Win, with Thomas Cromwell
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Thomas Cromwell, author of "Why Ukraine Must Win," gave a discussion about his book at The Institute of World Politics on September 5, 2023. Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible: Jennifer London Malcolm McNaughtonKirk VazalJohn CzopAbout the speaker: Mr. Thomas Cromwell is a native of England who spent 25 years in the Middle East …
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