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November 3, 2024 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

“Agent Link” Book Event at the International Spy Museum

I spoke about my new book, “Agent Link: The Spy Erased from History” at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC on October 17, 2024. John J. Quattrocki, retired FBI executive who also served on the National Security Council staff interviewed me for this presentation. Description: Retired FBI Counterintelligence Expert Raymond J. Batvinis reveals the […]

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February 22, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

A Morning to Remember

November 2, 2019 was a very special day for me. That morning, I served as one of the keynote speakers commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division. The event was held in the Charles Bonaparte Auditorium at FBI headquarters in Washington. Having worked under the umbrella of the Division for […]

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September 12, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

North American Society for Intelligence History 2019 Conference

I will be the Discussant for a counterintelligence panel  at the 2019 North American Society for Intelligence History conference which will be held at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC on October 20-21, 2019. The Panel 5A: Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism will be on Monday, October 21 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the […]

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January 4, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

One of a Kind – The National Law Enforcement Officers Museum is now open

This was my article for the December 2018 issue of The Grapevine: October 11, 2018 was a very special day for the American people. After more than a decade of waiting, a sea of local, state and federal law enforcement professionals along with friends, family members, and the loved ones of fallen officers gathered together […]

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April 27, 2017 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Spy Museum Lecture – Allies vs Axis: Roosevelt, Churchill, Hitler and Atomic Espionage

I will be speaking at the International Spy Museum on June 14 as part of their Author Debriefing series about counterintelligence, German atomic espionage efforts, FBI/British wartime relations, and radio deception conducted during the most critical part of the Second World War. Don’t miss it! – In June of 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt met with British Prime Minister […]

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February 25, 2017 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Historical Perspective On Domestic Intelligence Collection

I spent part of last week at the Hilton Hotel in Baltimore attending the International Studies Association conference. On Thursday afternoon I joined three Intelligence Community professionals for a panel which addressed the timely topic of gathering intelligence in America entitled “Intelligence Collection in a Domestic Environment.” Delivering papers were two FBI representatives, Dr. John […]

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June 29, 2016 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

15th Anniversary of 9/11 Talk in Paris

I spoke at the Marechal Ferdinand Foch Auditorium on the grounds of the Ecole Militaire in Paris for a conference before an audience of seven hundred on the evening of June 23, 2016. In connection with the upcoming fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, I reviewed some of the historical and institutional factors which contributed to the […]

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July 14, 2015 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Secrets of the FBI, World War II and France

Cercle K2

My lecture at Cercle K2, a Paris based think-tank that seeks solutions to the social, political and economic problems facing the world today. I am proud to acknowledge that I am a founding member. The lecture was held at the beautiful Ferdinand Foch Auditorium on the grounds of Ecole Militaire in Paris, France on June 24, 2015 before an […]

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March 11, 2015 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

FBI Counterespionage During World War II

I recently gave a talk on FBI Counterespionage During World War II at the New York Military Affairs Symposium in New York City. My lecture was recorded and you can listen to it here:

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March 5, 2015 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

EVENT: British Patriot or Soviet Spy? Clarifying A Major Cold War Mystery – April 10

A presentation analyzing whether former MI5 Director General, Roger Hollis, was or was not a Soviet agent. Friday, April 10, 2015 4:30-6:30 PM Reception to follow The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Register Please contact [email protected] with any questions. with argument maps by Paul Monk, Ph.D. Former Senior Intelligence Officer, […]

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November 10, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Batvinis to speak at New York Military Affairs Symposium

Ray Batvinis will give a talk on “FBI Counterespionage During World War II” at the New York Military Affairs Symposium on February 13, 2015 in New York City. The talk will be based on his latest book, “Hoover’s Secret War against Axis Spies: FBI Counterespionage during World War II.”  The New York Military Affairs Symposium […]

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September 29, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

EVENT: “Double Agent” book talk – Oct 7

I would recommend Double Agent: The First Hero of World War II and How the FBI Outwitted and Destroyed a Nazi Spy Ring by Peter Duffy. He will be giving a book talk at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC on October 7, 2014 at noon: Double Agent: The First Hero of World War […]

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September 25, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

EVENT: The Burglary that Exposed the FBI’s Secret Surveillance Program – Oct 27

I will be part of a panel at the International Spy Museum on October 27, 2014 about the 1971 break-in of the FBI’s office in Media, Pennsylvania. Here’s all the details from the museum and how you can attend: – – – More than four decades ago, under the cover of night, a group of […]

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August 29, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

EVENT: British Patriot or Soviet Spy? Oct 17

I will be part of a panel examining the Richard Hollis case: British Patriot or Soviet Spy? Clarifying a Cold War Mystery A demonstration of new analytic techniques to examine the controversial case of whether Britain’s former MI5 Director General, Roger Hollis, was or was not a Soviet agent. Friday, October 17, 2014 4:00-6:30 PM The […]

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June 2, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

EVENT: Ceremony at historic FBI radio transmitter site – June 7

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI is planning to unveil a plaque at the historic Benson house in Wading River, NY on Saturday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m. to finally widely publicize the building’s historic wartime roles, which included helping to deceive […]

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May 30, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

EVENT: Lecture on “Hoover’s Secret War Against Axis Spies” at Institute of World Politics – June 17

Hoover's Secret Wars Against Axis Spies

You are cordially invited to a book lecture for  Hoover’s Secret War against Axis Spies: FBI Counterespionage during World War II  with author Raymond J. Batvinis  Former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Professor, The Institute of World Politics  Tuesday, June 17 4:30 PM The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 Parking […]

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April 23, 2014 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Report on WWII Conference in UK

From April 14-17, 2014 I had the unique opportunity of attending an international history conference in England entitled “1944: Seventy Years On.” Sponsors included Global War Studies: The Journal for the Study of Warfare and Weapons, 11919-1945 together with the National Intelligence University and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, both located in Washington, DC. The […]

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February 27, 2013 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Ronald Reagan: Counterintelligence and the Evil Empire

Ronald Reagan Intelligence Lecture, Institute of World Politics

I am honored to be presenting the Third Annual Reagan Intelligence Lecture at The Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. My topic wll be, “Ronald Reagan: Counterintelligence and the Evil Empire.” Please join me at this special event held at IWP, which is located at 1521 […]

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Historical FBI Studies by Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD, author of "The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence" and "Hoover's Secret War Against Axis Spies: FBI Counterintelligence During World War II."

 

A retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Ray is now a historian and educator specializing in the discipline of counterintelligence as a function of statecraft.

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