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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
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 sdwyer@iwp.edu with any questions. with argument maps by Paul Monk, Ph.D. Former Senior Intelligence Officer, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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