Talk by Mike Rogers, Chairman of US Congress Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Mike Rogers, Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the US Congress, came to Buckingham to speak about the future of intelligence and the need to stand firm against terrorism.

In his talk the US Congressman also praised The University of Buckingham. He said he attended a small, liberal arts college in America and felt “right at home” at The University of Buckingham. He said: “I can’t tell you how honoured I am to be here,” and he added: “The University makes all the Humanities alive, Life Science comes alive and I understand you are getting a new Medical School – pretty exciting. The power of private instruction is alive and well and I want to thank you all for the courage and commitment to keeping it alive and well.”

There was a capacity audience for the 40-minute talk, “Secret Intelligence – the problem of knowing things others can’t be told”, and a Q and A session afterwards.

Mr Rogers spoke about the importance of standing firm against terrorism globally and made reference to the situation in Syria, Iraq and the Ukraine as well as talking about recent acts of terrorism in Ottawa and New York.

The talk, at the Radcliffe Centre, was organised by The University of Buckingham’s Economics and International Studies Department.