"One might think it would be preferable to exercise political persuasion and conduct political action before resorting to killing people to defend our interests but, apparently, this is not within the conceptual framework of the foreign policy establishment."
IWP's founder and president Dr. John Lenczowski made the observation above in a lecture to his students in "International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy." One of his students, Steve Baker, observes that, "This statement has stuck with me to this day." And it's clear that IWP-inspired ideas like this have guided his life and career.