The Intermarium at the Grass-Roots Level: A Lecture by Dr. Chodakiewicz

Publication Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012

The post-communist states of Central and Eastern Europe are generally viewed in the West from an elite and top-down, rather than the popular and bottom-up, level. Prof. Chodakiewicz's lecture on 4 April, 2012, constituting the fourteenth in a series devoted to the Intermarium (the lands between the Black and Baltic Seas), corrects this quite limited perspective, providing a greater voice to the ordinary denizens of the region and, by extension, allowing us better to understand a large and strategic part of Europe.  {read more}

The Western Elites and the Intermarium: A Long Story of Bias

Publication Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012

In his fifteenth and final lecture on the lands between the Black and Baltic Seas ("Intermarium: The Elite Views and Some Conclusions") on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz addressed an enduring trend of Western elite bias towards Central and Eastern Europe.    {read more}

Prof. deGraffenreid discusses Reagan’s intelligence and security policies

Publication Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012

Professor Ken deGraffenreid delivered the Second Annual Reagan Intelligence Lecture at IWP on April 20, 2012. Professor Charles Smith, IWP's academic dean, provided a brief introduction, describing deGraffenreid as an "intelligence pro" and the "architect of our [IWP's] strategic intelligence program."  {read more}

New Europe on the Potomac: IWP hosts Second Annual Kościuszko Chair Symposium

Publication Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012

This year's Annual Kościuszko Chair Spring Symposium - hosted by IWP on Saturday, 14 April - covered a wide array of relevant topics, including: Hungary and post-communism, the CIA and Solidarity, Poland and the Euro, and the New York Times and Poland.   {read more}

IWP launches online course registration

Publication Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Thanks to the generosity of Prof. Charles Smith, IWP is launching online registration for summer 2012 classes.  {read more}

COL Eastman in the WSJ: The Risk of Exaggerating the China Threat

Don't tailor military power for the Pacific at the expense of the dangerous Middle East.

Publication Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012

As American military planners examine national security in light of shrinking budgets and legitimate concerns such as the rise of China, they must not neglect other strategic realities.  {read more}

IWP hosts panel on building peace after war in Afghanistan

Publication Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Center for Culture and Security at The Institute of World Politics hosted a panel on "Building Peace After War in Afghanistan: The Hard Job of Soft Power" on Wednesday, April 11th.  {read more}

COL Tom Collins discusses "Strategic Communications: Telling the Army’s Story"

Publication Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012

COL Tom Collins, the US Army's Deputy Chief of Public Affairs, gave a presentation on "Strategic Communications: Telling the Army's Story" at IWP on Friday, April 13 2012.  {read more}

Gen. Michael Flynn, Assistant Director of National Intelligence, briefs IWP students on careers

Publication Date: Monday, April 16, 2012

The Assistant Director of National Intelligence, LTG Michael T. Flynn, hosted a discussion of intelligence careers in the U.S. government for IWP students on April 4, 2012.  {read more}

Belarus referendum and the Intermarium

Publication Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012

IWP prides itself on its scholars-practitioners. Their ideas find practical application in the realm of statecraft not only in the United States but also abroad. This is, for instance, the case with the recent call for a referendum to unite Belarus and Poland. After the idea of a federation in the post-Soviet zone was floated at IWP, the initiative has been taken up by some in the Belarusan opposition.   {read more}