Prof. Norman Bailey comments on chaos in the Middle East

By Norman A. Bailey

Publication Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Recently much has been made of the so-called "Arc of Shi'ism," from Lebanon to Iran, through Syria and Iraq. I submit that what is more significant is the much broader and longer "Arc of Chaos," from Tunisia to Pakistan. Of this huge chunk of the world, and in the face of an astounding lack of interest on the part of Europe and The United States, only Israel, Jordan and the Gulf states (with the exception of Bahrain), have escaped the encompassing and growing anarchy.  {read more}

IWP celebrates Flag Day & the Army's 238th birthday

Publication Date: Friday, June 14, 2013

"If anyone, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him - it means just what Concord and Lexington meant; what Bunker Hill meant; which was, in short, the rising up of a valiant young people against an old tyranny to establish the most momentous doctrine that the world had ever known - the right of men to their own selves and to their liberties." -Henry Ward Beecher  {read more}

Iran's elections don't matter to U.S., professor tells Arabic TV

Publication Date: Friday, June 14, 2013

Iran's elections being held today are illegitimate because all candidates are approved by the mullahs who control the regime, an IWP professor tells a US public diplomacy TV channel. "It doesn't matter who wins the presidential elections in Iran," Provost J. Michael Waller says on Alhurra, an Arabic-language satellite TV channel broadcast to the Middle East. "Every presidential candidate must be vetted and approved by the ayatollahs running the Islamic Republic. There are no 'moderates.' Even former President Rafsanjani, a mullah who was a regime insider, was banned from running."  {read more}

Professor’s memoir about communist Romania to be republished in 2013

Publication Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013

This fall, Transaction Publishers will re-issue Professor Juliana Geran Pilon's memoir, written on the occasion of her return to her native Romania after fourteen years in the U.S.  Entitled Notes from the Other Side of Night, the book describes from a personal perspective two tragic chapters of recent Romanian history: the Holocaust and the communist dictatorship.  {read more}

Prof. Paul Goble discusses Moscow's view of clans in the North Caucasus

By Paul A. Goble

Publication Date: Monday, June 10, 2013

Having long viewed clans in the North Caucasus republics as "a powerful stabilizing factor" and the basis of "authoritarian power 'in the localities,'" Moscow now views them as a threat because their corruption and close ties with the criminal world is "harming the image of the federal authorities," according to a Memorial analyst.  {read more}

Israel's policies serve the nation well, argues Prof. Norman Bailey

By Norman A. Bailey

Publication Date: Monday, June 10, 2013

In a remarkably short period of time a new Middle East and North Africa is emerging, the outlines of which are visible, but which is very much still in flux.  {read more}

General Raymond T. Odierno speaks at Commencement

Publication Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013

On May 18, 2013, General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, was honored during the Institute's commencement ceremony and delivered the keynote address to graduates.  {read more}

Inaugural 2012-2013 PASS:PORT series concludes with capstone session

Publication Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013

On Sunday, June 2, the Professional Advancement for Security Strategists: Program on Reducing Threats (PASS:PORT) celebrated the completion of its inaugural year.  {read more}

The Art of Looting: Research professor to host seminar on property rights violations by totalitarian regimes

Publication Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013

Tania C. Mastrapa, research professor in Cuban and Latin American Studies at The Institute of World Politics, will host a seminar this summer on property rights violations by the Nazis and Communists and challenges to restitution in Germany, Poland, Romania, and Cuba. The seminar will specifically address the confiscation and recovery process of artwork, antiques, jewelry and other heritage items.  {read more}

IWP launches new partnership for seminar on economics and the Constitution

Publication Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013

This summer, The Institute of World Politics will partner with The Institute for Responsible Citizenship to offer its scholars the Bradley Seminar on Constitutional and Economic Principles, taught by Dr. William B. Allen, Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University and Dean Emeritus of the James Madison College.  {read more}