Academic Programs for Defense and Intelligence Leadership

IWP and the United States Naval War College

92% of IWP’s courses have been granted equivalency in the Naval War College’s Non-Resident Graduate Degree Program.
Eight NWC Areas of Study may be completed solely at IWP, and in three others eight of nine credits may be completed at IWP.

IWP and the United States Army

IWP participates in the Advanced Civilian Schooling Program (ACS): our MA degrees have been adapted to be completed in 18-24 months by select officers. MA applications are accepted for fall, spring, and summer terms. Read more
IWP is approved to host 3-month Joint Interagency, International, Multinational (JIIM) interns.
Only 17 academic institutions are qualified by the Army to host Senior Service Fellows (SSFs). IWP is one of these 17 schools, and currently hosts two SSFs each year. Their work at IWP has been deemed the functional equivalent of the Army War College experience.

IWP and the IC IWP and the Intelligence Community

IWP has educational agreements or relationships with a number of intelligence community (IC) agencies but is prohibited from discussing these in detail in public materials. IWP has been educating IC personnel on cutting-edge concerns since 1992. This is a core strength and part of the school's mission.

IWP is a corporate member of:

IWP is also a consortium member of the Servicemembers' Opportunity Colleges (SOC).

For more information, please contact:

Linda Strating
Director of Professional Affiliations
202-462-2101, ext. 319
strating@iwp.edu

Please note: IWP is both Title IV compliant and approved for participation in V.A. education benefits. Please click here for more information.

COL Reginald "JYD" Bostick
IWP Army Senior Fellow 2010-11

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FEATURED FACULTY

Thomas P. Melady

Senior Diplomat in Residence; Former Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda, and the Vatican

U.S. National Security Strategy and Emerging Threats

This course will examine the many threats-current and emerging-to the security of the United States; the strategic planning efforts undertaken to address them; our abilities to manage crises when they emerge; and, the challenges of statecraft in shaping crises to our advantage. Students will become familiar with primary source materials on U.S. national security strategy; intelligence community threat assessments; policies responding to crises; and, critical after-action assessments of how well (or poorly) our government managed the crisis. Particular attention will be given to understanding how crises can create opportunities for prudent statecraft to advance U.S. national security interests.