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About IWP

The Institute of World Politics is an independent, nonprofit, accredited graduate school of national security and international affairs, dedicated to developing leaders with a sound understanding of international realities and the ethical conduct of statecraft -- i.e., the use of the various instruments of power in service of national interests and purposes -- based on knowledge and appreciation of the American political economy and the Western moral tradition.

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For more information, please contact info@iwp.edu, or call (202) 462-2101.

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Financial Aid and Scholarships

At the time you apply to IWP, you will automatically be considered for several merit scholarships, which we offer to exceptional students.

Academic Programs

The Institute offers three M.A. degrees in its Master's Degree Program, eight Certificates of Graduate Study, and a Continuing Education Program, all with a professional curriculum covering the various elements of statecraft.

IWP Internship Program

The IWP internship program is an academic experience designed to introduce you to the fields of national security, intelligence, and international affairs. Interns have the opportunity to conduct research under one of our scholar-practitioners, attend lectures and seminars relevant to today's most pressing strategic affairs, pursue independent research on a topic of their choosing, audit our graduate-level courses free of charge, experience the sights and sounds of Washington, D.C., network with senior officials in the strategic community, and assist in the ongoing mission of The Institute of World Politics. Interns are encouraged to participate fully in the academic and professional pursuit of national security, intelligence, and international affairs. Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and recent graduates are eligible to apply. Click here for a more detailed description of the program and to learn how to apply.

Faculty

The Institute has some of the best instructors in the world in their respective fields. These include ambassadors, senior intelligence officials, military officers, presidential advisers, and senior congressional staff members.

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2011-2013 IWP Catalog and Student Handbook

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IWP cordially welcomes you to attend one of our open houses, which are excellent opportunities to learn more about the Institute's unique programs and courses.

IWP's next open house will be on Friday, July 26, 2013.

Please click here to register.

"The Institute's superb curriculum and fine faculty, with excellent backgrounds in both government and the academic world, create a well-integrated program that produces professionals well-grounded in the real world of security and foreign affairs, and in the underlying history, principles, and ethical issues of statecraft."

- R. James Woolsey,
Former Director of Central Intelligence

"After I entered the intelligence community and completed advanced counterintelligence training, a seasoned instructor confided in me that I was distinguished as the most knowledgeable student of counterintelligence principles and history whom he had ever encountered in his multi-decade career as an instructor.

"My knowledge of all the instruments of statecraft has given me a distinct advantage over my colleagues in the intelligence community, as well as those in other agencies and departments with whom I work regularly - of whom many are competent in the technicalities of their work but possess only a tenuous understanding of the possibilities, limitations, and history of their respective functions. Consequently, my career and country are both benefitting."

-An anonymous IWP alumnus

Did you know?

89% of IWP students have employment upon graduation.

2011-2013 Catalog and Student Handbook

FEATURED FACULTY

Raymond J. Batvinis

Former Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

U.S. Intelligence in the Cold War and Beyond

Secret intelligence is the "missing dimension" of Cold War history, as it is of most diplomatic history. This course analyzes a selective history of the U.S. intelligence community in the Cold War in order to assess its overall role. On the basis of declassified intelligence records and eyewitness accounts of former senior intelligence officers, the course focuses on what the intelligence community collected, knew, and estimated, and how intelligence reporting did or did not affect U.S. national security strategy and policy.

Principal Professor

David L. Thomas