Resources Related to the Coronavirus
The health and welfare of our students continue to be IWP’s highest priority. IWP has compiled some resources on COVID-19 and the school’s response.
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The Arts of Statecraft
The Institute of World Politics is a graduate school of national security, intelligence, and international affairs.
The critical mission of IWP doesn't stop because of COVID-19
During times of crisis, it is important to understand fully all the tools of statecraft and their integration in order to ensure our national security will endure through every challenge.
We offer academic programs in national security, international affairs, and intelligence.
What Makes IWP Unique
IWP teaches all the instruments of statecraft — diplomacy, military strategy, opinion formation, public diplomacy, intelligence, counterintelligence, economic strategy, and the principles of leadership — the coordinated use of which can improve national security while reducing the potential for war.
This curriculum is complemented by an emphasis on American history and founding principles, the critical importance of moral leadership, and a realistic appraisal of the global strategic environment, as taught by the nation’s leading faculty of scholar practitioners.
Applications are open for the spring semester
Learn from scholar practitioners at the only graduate school of national security and international affairs where you will be exposed to all the arts of statecraft.
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Dr. James H. Anderson appointed new President of IWP
The Institute of World Politics (IWP) is pleased to announce that Dr. James H. Anderson will join IWP as President beginning on July 19th. IWP is a graduate school of national security, intelligence, and international affairs located in Washington, D.C. with a satellite campus in Reston, Virginia. It specializes in teaching all the instruments of…
IWP introduces new online Graduate Certificate in Statecraft
The Institute of World Politics is introducing a new online Graduate Certificate program in Statecraft. This is IWP’s first certificate program completely administered online and will be offered for the first time in the fall of 2021. The Certificate in Statecraft will require 20 credit hours and will take approximately one year to complete for…
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