Past Events

Dr. Tawfik Hamid, an Islamic thinker and Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, gave a talk on “Jihadism Through an Insider’s Eyes” at The Institute of World Politics on February 16th. 

Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor at The Institute of World Politics, Dr. Mackubin Thomas Owens, gave a lecture on Thursday, February 11th on President Abraham Lincoln in celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday (February 12).

Chancellor of The Institute of World Politics and former Director of Central Intelligence Ambassador James Woolsey spoke on the topic of Energy Security in the 21st Century on Friday, February 5.

On Thursday, January 28th, Michael Walsh discussed his newest book of nonfiction, The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: The Cult Of Critical Theory And The Subversion Of The West at The Institute of World Politics.

Libby Liu, Radio Free Asia President, spoke about Radio Free Asia’s mission as the first in a series of lectures on Women Executives on National Security at The Institute of World Politics. 

“People [in Afghanistan] would come up to me and tell me their life stories. People in uniform,” said Dr. Corey Lofdahl at the beginning of a lecture at The Institute of World Politics. 

On November 9, 2015, The Institute of World Politics was pleased to welcome Dr. Joseph J. Collins for a lecture entitled “Strategic Lessons of the Campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.”

Below is a transcript of a lecture by Barry R. Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT and Director of the MIT Security Studies Program.  This lecture, entitled “Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy” was delivered at IWP on September 24, 2015, and was sponsored by the Charles Koch Foundation.

On Monday, November 16, The Institute of World Politics presented the final lecture in its Charles Koch Foundation Series on U.S. Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy, inviting Dr. Carnes Lord, professor of strategic leadership at the U.S. Naval War College and former staff member of the National Security Council.

On Tuesday October 6, 2015, the Institute of World Politics hosted writer Jay Nordlinger, who is a senior editor with National Review, to talk about his new book, Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators.