Summaries of past extracurricular lectures at IWP may be found below. For more information, please see upcoming events at IWP, join our invitation list, or listen to our videos or podcasts.
Firsthand leadership
On Wednesday, July 7, Rear Admiral David Rogers USN, Ret., discussed the qualities of leadership and the importance of personal relationships in interagency and international operations at a gathering of IWP students, interns, and friends.
Read More from Firsthand leadership ›General John Singlaub, former OSS officer and founding member of the CIA, speaks at IWP
General John K. Singlaub, former Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer and founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency, delivered an engaging and wide-ranging lecture on issues of U.S. national security at The Institute of World Politics on May 20, 2010.
Read More from General John Singlaub, former OSS officer and founding member of the CIA, speaks at IWP ›Zainab Al-Suwaij discusses “How Islamists are hurting Muslims, and what we can do about it”
On Tuesday, May 18, Zainab Al-Suwaij, co-founder and Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress (AIC), discussed “How Islamists are hurting Muslims, and what we can do about it.”
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Meese calls IWP a ‘model of graduate study’
Former US Attorney General Edwin Meese, one of the influential members of President Ronald Reagan’s inner circle and a central figure in the successful US strategy to end the Cold War, praised the Institute of World Politics as a “model” for rebuilding the country’s national security education system. In an address to IWP’s 2006 graduating class, Meese…
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Class of 2006 graduates on eve of accreditation
The Institute of World Politics Class of 2006 graduated triumphantly June 9, as the recipients of three certificates and 12 Master’s degrees anticipated the imminent accreditation of the school. “Studying here at the Institute of World Politics has only reinforced for me the idea that this subject called statecraft begins and ends with the character…
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Religious freedom resolution presented at IWP
Representatives from Kosovo and Metohija signed a joint resolution calling for freedom of religion in their Balkan lands in a June 7 ceremony at the Institute of World Politics.
Read More from Religious freedom resolution presented at IWP ›Prof. Muravchik discusses UN on National Public Radio
IWP Adjunct Professor Joshua Muravchik was a guest on National Public Radio on September 22, 2004, discussing President George W. Bush’s speech to the United Nations and the role the UN should be playing in Iraq and other trouble spots.
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