Past Events

Dr. Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. held a book launch at The Institute of World Politics for his new book, North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability, on September 24th.

Helen Lamm is a current graduate student of The Institute of World Politics with an academic focus on the politics of post-Communism. On September 27th, 2018, she delivered a presentation entitled “The League of the Militant Godless” to her fellow students and other guests at the Institute. Her lecture covered the Soviet anti-religious activism and…

Dr. Michael Lammbrau discussed South Korean attitudes and strategy in connection with American policy towards the North at The Institute of World Politics.

The Institute of World Politics (IWP) hosted Robert J. Barrett III, a long-time investment banker and prominent Floridian businessman, on Thursday, June 21, 2018 to discuss how and why former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher embarked on one of the most ambitious rounds of privatization in history.

John Lehman, former United States Secretary of the Navy (1981-87) and current IWP Advisory Board member, visited IWP on June 25th to discuss his book, Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea.

On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, The Institute of World Politics (IWP) hosted a commemoration panel on Dr. Russell Kirk, an intellectual and a leader in the development of modern conservatism.

On June 13, 2017, Rebeccah Heinrichs, a Fellow at the Hudson Institute and a writer for Providence Magazine, gave a guest lecture at The Institute of World Politics on the increasing need and reliance the U.S. places on the threat and deterrence provided by nuclear weapons.

On May 25, 2017, The Institute of World Politics welcomed Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., professor of political science at Grove City College and director of the Center for Vision & Values in Grove City, Pennsylvania. 

On May 8th, 2017, The Institute of World Politics hosted Stephen F. Knott, Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Naval War College, for a guest lecture titled “Scholarly Double Standards and the American Presidency.”

In what capacity have women served in intelligence? Eugene Poteat-former CIA Scientific Intelligence Officer and IWP Professor Emeritus-sought to provide an answer and dispel falsehoods about the role of women in intelligence in a lecture entitled “Women in Intelligence:  Fantasy vs. Reality.”