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.
Intelligence professor and former Army linguist Dr. Michael Lammbrau suggests U.S. let Seoul lead on North Korea
Dr. Michael Lammbrau discussed South Korean attitudes and strategy in connection with American policy towards the North at The Institute of World Politics.
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PM Thatcher’s investment banker Bob Barrett provides advice on successful privatization
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.
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Former US Navy Secretary John Lehman discusses his book on the Cold War at IWP
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.
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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.
Read More from Experts analyze the life and work of Dr. Russell Kirk ›Rebeccah Heinrichs argues that nuclear weapons are indispensable for the US
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.
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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.
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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.”
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Dr. Marcin Chmielowski, Vice President of the Poland-based Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation (Fundacja Wolnosci i Przedsiebiorczosci) spoke at The Institute of World Politics on Wednesday, March 29 in a lecture entitled “Civil Society at the Crossroads: Three Models and the Case of Poland.”
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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.”
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On March 7th, The Institute of World Politics held its second lecture of the IWP Capitol Hill Speaker Series. Dr. Mackubin Owens, Dean of Academic Affairs, moderated the lecture by IWP visiting fellow Michael A. Walsh, who spoke on the necessity of culture and art in the process of creating policies.
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