Press Releases

On December 2, the leadership of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) gathered at IWP for its Annual Advisor’s Dinner Meeting. MCPA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to developing American military cyber professionals and investing in our nation’s future through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The event was organized in part by…

On November 10, 2022, at a ceremony in Warsaw, IWP professor Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, IWP Non-Resident Research Professor Dr. Tomasz Sommer, and Dr. Ewa Stankiewicz have been recognized with the prestigious Mackiewicz Prize for their two-volume study of the massacre in Jedwabne. The work, entitled Jedwabne. Historia prawdziwa, examines the circumstances surrounding the 1941…

Prof. Al Santoli will bring extensive experience in cultural diplomacy and socio-economic strategies to the classroom this spring when he teaches his course on Counterterrorism through Cultural Engagement and Development (IWP 670). Specifically, Prof. Santoli will share some of his recent, practical experience in cultural and medical diplomacy.  He will also explain how his models…

In a recent article for The Hill entitled “Muslim women rising: Challenging discrimination and oppression,” author Naheed Esar cites Dr. Matthew Daniels‘ work in promoting human rights through initiatives such as the Human Rights Network and Universal Rights Academy as a way that digital technology has been used for good. Read the article at The Hill

On November 1, Carlos E. and Regina Fonts and Burk and Elise Murchison hosted a “Texas Roundup” luncheon for nearly 25 supporters and friends of The Institute of World Politics at the Park City Club in Dallas. Therese Moncrief assisted with the organization of the event. At the event, guests heard remarks about IWP’s mission…

On November 22 at 2:00 PM, Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz will discuss “In the Shadows of the Looming Invasion: Poles, Ukrainians and Bolsheviks in 1918” in a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and the Janusz Kurtyka Foundation. Zoom Link to the meeting: https://zoom.us/j/95490721989 Learn more about the event.

For the first time since September 2019, The Institute of World Politics (IWP) hosted its semi-annual Cyber Embassy Night (CEN). Occurring on Friday, November 5, 2022, the event included a number of diplomats, academics, and professionals coming together to discuss and conduct cyber diplomacy. Representatives from dozens of embassies and organizations attended the event. The…

From September 27-30, IWP hosted a Strategic Leadership Seminar for a group of personnel and contractors from Ft. Bragg. The seminar was broken up into three main themes: the art of statecraft, the strategic environment, and policy challenges. The specific lecture topics by IWP faculty members included the Constitution and U.S. foreign policy; an overview…

On October 28th, IWP professor Dr. Matthew Daniels celebrated the launch of the new Andrew Young HBCU scholarship program at an event at the Atlanta University Consortium library next to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s alma mater, Morehouse College. Dr. Daniels originated the idea for this scholarship. This scholarship aims to support students who attend…

Vangala Ram, an intelligence and Foreign Service professional who was one of IWP’s earliest students in 1992, has joined IWP’s Cyber Intelligence Initiative team as an instructor. This fall, he taught a course on “Intelligence and the Law” for IWP in Africa. Mr. Ram recently retired from the U.S. Foreign Service as a Senior FSO,…