Press Releases

On Thursday, May 19, Captain Dean Lane, USN retired, IWP’s Chief Information Officer and Cyber Intelligence Director, and Captain Chris Glass, USN retired, IWP’s Executive Vice President, presented the annual United States Military Academy Institute of World Politics Award for Excellence in Cyber Statecraft to Cadet Chloe Tran, U.S. Army. The presentation was made during…

IWP is pleased to welcome Mike Pitstick as our new Deputy Director of Graduate Recruitment. Mike is a former IWP intern, who worked with us in the summer of 2014. Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Mike graduated from the University of Dallas (an IWP partner school) in 2015 with a B.A. in Politics and in 2020…

On Friday, June 17, Registrar and Assistant Dean Iman Riddick will speak at a virtual conference of the Chesapeake and Potomac Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (CAPACRAO). She will discuss “Lessons Learned During Covid (Enrollment Services/Registrar).” Other speakers will address topics such as dual enrollment; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and transfer credit processes.…

A new Fox Nation documentary entitled The Unauthorized History of the Vietnam War features two IWP professors: Prof. Al Santoli and IWP Interim Dean of Academics Dr. James Robbins. Both professors are featured in the promo for the documentary, which may be found here. The documentary is hosted by Fox News chief political anchor Brett…

This spring, Dr. Christopher C. Hull is joining IWP as a public affairs consultant. In this role, Dr. Hull will lead IWP’s branding and marketing campaign. Dr. Hull had already been serving on the IWP faculty to teach International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy (IWP 627). He has also taught a directed study on Europe…

On April 28, Interim President Amb. Aldona Woś, M.D. and her husband, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, hosted a dinner for over 100 guests at their home with a talk on Ukraine by IWP Interim Dean Dr. James Robbins and IWP Founder, Chancellor, and President Emeritus Dr. John Lenczowski. After a reception, Reverend Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio…

On April 3rd, 2022, The Institute of World Politics trustee Hon. Tidal McCoy was invited to speak on The Cats Roundtable. This podcast episode discussed the situation at the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian War, which started on February 24th, 2022. Mr. McCoy pointed out Russia’s internal problems, including corruption among officers, misjudgment of the situation,…

IWP is pleased to announce a new Naval Special Warfare Veteran Fellows program for NSW veterans. This immersive one-to-two semester program in Washington, D.C. is designed to prepare veteran operators for their next chapter, whether it be in public service, the private sector, or academia. Through this program, NSW Veteran Fellows will learn to assess,…

This summer, IWP will offer a new course on Maritime Strategy in Great Power Competition (IWP 705). It will be taught by Dr. Douglas E. Streusand, an IWP Adjunct Professor who has been teaching an elective course on maritime strategy at the U.S. Marine Corps Command & Staff College since 2014. “To prevail in the…

IWP is pleased to announce that Captain Dean Lane, USN-Retired has been appointed Chief Information Officer of IWP. Dean has been involved with IWP since 2017 when he joined the Institute as Senior Vice President for Cyber Intelligence. In his new role, Dean has a collateral responsibility for the Cyber Intelligence Initiative.  In this capacity,…