Press Releases

The Institute of World Politics hosted its annual visit for the United States Army War College as part of its annual National Security Staff Ride on April 13, 2022. In total, there were 15 participants from the USAWC, representing all U.S. services and five international officers from Europe, the Mideast, Australia, and the Philippines. During…

Starting this fall, IWP’s Strategic Leadership Seminar will become available to participant groups of government, military, corporate, and NGO leadership. This customized, one-week program is held at IWP’s Washington, D.C. campus. During the seminar, expert IWP scholar-practitioners will explore key strategic issues through a combination of graduate-level lectures and experiential exercises. Participants will come away…

IWP has received the prestigious 2022-2023 Military Friendly Schools Award given to only a select number of institutions. The award is given to undergraduate and graduate schools that demonstrate a commitment to serving military and veteran students as well as investing in their academic and professional success. The support with which IWP supplies its military students is…

In June 2022, The Institute of World Politics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Belmont Abbey College in order to begin a partnership in international affairs education. Belmont Abbey College is a small Catholic college located in North Carolina and founded on Benedictine values. Through the new partnership, IWP will offer several benefits to the…

IWP professor Dr. Wayne Schroeder has contributed to an Atlantic Council article entitled “Visualizing the NATO Strategic Concept: Five Ways to Look at the Alliance’s Future.” This paper was published on June 16, two weeks before the start of the NATO Summit in Madrid. Dr. Schroeder wrote a section on “NATO’s Military Capacity Post-Ukraine,” where…

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…