Press Releases

Kelley DeConciliis, a member of IWP’s Board of Advisors, has recently made appearances on CNN, Fox News, and Fox Radio to discuss her exfiltration efforts in Afghanistan. In addition to her role on the IWP Board of Advisors, Mrs. DeConsiliis is the current Chief Operations Officer of Special Aerospace Security Services, Inc. and is an…

On Friday, September 24, 2021, IWP professor Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz received a Distinguished Service Award for 2020 from the American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC). The awards ceremony took place within ACPC’s Culture Awards Banquet at the University Club of Washington. At this event, ACPC gave out its awards for 2020 and 2021. The…

The Institute of World Politics is pleased to welcome a new Registrar and Assistant Dean, Iman Riddick. Iman comes to IWP with over 15 years of experience in managing higher education services. Most recently, she served as the Associate Director – Enrollment Services (and previously Assistant Registrar – Enrollment Services) at Johns Hopkins University’s Center…

Tim McCranor (’12), an academic advisor and adjunct faculty member at IWP, was invited to participate in the annual Summer Institute hosted by the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History. The event was held from August 1-7, 2021 at the Foxhall Resort in Douglassville, GA. Since 2005, each Summer Institute has addressed JMC’s…

On Saturday, September 11, 2021, The Institute of World Politics celebrated Commencement for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. 54 graduates were in attendance to be recognized for their master’s degrees. Many of the graduates are already putting their degrees to use across the national security, intelligence, and…

The Institute of World Politics and Ashland University signed a Memorandum of Understanding this past August as the beginning of a partnership for international affairs education. Under this new partnership, Ashland students will have the option for early assurance of admission to IWP’s in-person M.A. programs if they apply on or after April 30th of…

This fall, Dr. James S. Robbins has joined the IWP faculty to co-teach International Relations, Statecraft, and Integrated Strategy (IWP 627). Dr. Robbins is a national security columnist for USA Today and Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council. Dr. Robbins is a former special assistant in the Office of…

Dr. Timothy McCranor, who graduated from IWP with an M.A. in Statecraft and National Security Affairs in 2012 and who has been serving as IWP’s Academic Advising and Success Specialist since 2020, will join the adjunct faculty this fall. He will teach IWP’s course on Public Diplomacy and the online course on Ideas and Values…

The Institute of World Politics is pleased to welcome Dr. Robert S. Spalding III, Brig Gen, USAF (Ret.) as a Research Professor. “We are very pleased to welcome Rob to IWP, and we look forward to his contributions to our academic community,” said IWP Dean of Academics Dr. Frank Marlo. Dr. Spalding is currently the…

This fall, IWP will offer a new two-credit course entitled American Domestic Terrorism in the Modern Era (IWP 695). It will be taught by Aaron Danis, a career terrorism and counterterrorism specialist and adjunct faculty member at IWP. Prof. Danis commented: “This course is being offered this fall in lieu of the regular IWP 633…