Students & Alumni

On April 14, nearly 80 alumni and guests gathered at the historic DACOR Bacon house for the Inaugural Alumni Reunion of The Institute of World Politics, sponsored by the IWP Alumni Board.

“Everything I do, I do with passion for my country, my people, and in order to do my best. I have accomplished many things for my country. I put my heart in everything I do. If you put your heart in everything you do, the results will be there.”

On September 27, 2017, IWP alumnus Peter Marko Tase was recognized by the Honorable Chamber of Representatives (National Congress of Paraguay) with the National Order of Merit for his tireless efforts in promoting bilateral relations between the Republic of Paraguay and the United States, including in the areas of economic and cultural cooperation. 

We at The Institute of World Politics are saddened by the passing of former student Shawn Brimley, a military strategist and senior official at the White House and Pentagon.  

On February 15, 2018, IWP’s Library Manager Dmitry Kulik was awarded an MS Degree in Library Science from the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture in Russia. 

Peter Debbins graduated from IWP in 2015 with a Professional M.A. in Strategic and International Studies. The following is transcribed from an interview with IWP.

IWP alumni Sam Greenwood, Tibor Babic, Mittul Pattni, Nik Hanlon, Jessica B, and Alex Cunningham have joined veteran-owned startup Storm King Analytics as the D.C. based analyst cell.

IWP alumnus Benjamin Fricke (MA ’13) was an editor for a publication entitled Geopolitics and Strategy, A New Strategy for the South Caucasus, sponsored by The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), The Georgian Institute of Politics (GIP), and The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

Having launched a Doctor of Statecraft and National Security (Professional) program in November 2017, IWP has enrolled its first ever class of doctoral students this spring. Mr. Brandon Weichert and Captain Paris Michaels are beginning the program this semester.

Matthew O’Brien, an IWP student and director of research at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), was featured on The Brian Lehrer Show on January 24th, 2018.