Prof. Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses America’s role amid the pandemic at the Hudson Institute
On March 26th, IWP’s Professor Rebeccah Heinrichs, a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, facilitated a discussion with Former Under Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy on America’s role in the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. At this event, Professor Heinrichs and Under Secretary Flournoy discussed the global spread of the coronavirus amid the backdrop of…
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Two months to a job: IWP student lands a job after working with Career Services
“I treated my job search like a full-time job.” These are the words of IWP student James,* who began his M.A. program this January. He connected with IWP Director of Career Services Derrick Dortch on December 6, 2019, with a goal of finding a job by the end of February 2020. On February 10, having…
Read More ›Motivations of an Ideologue: A Case Study of Cuban Spy Ana Belen Montes
The article below was published in the Spring 2019 edition of Active Measures, IWP’s student journal. This paper discusses the unique motivations of spy Ana Belen Montes, former military analyst for the DIA who spied on behalf of the Cuban government for over 16 years. The paper highlights the differences between Montes and other notable…
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Peter Debbins describes Russia’s worldview and how it influences their grand strategy and actions in cyberspace
Mr. Peter Debbins (’15) came to The Institute of World Politics on January 29, 2020, to give a lecture on Russian worldview, grand strategy, and cyberspace. Mr. Debbins has extensive experience in intelligence, national security, strategic planning, cyber and cyberspace, hybrid warfare, business, economics, finance, world geopolitical environment, CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, enhanced Explosives),…
Read More ›O cywilizacji śmierci [About the Civilization of Death]
Another book by Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz has just been published in Poland. It is entitled O cywilizacji śmierci [About the Civilization of Death]. What is the Civilization of Death? It is a system that limits or even counteracts the multiplication of humankind. The Civilization of Death is a total system of social engineering implemented through…
Read More ›Lecture by Dr. Chodakiewicz published in book on the Bolshevik Revolution and Soviet Union
In 2017, Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz, Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies at IWP, gave a lecture entitled “The Failure of Marxism and the Collapse of the Soviet Union” at an event organized by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. The transcript of this lecture has now been published as a part of a book entitled Truth,…
Read More ›Ethan Burger discusses cyber insurance for the Cyber and Future Technologies Society
On March 9, IWP Cyber Intelligence Initiative Instructor and Advisory Board Member Ethan Burger gave a talk on the topic of “Cyber-Insurance and the Need for a New Model of the National Interest” at an event organized by the Cyber and Future Technologies Society at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. To express…
Read More ›Supporting IWP yesterday, today, and into the future: Donald V. Smith
In this interview, we speak with Donald V. Smith, who is a member of IWP’s Legacy Society. Please tell us a little about your background. I spent time in the military as a Naval Officer after graduating from the Naval Academy. I went to Wharton for business school and received an MBA and ended up…
Read More ›An intellectual earthquake in the Middle East
Ideas are circulating in places like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia that indicate a tectonic shift. During recent months, pubic and media concentration on viruses and politicians (I will refrain from commenting on the similarities between the two) has caused little attention to be paid to other significant developments, such as the Turkish-Russian confrontation over the…
Read More ›Dr. John Lenczowski discusses the current strategic environment with the National Press Club
On March 16, Dr. John Lenczowski, founder and president of The Institute of World Politics, appeared on the podcast “Update-1” at the National Press Club. He and host Lincoln Smith discussed the current strategic environment, including the necessity of an education like IWP’s, the threat of socialism, and Russian and Chinese threats. Problems in American…
Read More ›U.S. Strategy for the Growing China Threat
On October 18, 2019, the Defense Forum Foundation hosted its Congressional Defense and Foreign Policy Forum on Capitol Hill. Dr. John Lenczowski, Founder and President of IWP, addressed the Chinese threat to the U.S. and what must be done to develop a comprehensive integrated strategy. A transcript of the event is below. Suzanne Scholte:…
Read More ›Religious advisement: Impact of religion on military operations and strategic implications
CH (COL) Alan F. Pomaville, 2013-14 IWP US Army War College Fellow, completed a paper during his fellowship entitlted: “Religious Advisement: Impact of Religion on Military Operations and Strategic Implications.”
Read More ›IWP interns reflect on their experience
Fourteen interns from colleges and universities around the United States recently celebrated the completion of the IWP fall internship program. They worked on various topics including counterterrorism, cyber intelligence, cyber security, and defense economics. Here, they reflect on their experiences doing research, auditing courses, connecting with IWP faculty and staff, and growing professionally. “The real…
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