Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz’s studies in popular resistance contribute to Special Operations Command Europe report
In a report published last month by the Special Operations Command Europe, IWP professor Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz’s work on popular resistance was heavily cited as a framework to understand resistance organizations and employed in a case study on popular resistance in Poland during World War II. The report, “Resistance Operating Concept (ROC),” by Otto…
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Alex Bergler (’21): Bringing the arts of statecraft to local police work
IWP student Alex Bergler has discovered that the arts of statecraft can be applied in local police work as well as in national security affairs. Alex and his team use skills such as diplomacy, intelligence, counterintelligence, cyber strategy, and hard power frequently while serving with the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). In the evenings, he…
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…
Read More ›Peter Huessy speaks about “The Role of Nuclear Weapons in Chinese Strategy”
On Wednesday, May 13, The Institute of World Politics hosted a webinar on the role of nuclear weapons in Chinese strategy. The Institute welcomed Mr. Peter Huessy to speak on the subject. Mr. Huessy is an expert on nuclear deterrence, missile defense, and strategic threats to the U.S. and its allies, having lectured on these…
Read More ›L’Etica del Nazionalismo
This March, IWP Research Professor Dr. Paul Coyer’s new book, L’Etica del Nazionalismo (The Ethics of Nationalism) was released in Italy. L’Etica del Nazionalismo (Rome, Italy: Edizione Mondo Nuovo, March 2020) Read more
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Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz presents online lecture series on World War I in the Intermarium region
IWP professor Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz has recorded a three-part YouTube lecture series on the impacts of World War I in the Intermarium, the region between the Baltic and Black Seas. In his first lecture, The Great War in the Intermarium, he starts with a series of powerful quotes about the devastating impact of World…
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 ›Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, RIP
Mrs. Bernice Gilbride called me one day some 15 years ago to let me know that she had a donation for the Institute of World Politics. “Marek,” she said in her usual composed, yet firm voice, “the German government has sent me a compensation check for slave labor and I’d like to write it over…
Read More ›Small military nuclear reactors: In need of global safeguards
The US Defense Department recently awarded three contracts totaling $40 million to kick off a design competition to build small mobile nuclear reactors that can “be forward deployed with forces outside the continental United States,” including at “remote operating bases.” The notion of small reactors accompanying troops in battle raises all sorts of military, logistical, and international…
Read More ›Letter to the Class of 2020 from the President
Dear Members of the Class of 2020, Congratulations in advance on the completion of your graduate degrees! I wish that we could have been together this week to celebrate this tremendous achievement in person. As you begin or continue in your professional careers, I hope that the lessons you learned at IWP will serve you well and make you…
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 entitled: “Religious Advisement: Impact of Religion on Military Operations and Strategic Implications.”
Read More ›IWP interns reflect on their experience
Twelve interns from colleges and universities around the United States recently completed the IWP spring internship program. They worked on various topics including counterterrorism, cyber intelligence, emerging U.S. national security threats, and defense economics. Here, they reflect on their experience doing research, auditing courses, connecting with IWP faculty and staff, and growing professionally. “My internship…
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