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Psychotherapy Support for Ukrainian Refugees in the US

Psychotherapists work together to help Ukrainian refugees deal with trauma. New York City-based psychotherapist Anya Lukianov is a second generation Ukrainian-American with expertise in complex trauma. Her background gives her uncommon insight into how to support refugees from the Ukraine War who’ve come to the United States. Lukianov is project coordinator of the Refugee Support Project…

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Owen Smith speaking at the Chancellor's Dinner in 2014

Owen T. Smith – RIP

IWP Chairman Emeritus Owen T. Smith passed away on April 11, 2023. The piece below is written by Dr. John Lenczowski, IWP Founder, President Emeritus, and Chancellor. Is it possible to be sorrowful but also wear a smile?  That is how I feel when I think of our dear departed Chairman Emeritus, Owen Smith.  Owen…

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Erik Khzmalyan giving a lecture at IWP

Erik Khzmalyan (’19): Geopolitical Analyst and Consultant

During his graduate studies at IWP, Erik fully delved into the experience. He quit his job to become a full-time student, spent significant time doing extracurricular reading in addition to his assigned readings, and shared his research in public lectures at the Institute. Since graduating, Erik has worked for a political risk consulting firm, consulted…

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Violent Non-State Actor (VNSA) panel participants, March 2023

IWP Presents at the Intelligence Studies Consortium Conference

IWP student Dr. Baiju Gandhi made a presentation on the Violent Non-State Actor (VNSA) panel at the Intelligence Studies Consortium held at the George Mason University on 24 March. The conference theme was “Intelligence Support for the 2022 National Security Strategy.” Dr. Gandhi, a consultation-liaison psychiatrist who is working towards the IWP Non-Violent Conflict graduate…

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Statue of Liberty

Liberty as Foreign Policy

  In 1775, in a Richmond church, Patrick Henry gave the reason for the American Revolution and, subsequently, the explanation for any American political independence in the first place. “Give me liberty or give me death” was described by one man in the audience (Thomas Marshall, father of the first Chief Justice, John Marshall) as…

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Demining Ukraine: How Geography Affects Military Tactics in the Breadbasket of Europe

In the view of former Green Beret Ryan Hendrickson, Ukraine is today the largest minefield in the world. The malign impact of this new reality not only has global repercussions, but it will also extend for decades into the future. “Much of the conflict in Ukraine today revolves around landmines,” Hendrickson explains. Millions of these…

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