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On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the IWP community gathered to celebrate the Investiture of President Ambassador Aldona Woś and Commencement for the Class of 2023 at the Fairmont in Washington, D.C. The Class of 2023, along with trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni, families, and friends, were in attendance. Dr. Constance “Connie” Ledoux Book, President of…

“I am so appreciative of your generosity, and I would like to thank you so much for making this award possible. It’s a great honor that you selected me for this award, and I will not disappoint you.” -Aubrey Hodges to our alumni donors IWP M.A. candidate Aubrey Hodges has been awarded the 2023 IWP…

A review of The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos By Sohrab Ahmari Sohrab Ahmari’s multifarious Unbroken Thread is a letter of advice to his young son, Max. The child’s patron saint is Maximilian Maria Kolbe, who gave his life for a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz. Ahmari writes, “My…

The 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum “Leaders Meeting” in San Francisco will be a particular challenge because President Joe Biden is obliged to host both Chinese “state chairman” (國家主席) Xi Jinping (習近平) and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Of course, Putin will not attend. He’s very busy and, well, he’s a war criminal. The…

Jenna Akers and Taylor Weinsz have been selected for the prestigious Rumsfeld Fellowship for the 2023-24 school year. This fellowship includes scholarship funds to enable Jenna and Taylor to continue their graduate studies at IWP, as well as events that connect them to an extensive network of current and former Rumsfeld Fellows, the great majority…

IWP President Amb. Aldona Woś spoke about the U.S. State Department for an episode of the Constituting America podcast. Constituting America works to educate Americans about the Constitution and the rights and liberties it provides and protects for all of us. Watch the interview below:  

Unlike America, China could be a neutral party for potential peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Will the war in Ukraine end with a treaty signed in Beijing? Russia says that China’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine could be a framework for settling the conflict. President Joe Biden is reportedly willing to encourage China to help bring an end…

The IWP Board of Advisors has recently welcomed a new member, Frank D. Pellicori, Partner and Director of Wealth Management at Vivaldi Capital Management in Chicago. “I am incredibly pleased for both Frank Pellicori and IWP that Frank will be joining our Board of Advisors,” said IWP Trustee Steve Fausel. “I know Frank and his…

Forty years ago, President Ronald Reagan unveiled the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). As long as nuclear weapons exist, the United States would maintain credible deterrence against its nuclear rivals, and President Reagan made sure of that. He believed it was unwise and wrong to leave Americans vulnerable to nuclear attack if deterrence failed. He understood that active…

This article was written by IWP student Logan West. Hungary’s critics ignore the country’s real-world military-industrial buildup and humanitarian aid support provided to Ukraine. A rather poorly-formed argument questioning Hungary’s loyalty to NATO has emerged in recent months over its opposition to Russian sanctions and calls for negotiations with Moscow. Some have even called for…