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The Phantom Horseman painting, by Sir John Gilbert

What Causes War? An Analysis of Kenneth Waltz’s “Images”

In my own view, the most definitive exploration of the causation of timeless warfare came out in 1959 by the late (deceased 2013) Kenneth N. Waltz, Man, The State, and War. The originator of the classic “neo-realist” theory of world politics, Waltz approached war from the vantage point of three distinct categories (“images”) that had…

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IWP participates in Don Bosco High School Work Study Program

IWP is joining more than 300 area companies and organizations participating in the Don Bosco High School Work Study Program. Don Bosco Cristo Rey is a co-educational high school (grades 9-12) located in Takoma Park, Maryland educating students exclusively from families of limited economic means. As part of the Work Study program, students work one day a…

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The Neomercantilist Mind

This article was written by Nathan Hitchen (’19) for The American Conservative. The Neomercantilists should be on the shelf of every skeptic of globalization. What Russell Kirk’s book The Conservative Mind did for post-war conservatives, in relating a genealogy of ideas to a ragtag band of dissenters from the New Deal, Eric Helleiner’s recent book, The Neomercantilists: A…

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Galactic dissonance for the Space Force

This article was written by doctoral candidate Matthew Jenkins for The Space Review.  In the early days of airpower, foresighted theorists like Billy Mitchell petitioned hard to demonstrate the value that airpower could bring to the warfighting abilities of the United States. Ardently campaigning, Mitchell got permission from Congress to illustrate this capability when in…

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Cyber Intelligence Initiative

IWP welcomes five new instructors for the Cyber Intelligence Initiative

IWP has welcomed five additional experts to teach its webinars on cyber intelligence: Larry Dietz, Jeff Moeller, Jim Penrose, Charles Pfaff, and Storm Swendsboe. They join a team of eleven other distinguished cyber intelligence instructors at IWP. Larry Dietz is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with extensive experience with cyberwar and psychological operations. He will…

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Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz discusses religious freedom and national identity

On February 2, IWP professor Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz spoke at a conference on the topic of “Preserving Identity in the Face of Oppression: Religious Freedom and National Identity in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia.” The event, which took place at Meridian International Center, was co-sponsored by the Religious Freedom Institute and Freedom and Identity…

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