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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…

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…

Japan is finally ready to do some heavy military lifting as our ally. Given China’s continuous belligerence, and North Korea’s rabidity, it is very good news indeed, not only for the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand, but also to others targeted by Beijing. As a bonus, the Japanese are also quite adversarial toward Russia. Prime…

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…

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…

Several years ago, I handed out to my class a recent (then) Library of Congress description of military invasions of other counties undertaken by the United States. Before handing it out, I asked them how many there were or how many they had knowledge of. Their answers all highlighted Vietnam, Korea, and, certainly, Germany, although…

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…

“I think IWP is really the ideal institution for supporting the development of our nation’s future leaders and decision-makers. It has made a huge impact on my career.” -Mina Ademovic (’15) After graduating from IWP, Mina Ademovic (’15) began a career in Foreign Military Sales, in which she assists her military and government clients with…

IWP Trustee and former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Tidal McCoy recently discussed the suspected Chinese spy balloon and other objects flying over the U.S. on Cats at Night with John Catsimatidis on February 10. Listen to the audio

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…