Past Events

On September 16th, 2020, The Institute of World Politics hosted its Annual Constitution Day Lecture as a webinar presentation on the topic: How the Civil War Completed the Constitution: A 2020 Perpetuation Address with Dr. Ken Masugi. About the Speaker Dr. Ken Masugi is a Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute and a Senior Contributor to…

On Wednesday, October 7th, The Institute of World Politics hosted a webinar entitled Chinese Communist Espionage, led by Dr. Mathew Brazil. This event was a part of the Asia Initiative Lecture Series. About the Speaker Dr. Matthew Brazil is a non-resident Fellow at The Jamestown Foundation. He worked in Asia for over 20 years as…

On September 14th, 2020, The Institute of World Politics hosted a webinar on Human Rights Atrocities in North Korea. This event was a part of IWP’s Asia Initiative Lecture Series and featured a discussion with Ambassador Jung-Hoon Lee, the former South Korean Ambassador for human rights as well as the inaugural South Korean Ambassador-at-Large for…

On September 14, 2020, The Institute of World Politics hosted the webinar, Becoming Kim Jong Un. This event was sponsored by the Global Impact Discussion Series and moderated by IWP alumna Patricia Schouker. The webinar featured Dr. Jung H. Pak, who spoke to the external and internal factors that gave rise to one of the…

On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Mr. Joseph F. Johnston, Jr. presented on his new book The Decline of Nations: Lessons for Strengthening America at Home and in the World. About Mr. Johnston Mr. Johnston graduated from Princeton University before receiving a master’s degree and law degree from Harvard University. He practiced law in New York…

On August 19th, 2020 The Institute of World Politics hosted a webinar entitled “Countering Islamist Political Extremism by Orchestrating the Instruments of National Power” which was a part of the Winning Without War series. The event featured Dr. Christopher C. Harmon and Dr. Douglas E. Streusand and was moderated by Michael C. Maibach, an IWP…

Via a series of webinars and lecture videos in July, IWP held its 10th Annual Kościuszko Chair Spring Symposium in honor of Lady Blanka Rosenstiel. This symposium was sponsored by the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies and the Center for Intermarium Studies. Early Modern Polish Commanders and the Use of Combined Arms​ Dr. John Radzilowski…

On Monday, June 22nd, The Institute of World Politics hosted a webinar entitled “COVID-19 and Global Energy Security,” led by Dr. Sara Vakhshouri and Mr. C. Derek Campbell. About the Speakers Dr. Sara Vakhshouri is the founder and president of SVB Energy International, a strategic energy consulting firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Dubai.…

On Thursday, June 25, 2020, Dr. Henry P. Williams III spoke at a virtual IWP student roundtable event about recent and current conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an emphasis on Turkey. He began his discussion with a proposition from an opinion piece he wrote in January: “Symmetrical, and asymmetrical, conflicts and proxy wars in…

On June 17th, Dr. David Glancy gave a webinar lecture on the geopolitical and geoeconomic issues that have arisen or could potentially arise due to the coronavirus pandemic. The lecture was moderated by Dr. Frank Marlo, the Dean of Academics at IWP. About the Speaker Dr. David Glancy is a professor of Strategy and Statecraft…