
Dr. Matthew Daniels discusses human rights at the Mission of Senegal to the UN
IWP Professor Dr. Matthew Daniels spoke about human rights in the digital age at a panel discussion on July 30th hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations. Celebrating the International Day of Friendship, the panel examined ways that NGOs and non-profits can use digital technology for the good…
Read More ›Prof. Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses Iran’s recent ballistic missile test
On July 26, 2019, Prof. Rebeccah Heinrichs spoke in an interview with Fox Business to discuss Iran’s recent ballistic missile test. Ms. Heinrichs is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute specializing in nuclear deterrence and missile defense and additionally serves as an adjunct professor at The Institute of World Politics, where she teaches a…
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John Tkacik to teach course on the U.S. and China in power transition
The Institute of World Politics is pleased to welcome a new member to the faculty, John Tkacik. He will be teaching a course on Wednesday afternoons this fall entitled The United States and China in Power Transition: Geography, History, and Ideology. The course will review the period of the late Ming dynasty to the establishment…
Read More ›Dr. Sara Vakhshouri discusses Iranian oil exports
IWP professor Dr. Sara Vakhshouri visited the Capitol Crude podcast by S&P Global to discuss the implementation of American sanctions against Iranian oil exports in an episode entitled “Tankers, sanctions and tensions: How much oil is Iran still exporting?”. Following the Trump administration’s decision to end waivers for countries that import Iranian crude oil, Tehran…
Read More ›Linda Di Desidero joins IWP faculty to teach writing
IWP is pleased to welcome Dr. Linda Di Desidero to the faculty to teach Introduction to Graduate Writing (IWP 643) this summer and fall. Dr. Di Desidero currently teaches professional writing at World Bank Group in Washington, D.C.; in the U.S. Department of Defense, where she directs the Leadership Communication Skills Center at Marine Corps…
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New course on Cyber Strategy Development to be offered this fall
IWP will be offering a new course in cyber for the Fall 2019 semester: Cyber Strategy Development (IWP 691 – 2 Credits), taught by a new professor, Joe Billingsley. About the Cyber Strategy Development course Every organization, both public and private sector, requires a strategy that addresses cyberspace. This course introduces students to the complexities…
Read More ›IWP welcomes new Russian professor, Elizabeth Mastri
This semester, IWP welcomes a new Russian professor, Elizabeth Mastri. Ms. Mastri has been a language instructor since 2015 and has worked at the Comprehensive Language Center and the Berlitz Language Center. In 2016, she obtained a “Teacher of Russian Language for Foreign Students” certification from Moscow State University. In her professional career, Ms. Mastri…
Read More ›Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses Iran nuclear and terrorism policy issues
On May 2, 2019, IWP professor Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discussed “Iran Nuclear and Terrorism Policy Issues” on an expert panel at the Heritage Foundation. He began his discussion with an analysis of previous terrorist attacks during the Iran/ Iraq War. He described the chronology and progression of terrorist attacks from assassination attempts and the…
Read More ›Dr. Matt Daniels discusses authoritarianism, terrorism, and human rights
On June 24th, Dr. Matthew Daniels, Chair of Law and Human Rights at The Institute of World Politics, discussed how the rise of authoritarianism is impacting human rights around the world on Fed Access with Derrick Dortch. Mr. Dortch also serves as IWP’s Director of Career Services. The interview began with a discussion of the…
Read More ›Professor Heinrichs discusses the escalation with Iran and the path forward for the Trump Administration
On June 20, 2019, IWP Professor Rebeccah Heinrichs appeared on Fox Business to speak with Trish Regan about recent escalation with Iran. On the show, she discussed her opinion of how the Trump Administration has handled the Iranian attacks on the Norwegian and Japanese oil tankers as well as the regime shooting down an American…
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