Press Releases

On June 8th, Dr. Sara Vakhshouri spoke on Bloomberg to discuss the OPEC+ cut extension and U.S. shale production. Dr. Sara Vakhshouri is founder and president of SVB Energy International, a strategic energy consulting firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Dubai. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Energy Security at The Institute of…

In a report published last month by the Special Operations Command Europe, IWP professor Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz’s work on popular resistance was heavily cited as a framework to understand resistance organizations and employed in a case study on popular resistance in Poland during World War II. The report, “Resistance Operating Concept (ROC),” by Otto…

Above: New students at orientation in Fall 2018 — including many members of the Class of 2020. Although our plans to celebrate the Class of 2020 at our May Commencement ceremony have been derailed due to the pandemic, the IWP faculty has sent congratulations notes to share with the class. Congratulations, Class of 2020!! “Class…

In a recent webinar with the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), Dr. John Lenczowski served as a panelist to discuss “China and COVID-19, What’s Next for America?” During his time speaking, Dr. Lenczowski called attention to the Cold War-style strategy and policies that China has been pursuing for the last 30 years. Visible elements of…

Through his nonprofit Asia America Initiative (AAI), IWP Professor Al Santoli is providing front line support to service providers in the fight against the coronavirus in the Philippines. Through these efforts, he is engaging in citizen diplomacy as a peacebuilding mechanism in this region. Thus far, more than 1,062 frontline aid workers have been infected…

Dr. Wayne Schroeder served as the Project Director for “MOVING OUT: A Comprehensive Assessment of European Military Mobility,” a report recently published by the Atlantic Council, where he serves as a Nonresident Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. This report was based on the work of a Task…

In a recent episode of Let’s Talk America, Dr. John Lenczowski spoke with Dr. Alan Keyes about national security, our health as a nation, and the COVID-19 crisis. The episode may be found below:  

As with so many other schools and businesses, IWP has temporarily moved all operations online due to precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. After March 13, the campus closed, and following spring break, on March 23, all classes moved seamlessly online. “While it is not the same as gathering in a classroom, IWP faculty have adapted…

This past spring, Dr. Paul Gelpi joined the adjunct faculty to teach IWP’s course on military strategy. A U.S. historian with over 20 years’ worth of experience in higher education, Dr. Gelpi brings with him an expertise in U.S. military history, military strategy and theory, and aviation history and airpower theory. Dr. Gelpi has an…

In a debate organized by the Oxford Union, Professor Michael Pillsbury spoke about China and the ever-growing concern it poses for the United States national security and foreign policy. Dr. Pillsbury noted that under President Obama there was an indictment of five Chinese military hackers breaking into a nuclear reactor companies in Pittsburgh to get…