Press Releases

IWP is pleased to announce that it has launched a new fellowship program in partnership with the United States Department of State, as well as a scholarship program for State Department employees. The IWP Senior State Department Fellowship provides two Executive Master’s Degree candidates with a yearlong opportunity for professional growth focused on developing and…

A major UK research study has validated the effectiveness of a digital public education campaign organized by IWP professor Dr. Matthew Daniels to promote human rights awareness. A digital public diplomacy campaign This human rights awareness campaign consists of YouTube videos that review popular movies and video games and highlight different human rights violations with…

Dr. John Lenczowski, IWP Founder and President, was quoted extensively by the Epoch Times in a recent article, “Reagan’s Epochal Battle Against Communism Offers Lessons.” In the article, Dr. Lenczowski spoke about his experience serving on Reagan’s National Security Council from 1983 to 1987 and how the administration worked to connect with people in the Soviet empire. During the Cold War, many people…

In two recent editions of The Schilling Show, IWP adjunct professor Dr. Henry P. Williams III discussed Turkey and America with host Rob Schilling.   History of Turkey and America  On October 23rd, 2019, Dr. Williams discussed his book Turkey and America: East & West – Where the Twain Meet, as well as the strategic importance of Turkey, the rise…

On October 22-23, 2019, a group of IWP’s top supporters gathered in Washington, D.C. for a series of events and seminars with IWP faculty, alumni, and students. This Chancellor’s Council Meeting began with a reception on October 22 in which the front classroom in Marlatt Mansion was named in honor of Commodore John Barry, who…

John Lovewell, a commercial real estate developer and longtime IWP Trustee, was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees on October 22nd. Tidal McCoy, former Acting Secretary/Senior Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (1981-88), was elected Vice Chairman of the Board. Owen T. Smith, Esq., who had served as Chairman for 14 years, was elected…

On September 27th, 2019, The Institute of World Politics Library received approximately 100 books from Dr. Nicholas Dujmovic. Dr. Dujmovic is the director of Catholic University’s program in intelligence studies. He retired from the CIA as an intelligence officer after working there for 26 years. He is a deacon of an Orthodox Church in Falls…

On September 15, 2019, former assistant secretary of the Air Force and IWP Trustee Hon. Tidal W. McCoy appeared on the CATS Roundtable podcast to discuss the state and future of America’s Space Force. Despite the recent spike in press coverage, discussions of space’s role in the national security strategy are not new. In the…

The IWP Library is pleased to announce our new subscription to HeinOnline Academic database. The database features more than 100 million pages of content and covers more than 100 subject areas. HeinOnline provides access to 300 plus years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems…

On Sunday, September 15th, Professor Sara Vakhshouri spoke with BBC and Bloomberg about the impact of the drone attack on a major Saudi Arabian oil plant.   Professor Vakshouri spoke in both interviews about how people should not expect a shock to the oil market because Saudi Arabia has plenty of domestic inventories of crude oil that will last them…