Speeches & Lectures

What does America owe its veterans? Perhaps the best answer to this question came from a young woman in response to a review I had written of Karl Marlantes’s Vietnam War novel, Matterhorn. 

IWP US Army War College Fellow CH (LTC) Karen Meeker gave remarks on leadership at an open hosue for graduates and their guests on May 20, 2016. 

The following remarks were given by IWP Founder and President John Lenczowski at IWP’s Commencement Ceremony on May 21, 2016.

IWP Vice Chairman John Lovewell delivered the following remarks after being awareded a Doctorate of Laws Honoris Causa at The Institute of World Politics Commencement on May 21, 2016.

At the birth of this Nation, You called patriots who stepped up and stepped out in faith to establish this land as the home of the brave and free.  May it always be so. 

Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, professor at The Institute of World Politics, gave a lecture on Islam on April 21 for Providence Magazine.

February 12, 2016 marks the 207th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. Although Lincoln is widely revered by the American people, that reverence is not universal.

It is my great honor to speak to you today on the occasion of Constitution Day, which celebrates the signing of the US Constitution on September 17, 1787. 

As headlines focus on the American-Iranian nuclear negotiations, IWP professor Henry Sokolski recently lectured on a less-publicized yet still pressing nuclear nonproliferation matter:the US-China Civilian Nuclear Cooperative (123) Agreement.  

On Thursday, January 22, Stephen Ladek of Aidpreneur.com and International Solutions Group gave a lecture entitled “Making It: 7 things you must do to claim your spot as a development/aid professional” at IWP in an event sponsored by IWP Career Services.