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Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About the book: Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History and Winner of the Journal of the American Revolution 2016 Book of the Year Award The remarkable un...
The Global Counterterrorism Fight Since 2017
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: The Trump administration quietly undertook a range of counterterrorism efforts during its first year, allowing President Trump to r...
Three cases of Polish captivity in the years 1918 – 1924
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This event is a part of IWP's Intermarium Lecture Series. Three cases of Polish captivity in years 1918 – 1924: Galician Ukrainians, “Petlura’...
Russia’s Use of Private Military Companies to Advance Foreign Policy Goals
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: International law prohibits the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries. Mercenaries do not enjoy the rights of arm...
What does moral courage have to do with the return of Americans taken hostage?
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This event is sponsored by the IWP’s Student Veterans Association. About the Lecture: Ms. Diane Foley will discuss her personal account of her son,...
Sneak Peek into forthcoming book ‘The Bonfire of the Verities’
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sneak Peek into forthcoming book “The Bonfire of the Verities” Pathologies of Public Policy Decision-Making and How to Fix Them. About the Book: ...
National Security, Whistle-Blowers and the Nature of Secrecy
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Title: National Security, Whistle-Blowers and the Nature of Secrecy This event is a part of the Global Impact Discussion Series by Founder and Modera...
Witold Pilecki: an ordinary man turned volunteer for Auschwitz?
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of the 12th Annual Kościuszko Chair Conference that was held on November 23, 2019, at The Institute of Worl...
Polish lands 1939-1956: Civilians’ Survival Strategies During the War, Occupation, and Liberation
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of the 12th Annual Kościuszko Chair Conference that was held on November 23, 2019, at The Institute of Worl...
The town of Pinsk, the gubernya of Minsk: On the Eve of the Great War
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: The town of Pinsk, the gubernya of Minsk: On the Eve of the Great War About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of the 12th Annual Kościus...
The Miracle Man on the Vistula
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of the 12th Annual Kościuszko Chair Conference that was held on November 23, 2019, at The Institute of Worl...
The Way Forward in the Post Revolution Sudan
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Event: Our distinguished panelists will discuss the political stability and peace prospects, economic, social cohesion, and the way forward ...
How Nation States Attack High Value Assets
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Technologist Eric Fulton will discuss “How Nation States Attack High Value Assets,” with an emphasis on Chinese action. He will...
Ideology: A Word in Search of Meaning
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: In current political conversations and reporting, the word “ideology” seems to have a plethora of meanings, often not clearly r...
Remarks: Encounter with Katyn
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Generally, there are two major approaches in research on Katyn: the perspective of the victims and, to a somewhat lesser extent, the p...
Encounter With Katyn
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Generally, there are two major approaches in research on Katyn: the perspective of the victims and, to a somewhat lesser extent, the p...
What Thucydides can Teach Us About Hong Kong and China: a Critical Response
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: In 2017, Graham Allison, founding dean of the Harvard Kennedy School and former assistant secretary of defense, published “Destin...
The War for Muddy Waters: Pirates, Terrorists, Traffickers, and Maritime Insecurity
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Historically, operations and studies regarding maritime security focus on individual threats (e.g., piracy, terrorism, narcotics, etc....
Federal Pianist: The Rueful Tales of the Only One
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the book: In the halcyon days of the Reagan administration, a young artist was brought in to give the president’s closest friend piano lessons...
The Middle Eastern Origin of the Venezuela Crisis
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: The Maduro regime in Venezuela is sustained through a multi-dimensional, multi-faceted, sophisticated matrix of foreign and domesti...
Examining the Construct of Great-Power Competition
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: The Trump Administration’s national defense strategy contains the following judgment: “The central challenge to U.S. prosperity...
Leadership . . . With Chinese Characteristics
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: What sorts of people rise to leadership in the Chinese Communist Party? How do they get to the top? What qualities define them? How...
Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elite Slept
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: The media often suggest that Russia poses the greatest threat to America’s national security, but the real danger lies farther east....
Measuring Energy Security Risk: Assessing Risk in a Global Energy Market
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Energy security has been a perennial concern since the early 1970s. But what exactly do we mean by energy security, and how do we k...
Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family’s Lust for Power Destroyed Syria
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: In spring 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turned to his friend and army commander, Manaf Tlass, for advice about how to respond...
The Red Sea Region between War and Reconciliation
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: The Red Sea is one of the world’s most important trade routes, a theater of power struggle among local, regional, and global powers....
Continuous Cyber Security Management: An industry standards based approach
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This lecture will discuss an industry standards based approach to manage cyber security threats. The focus will be to understand ho...
President Trump and Iran: Cutting Through the Misinformation
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This lecture will focus on the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and the Admi...
War and Humanitarianism: The Case of Maurice Pate (1894-1965)
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture is our ninth annual Kosciuszko Chair Military Lecture held in honor of Gen. Walter Jajko. It is sponsored by the Center for Intermarium S...
Russification vs Westernization: battle for hearts and minds of Belarusians
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Belarus can’t find a way out of geopolitical turbulence. In contrast to neighboring Ukraine, Russian meddling here is mostly done...
Israel’s Energy Security and Strategy: Changing Dynamics in the Age of Gas
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Until about two decades ago, Israel imported 98 percent of its energy requirements from far off places on the globe. Although locat...
The war begins: Poland, September 1939
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the lecture: Dr. Chodakiewicz will discuss the details of the Nazi and the Soviet attack on Poland in 1939. He will explain pre-war diplomatic a...
The Fight So Far
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: The Fight So Far About the Lecture: Lieutenant General Michael Nagata, USA, Ret. will discuss a strategic review of the US Government’s effo...
How NGOs are Using Digital Media to Advance Human Rights
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Mission of the Republic of Senegal to the UN hosted a United Nations roundtable for 14+ member nations on July 30, 2019. Dr. Matthew Daniels of IW...
Losing One’s Country Twice, Finding it Once
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Losing One’s Country Twice, Finding it Once About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of The Loss of Country Panel, which was held at The In...
To Lose a Country: France 1940
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: To Lose a Country: France 1940 About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of The Loss of Country Panel, which was held at The Institute of Worl...
The Artful Recluse: 17th Century China
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: The Artful Recluse: 17th Century China About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of The Loss of Country Panel, which was held at The Institute...
Citizens as Instruments of National Power
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Citizens as Instruments of National Power About the Lecture: To achieve national security and foreign policy objectives, the United States mus...
Chinese Influence Operations Against Taiwan and Beyond
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Chinese Influence Operations Against Taiwan and Beyond This event is sponsored by IWP’s China lecture series. About the Lecture: J. Michael...
A Journey to the Gulag: Experiencing History Through Virtual Reality
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: A Journey to the Gulag: Experiencing History Through Virtual Reality This event is sponsored by IWP’s Intermarium Lecture Series. To learn ...
Human Liberty 2.0 Advancing Universal Rights in the Digital Age
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: In the era of rising authoritarianism around the world, ordinary people are harnessing the power of digital and social media to advanc...
Red Crew: Fighting the War on Drugs with Reagan’s Coast Guard
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Red Crew: Fighting the War on Drugs with Reagan’s Coast Guard is a first-hand account of U.S. Coast Guard anti-smuggling operations ...
Turkey and America: East & West - Where the Twain Meet
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Turkey and America: East & West - Where the Twain Meet is a synthesis of the author’s now lifetime of deep and abiding personal and ...
Subordinating Intelligence: The DoD/CIA Post-Cold War Relationship
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Since September 11, 2001, the CIA and DoD have operated together in Afghanistan, Iraq, and during counterterrorism operations. Althoug...
Valedictory Remarks By Jack Doyle, IWP Class Of 2019
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Doyle, Valedictorian of the IWP Class of 2019, gave remarks during IWP's Commencement ceremony, which took place at the Fairmont Hotel in Washin...
Gender Systems and National Security
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Gender Systems and National Security This lecture is a part of the The Institute of World Politics' 2019 Student Symposium that was held on Ma...
Remarks by General John W. Nicholson, Jr., USA (Ret.) at IWP Commencement
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
General John W. Nicholson, Jr., USA (Ret.), "Mick," former Commander of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan and NATO Resolute Support Mission, gave the keynote ...
Remarks By John Lenczowski At IWP Commencement 2019
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and President of The Institute of World Politics, John Lenczowski, delivered remarks at IWP's Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2019, at the Fa...
Invocation By Captain Christopher D. Glass, Sr., USN (Ret.) At IWP Commencement 2019
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The invocation at The Institute of World Politics Commencement on May 18, 2019, was given by Captain Christopher D. Glass, Sr., USN (Ret.), Senior Vic...
Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Germany: An Assessment of the Threat and Policy Options
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Germany: An Assessment of the Threat and Policy Options This lecture is a part of the The Institute of...
Challenges of the Millennial Generation Towards the Future of U.S. National Security
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Challenges of the Millennial Generation Towards the Future of U.S. National Security This lecture is a part of the The Institute of World Poli...
The Geopolitics of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: Maritime Theory or Practice?
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: The Geopolitics of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: Maritime Theory or Practice? This lecture is a part of the The Institute of World Politics...
China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Story of Assessment and Strategic Adaptation
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: China's Belt and Road Initiative: A Story of Assessment and Strategic Adaptation This lecture is a part of The Institute of World Politics' Ch...
Heaven on Earth: The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Socialism
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Heaven on Earth: The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Socialism About the Book: Socialism was man's most ambitious attempt to supplant religion wi...
New Dynamics of Energy Security; US sanctions on Iran & Venezuela, Shale boom & OPEC
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: New Dynamics of Energy Security; US sanctions on Iran & Venezuela, Shale boom & OPEC About the Lecture: In this lecture Dr. Vakhshouri will di...
America and Canada: The Statecraft of Two Nations
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: America and Canada: The Statecraft of Two Nations This lecture is a part of The Institute of World Politics' Student Speaker Series. About t...
Blockchain 2035: The Digital DNA of Internet 3.0
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Blockchain 2035: The Digital DNA of Internet 3.0 is the first book ever written by a Blockchain founder and encapsulates nearly a deca...
The Weaponization of Social Media
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: The Weaponization of Social Media This lecture is a part of The Institute of World Politics Capitol Hill Speaker Series. About the Lecture: E...
Between Politics and Social Work
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Written by: Dr. Jolanta Mysiakowska-Muszyńska, Scholar of the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw Presented by: Maria Juczewska, Associate D...
Boris Smyslovski: WWII, White Russian, Counterinsurgency and Counterintelligence
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Title: Boris Smyslovski: WWII, White Russian, Counterinsurgency and Counterintelligence About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of The Ninth Annual...
For the Entente's Cause in Tsarist Uniforms: Polish Military Formations in Tsarist Russia During WWI
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Full Title: For the Entente's Cause in Tsarist Uniforms: Polish Military Formations in Tsarist Russia During WWI (1914–1918) About the Lecture: Thi...
The United States' Practice of Wartime Detention
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Over the past twenty years, the United States’ practice of wartime detention has received a great deal of criticism and controver...
The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Though our military remains undefeated, the United States has lost every war since World War II. But within a generation, our military...
Chinese Espionage and U.S. Security
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Mr. Eftimiades will discuss China's espionage scope, operational methods, targets, and the impact on U.S. national security. The di...
China: Kidnapped by the Communist Party
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This discussion is a part of IWP's China series. About the Lecture: The Chinese Communist Party has ruled China for decades, bringing untold disaster...
The Challenge of Counterintelligence Cultures
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Third Annual Herb Romerstein Memorial Propaganda and Deception Lecture: The Challenge of Counterintelligence Cultures: The Counterintelligence S...
Belarus Under Putin's Radar
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made it clear to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka: Minsk must take steps towards de...
The Economics of Targeted Sanctions
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: While broad economic sanctions have long been used as instruments of foreign policy, targeted sanctions focusing on specific indivi...
No God, No Civilization: The New Atheism and the Fantasy of Perpetual Progress
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: For centuries an aggressive secularism has fought to occupy the place once held by religion in Western society. Its intellectual leade...
Diplomacy Through Aid: The 2014 - 2015 West African Ebola Epidemic
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This lecture will focus on the background of the build up to the 2014 - 2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa and what the United Stat...
Insider Spies: New Ideas to Counter the Threat
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the Sixth Annual Brian Kelley Memorial Lecture at The Institute of World Politics. About Brian Kelley Memorial Lectures: The passing of Profe...
The Future of the European Union
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This event is sponsored by the Center for Intermarium Studies and the Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies at IWP. About the Lecture: The European Unio...
Insights from an Exiled Venezuelan Opposition Figure
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: In 1927, Mr. David Smolansky’s Jewish grandparents fled Soviet Ukraine for Cuba, from which they fled to Venezuela in 1970 after ...
Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Soon after the American Revolution, certain of the founders began to recognize the strategic significance of Asia and the Pacific and ...
Iraqi Governance and the Challenge of Iranian Interference
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This discussion will examine the influential role played by Iran within Iraq and the challenge of building a functioning Iraqi stat...
Suki w Zakone: A Criminal Key to Putin's Russia
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the lecture Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz will discuss how the criminal underworld was coopted by the Bolshevik revolution, how it was tamed and broke...
China's Military and Geopolitical Rise and its Challenge to the US
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Xi Jinping, China's Communist Party Chairman and President, has ambitious plans to make China a global power. This lecture will dis...
Sovereignty in the 21st Century
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Sovereignty in the 21st Century and the Crisis for Identity, Cultures, Nation-States, and Civilizations describes a world already at w...
Economic Democracy: The Unexplored Foundation for a Free Economy
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: This examination of American governance makes a rather unique comparison of economic democracy with political democracy. It will be...
The Hunt for and Identification of CIA Traitor Aldrich Ames
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: In 1985 and 1986, the CIA experienced the unparalleled loss of its stable of Soviet assets, which all but wiped out human source re...
Saved from Overseas: Contribution of the General Haller’s Army to the Independence of Poland
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Juczewska, IWP, Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies. This year, we are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Poland's regaining independence. One...
Radical Islam and Resettlement Jihad: Are Poland and Its Neighbors the Next Potential Victims?
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew J. O’Brien, Federation for American Immigration Reform, Director of Research. The nations of Europe are rapidly becoming the victims of the...
Russian Cyber Doctrine and the Targeting of U.S. Critical Infrastructure
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: On March 15, 2018, the DHS and FBI announced that the Russian government cyber actors had conducted, since at least March 2016, a m...
The Secret World: A History of Intelligence
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has...
Venezuela's Future: Where do we go from here?
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: The collapse of Venezuela is no longer an internal or domestic problem; its migrant exodus has made it a hemispheric crisis. Most i...
Competitive Strategy and America's Future
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Frank Marlo is Dean of Academics at The Institute of World Politics. He formerly served as a Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps Co...
Invisible Slaves: The Victims and Perpetrators of Modern-Day Slavery
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: In Invisible Slaves, W. Kurt Hauser discusses slavery around the world, with research and firsthand stories that reframe slavery as a ...
Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iraq and Syria Panel
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Panel: Iraq and Syria have become major sources of instability in the Middle East, drawing in Islamic extremists from around the world, send...
Confessions of a Corporate Lobbyist
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Mr. Maibach will share 10 lively stories of ethics, strategy and decision-making drawn from his 18 years as Vice President of Globa...
China Builds for Global Power Projection
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: In a gathering trend previously discounted by some analysts, China is building the means to achieve global military power projectio...
The Foundation of the CIA: Harry Truman, The Missouri Gang, and the Origins of the Cold War
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This event is a part of the Global Impact Discussion Series by founder and moderator Patricia Schouker, IWP alumna. About the Book: This highly acce...
Democratic Governance as a Strategic Concept for Latin America
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: Amidst the collapse of the “socialist paradise” of Venezuela, expanding bloodshed in Nicaragua, refugees fleeing Central Americ...
The Virtue of Nationalism
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Nationalism is the issue of our age. From Donald Trump's "America First" politics to Brexit to the rise of the right in Europe, events...
Superpower China: The "Great Game Changer"
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A geopolitical game of “Gō” now unfolds between the rising Chinese superpower and the status quo powers of the Indo-Pacific led by the United Sta...
The Impact of Religion on the American Character
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This event is a part of the Student Lecture Series at IWP. About the Lecture: The United States, like most Western liberal countries, is a secular na...
The League of the Militant Godless
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Lecture: The speaker will discuss Soviet antireligious activism and propaganda, taking a look at "volunteer" activism and analyzing the arti...
North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: In North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa: Enabling Violence and Instability, Bruce E. Bechtol Jr. analyzes...
Russian Military History
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This event is the eighth annual Kosciuszko Chair Military Lecture in honor of Gen. Walter Jajko. It is sponsored by the Center for Intermarium Studies...
Anatomy of Failure: Why America Loses Every War It Starts
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About the Book: Since the end of World War II, why has the United States either lost every war it started or failed in every military intervention it ...
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Paul Kengor gave a lecture on his book "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism" on July 31, 2018, at The Institute of World Politics. About...