The Institute of World Politics (IWP) is a private

graduate school Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

of national security,

intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can be des ...

, and international affairs in

Washington DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

, and Reston, Virginia. Founded in 1990, it offers courses related to intelligence, national security, and diplomatic communities.

History

The Institute of World Politics (IWP) was founded in 1990 by John Lenczowski, the former director of European and Soviet Affairs at the United States National Security Council during the

Reagan administration Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Republican from California, took office following a landslide victory over ...

.Conservative Spotlight, "John Lenczowski's Institute of World Politics," ''Human Events'' Vol. 50 Issue 1 (1/14/1994): 16. His stated purpose for establishing the Institute was to develop a graduate school and curriculum that teaches students to apply "all the instruments of statecraft" across the spectrum of conflict but to remain grounded in American founding principles and the rule of

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

. From 1991 to 2005, it maintained an affiliation with

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

. This affiliation ended in 2006, as IWP attained independent accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. IWP is licensed to operate in Washington, DC by the DC Higher Education Licensure Commission and in Virginia by the

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is the Commonwealth's coordinating body for higher education. SCHEV was established by the Governor and General Assembly in 1956. Its mission, which is outlined in the Code of Virginia§2 ...

. In 2008, IWP became one of 17 academic institutions qualified by the

US Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

to host Senior Service Fellows.

Academics

The Institute of World Politics is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The institute provides one Doctor of Statecraft and National Security program, five Master of Arts degrees, and 17 graduate certificates. It houses the Kosciuszko Chair of Polish Studies, the Center for Culture and Security, and the Center for Human Rights and International Affairs.

Master's degree programs

The Institute of World Politics offers the following M.A. programs: * Master of Arts in Statecraft and National Security Affairs * Master of Arts in Statecraft and International Affairs * Master of Arts in Strategic Intelligence Studies * Executive Master of Arts in National Security Affairs * Master of Arts in Strategic and International Studies (Professional) *Master of Arts in Statecraft and Strategy (Online) *Professional Master of Arts in Statecraft and Strategy (Online)

Doctor of Statecraft and National Security

The Doctor of Statecraft and National Security (Professional) (DSNS) is a degree targeted towards those who wish to pursue national security, as opposed to teaching. In contrast to most Ph.D. programs, it avoids extreme specialization in favor of broad understanding.

Faculty

IWP faculty includes: *Anne Bradley, former economic analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of Terrorism Analysis * Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, Director of the Center for Intermarium Studies * Matthew Daniels, founder of Good of All *Aaron Danis, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, counter terrorism analyst with over 30 years of experience *Michelle DiGruttolo, former White House Intelligence Briefer, Senior Managing Director at Ankura *John J. Dziak, former senior intelligence officer and executive in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and in the Defense Intelligence Agency *David Glancy, former Senior Advisor for Political-Military Affairs at the State Department, former policy analyst and advisor with the Office of the Secretary of Defense *

Paul A. Goble Paul A. Goble (born 1949) is an American analyst, writer and columnist with expertise on Russia. Trained at Miami University (B.A., 1970) and the University of Chicago (M.A., 1973), he is the editor of four volumes on ethnic issues in the former ...

, former Special Advisor to the Secretary of State *Christopher C. Harmon, Donald Bren Chair of Great Power Competition at Marine Corps University * Ambassador G. Philip Hughes, former official with the White House and Departments of State, Commerce and Defense * Joshua Muravchik, writer and specialist on U.S. foreign policy *

Michael Pillsbury Michael Paul Pillsbury (born February 8, 1945) is an author, and former public official in the United States. He has been the Director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. since 2014. Before Hudson, he he ...

, senior fellow and director for Chinese strategy at Hudson Institute * Albert Santoli, Founder and Director of Asia America Initiative * Henry D. Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center * Charles R. Snyder, former Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State * Sara Vakhshouri, founder and president of SVB Energy International Professors emeriti include S. Eugene Poteat and Ambassador Alberto Martinez Piedra.

Former faculty

Sebastian Gorka Sebastian Lukács Gorka ( hu, Gorka Sebestyén Lukács) (born October 22, 1970) is a British-born Hungarian-American media personality (currently with Salem Radio and NewsMax TV), military and intelligence analyst, and former government off ...

* Frank Marlo, former Assistant for Counter proliferation Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy * Mackubin Thomas Owens * Juliana Geran Pilon * Richard W. Rahn *

Herbert Romerstein Herbert "Herb" Romerstein (August 19, 1931 – May 7, 2013) was an American ex-communist and historian who became a writer specializing in anticommunism and was appointed Director of the U.S. Information Agency’s Office to Counter Soviet Disinf ...

Students

The 150 member student body is approximately 65% recent graduates planning to pursue careers in national security, foreign policy, or intelligence and about 35% mid-career professionals in those fields seeking additional credentials. Holding a security clearance is not a prerequisite for studying at IWP, as all coursework takes place at an unclassified level.

Campus

The Institute of World Politics is located in the

Dupont Circle Dupont Circle (or DuPont Circle) is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW t ...

neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Its campus consists of two buildings, the Marlatt Mansion and Bently Hall, both of which contain classrooms and administrative offices. Both building are designated

contributing properties In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...

to the

Sixteenth Street Historic District The Sixteenth Street Historic District is a linear historic district in Washington, D.C., that includes all structures along 16th Street NW between H Street and Florida Avenue. The district's southern boundary is bordered by Lafayette Square, ...

. Bently Hall at the Institute is named for Donald E. Bently, a longtime Institute Board member and major financial supporter of the Institute. The Institute holds the private library of former CIA Director

William Casey William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agen ...

and the American Security Council Foundation Library. In 2020, IWP opened a campus in Reston, Virginia.

Funding

Donald E. Bently purchased the Marlatt Mansion and two adjacent townhouses for the Institute. For the first 15 years, he rented the building to the Institute for $1.00 per year. He paid several million dollars to renovate the townhouses and later donated them to the Institute. He also endowed the Donald E. Bently Chair of Political Economy. The institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt educational institution, relying on private charitable donations and tuition. Tuition accounts for approximately 65% of annual operating expenses.

Notable alumni

* Brian Mennes,

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

general officer * Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam, social activist, writer, political analyst and former senior media and public diplomacy advisor at

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

* Eerik Marmei, Former Ambassador of Estonia to the U.S. * Major General John Thomson, Former Commandant of Cadets and the

United States Military Academy at West Point The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...

, and current Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division * Mark Tooley, President of the

Institute on Religion and Democracy The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is an American Christian conservative think tank that promotes its views among mainline Protestant churches, as well as advocating for its values in the public square. Its critics claim that it has bee ...

* Hampton Stephens, Founder and Publisher of ''World Politics Review'' *John Scimone, SVP, Chief Security Officer at Dell *Scott Cullinane, Executive Director of the US-Europe Alliance * Zak Allal, a medical doctor for the United Nations in Algeria and non-resident scholar at IWP *Michael Maibach, Managing Director of the James Wilson Institute *Marcio Coimbra, Executive-Director - Interlegis, Senado Federal, Brazil *Mark Beall, Former head of strategy and policy at DoD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center *David Charney, Founder and Medical Director of Roundhouse Square Counseling Center and expert on the psychology of the spy

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Institute of World Politics, The The Institute of World Politics Educational institutions established in 1990 1990 establishments in Washington, D.C. Intelligence education Intelligence assessment International relations education Schools of international relations