Iran at the Brink: War, Revolution, and the Future of the Middle East
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Defending The Glorious Cause: The Foreign Policy of the Founding Fathers with Mike Watson
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, this lecture examines the international forces that shaped the nation's ri...
Resources, Power, and Nation Building: Critical Minerals and the New Geopolitics of the 21st
In his new book, Resources, Power, and Nation Building: Afghanistan and the Promise of Minerals, Dr. Haroon Hakimi analyzes how critical and...
Why Poland Is Inconvenient for EU’s Left-Liberal Elites
This presentation examines the growing tension between the sovereignty of nation-states and the expanding ideological and institutional pres...
Remembered Homelands, Divided Lands: Ottoman Legacies and the Roots of Ethnic Conflict
This talk argues that the ethnic conflicts of Southeast Europe are not the result of “ancient hatreds,” but of a specific historical configu...
The Life and Fate of Paweł Z. Woś. Methodology of Research on the Polish War Generation
The memoirs of Paweł Z. Woś highlight the significant research challenges encountered by historians of the Intermarium area. Polish conspira...
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War
Unmask the shadowy world of Russian espionage in this lecture with Sean M. Wiswesser, a national security professional whose career spans ne...
The European Union as a Defense Actor
The EU Ambassador to the U.S. Jovita Neliupšienė addresses the European Union’s growing role as a key defense actor. Framed within the broad...
Wife, Mother, Spy: An Extraordinary Life Filled with Ordinary Days.
In her book, Wife, Mother, Spy: An Extraordinary Life Filled with Ordinary Days, Ms. Ann Butler explores the complexities of balancing a car...
AI-Powered Simulation Training for Diplomacy, Negotiation, and Crisis Communication
Jan Kasprzycki-Rosikon is the Founder and CEO of Convrsy, Inc., an AI-powered communication training platform focused on high-stakes negotia...
Private Military Contractors: Understanding the Non-State Actors Changing the Institution of War
Dr. Caroline Batka analyzes PMCs in Private Military Contractors: Understanding the Non-State Actors Changing the Institution of War. This l...
The CEE Region and the 21st-Century Window of Opportunity
Csaba B. Horváth, PhD earned his PhD in International Relations at Corvinus University of Budapest after completing degrees in History and P...
Polish Foreign and Security Policy in the Context of the Russian Ukrainian War
Professor Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski - Polish political scientist, an academic, and an associate professor at the University of Lodz....
Challenges to Poland’s National Security in the Changing Geopolitics
Dr. Sebastian Bojemski graduated from the Institute of History of Warsaw University and gained his doctoral degree at The Cardinal Wyszyński...
Solidarity across borders: London’s support for Poland’s Solidarity Movement
George Byczynski is a defense and security expert specializing in Central and Eastern Europe. He is an Adviser to the UK’s All-Party Parliam...
The War in Ukraine - An Update from The Front
IWP Professor Glenn Corn provides an update on the situation in Ukraine based on his recent travels to that country, including visits to mul...
Standing With a Witness of Faith During the War in Ukraine
Bishop Vitalii Kryvytskyi offers a firsthand perspective on the war in Ukraine, focusing on children, families, and resilience. Bishop Vital...
Book Lecture: The Israeli
About the Lecture: The Israeli, a novel by veteran journalist Phil Kurata, is set in the years 1947 to 1965, after the end of World War II,...
Artificial General Intelligence: America's Next National Security Frontier
About the Lecture: This lecture will discuss the dangers that advanced AI would pose to the United States, the world, and humanity if develo...
At Sea Against the Soviet Fleet, A Conversation with the Author
Overview Book talk and signing with Capt. Bryan Leese on At Sea Against the Soviet Fleet—the evolution of U.S. naval intelligence in the Col...