The Institute of World Politics

Welcome to The Institute of World Politics (IWP), an independent graduate school founded to fill a major national need: to supply professional education in statecraft, national security, and international affairs that no other school offers and that few people acquire except through an entire career of on-the-job experience. 

Today, America and other nations dedicated to preserving decent civilization are facing grave threats to peace, security, freedom, human rights, and prosperity. Addressing these threats requires extraordinary leadership that is knowledgeable about international realities and skilled in navigating a dangerous global strategic environment. 

IWP is dedicated to educating and developing such leaders. It is the only school whose curriculum covers all the arts of statecraft – the instruments of national power. The Institute offers five M.A. degrees in its Master's Degree Program, 18 Certificates of Graduate Study, and a Continuing Education Program.

The Institute of World Politics is a graduate school of national security and international affairs, dedicated to developing leaders with a sound understanding of international realities and the ethical conduct of statecraft, based on knowledge and appreciation of the founding principles of the American political economy and the Western moral tradition.