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'''The Institute of World Politics''' (IWP) is an independent, regionally accredited [[graduate school]] of [[national security]] and [[international affairs]]. Founded in 1990 and located in [[Washington, DC]], the school focuses on the development of leaders in the intelligence, national security, and diplomatic communities and the teaching of the ethical exercise of statecraft in international relations. Its faculty consists primarily of senior scholar-practitioners from the intelligence, national security and diplomatic communities. It currently offers three [[Master of Arts]] degrees: Statecraft and National Security Affairs; Statecraft and World Politics; and Strategic Intelligence Studies. It also offers Certificates of Graduate Study and continuing education courses. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and licensed by the [[District of Columbia]] Education Licensure Commission. |
'''The Institute of World Politics''' (IWP) is an independent, regionally accredited [[graduate school]] of [[national security]] and [[international affairs]]. Founded in 1990 and located in [[Washington, DC]], the school focuses on the development of leaders in the intelligence, national security, and diplomatic communities and the teaching of the ethical exercise of statecraft in international relations. Its faculty consists primarily of senior scholar-practitioners from the intelligence, national security and diplomatic communities. It currently offers three [[Master of Arts]] degrees: Statecraft and National Security Affairs; Statecraft and World Politics; and Strategic Intelligence Studies. It also offers Certificates of Graduate Study and continuing education courses. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and licensed by the [[District of Columbia]] Education Licensure Commission. |
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The Institute of World Politics has received almost all of its grants from [[conservative]] organizations with primarily [[free market]] ideals. These contributors include the [[Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation]] ($1,078,000), the [[Earhart Foundation]] ($842,597), the [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] ($395,000), the [[Smith Richardson Foundation]] ($212,500), the [[John M. Olin Foundation]] ($100,000), the [[JM Foundation]] ($45,000), and the [[Castle Rock Foundation]] ($25,000). IWP has also accepted a total of $850,000 from the [[Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Media Transparency: Grants to Institute of World Politics |
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| url = http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=881 |
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| accessdate = 2008-04-14 }}</ref> <ref>While the Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust is technically independent, it has given large donation to conservative and [[religious]] organizations such as the [[Alexis de Tocqueville Institution]], the [[Rockford Institute]], and [[Nashotah House]]. {{cite web |
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| title = Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust: Tax Exempt/NonProfit Organization Information |
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| url = http://www.taxexemptworld.com/organization.asp?tn=805669 |
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| accessdate = 2008-04-14 }} {{cite web |
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| title = Media Transparency: Charlotte and Walter Kohler Charitable Trust |
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| url = http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientsoffunder.php?funderID=36 |
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| accessdate = 2008-04-14 }}</ref> The only organizations without political ties that have donated to IWP are the [[William H. Donner Foundation]] ($240,000) and the [[Hickory Foundation]]<ref>Though the Hickory Foundation has given over $1 million to The Empire Foundation for Policy Research, a conservative oranization. {{cite web | title = Media Transparency: Hickory Foundation | url = http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientsoffunder.php?funderID=28 | accessdate = 2008-04-14}}</ref>($275,000). |
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Revision as of 23:55, 27 May 2008
The Institute of World Politics (IWP) is an independent, regionally accredited graduate school of national security and international affairs. Founded in 1990 and located in Washington, DC, the school focuses on the development of leaders in the intelligence, national security, and diplomatic communities and the teaching of the ethical exercise of statecraft in international relations. Its faculty consists primarily of senior scholar-practitioners from the intelligence, national security and diplomatic communities. It currently offers three Master of Arts degrees: Statecraft and National Security Affairs; Statecraft and World Politics; and Strategic Intelligence Studies. It also offers Certificates of Graduate Study and continuing education courses. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and licensed by the District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission.
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