The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization (AHI) has created the exciting Washington Program on National Security (WaPoNS). This program runs end of June in Washington, DC and is directed by AHI Senior Fellow Dr. Juliana Pilon. WaPoNS is designed for approximately 16 students. Afternoons will be devoted to on-site visits hosted by at least one representative of the organization or agency sponsoring the event. Housing is provided and meals will be covered. Students will be responsible for travel to and from Washington, DC., but will be provided tickets for transportation during the program.

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The AHI WaPoNS program, now in its seventh year, aims to prepare promising and motivated college students for the challenges of a rapidly changing global environment by offering them an opportunity to engage with some of the best thinkers on and practitioners in the field of national security.  Participants will be afforded a rare inside glimpse of the many different cultures that must all work together to succeed. By observing the process of national security policymaking up close, from the perspective of the practitioners themselves, the program will serve to encourage and enhance the students’ leadership skills and open opportunities for future professional development.

For the first five years, funding was provided by the Bradley Foundation. The 2022 program, and now the 2023 program, have been made possible by a generous grant from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation.

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Dr. Juliana Geran Pilon, who earned her PhD in philosophy at the University of Chicago, will direct the program. The author of several books and over two hundred articles on international affairs, she has taught at several colleges and universities, and managed democracy-strengthening programs. Among her many published works is her book The Art of War: Engaging a Complex World.