Institutional Partnerships

Bespoke seminar training — for both government agencies and university students — is what we do. WGI collaborates closely with thought leaders, policymakers, industry experts, and educators to design and implement innovative, experiential, and fully customized programs for participants.

Our prior partnerships include the following:

Government Organizations

Given our proximity to Washington, D.C., we have access to a host of legislators at the local, state, and federal levels, including Senators and House Representatives from Maryland and Virginia. We also have relationships with various governmental departments, such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security, the Department of State, and Maryland Police Academy.

Nationally, WGI has partnered with officials from the following county and city governments: Montgomery County (Maryland), Stafford County (Virginia,) Arlington County (Virginia), Los Angeles County (California), Orange County (California), City of Gaithersburg (Maryland), City of Rockville (Maryland), and City Of Long Beach (California).

Internationally, WGI has partnered with officials from the following government organizations: Oxford City Council, London City Council, Philippines Department of Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region, Local Government Academy of the Philippines – DILG, Regional Peace and Order Council – National Capital Region, City Government of San Juan, City Government of Caloocan, City Government of Quezon City, and City Government of Mondello. We also anticipate working with the Edinburgh City Council and Kuala Lumpur City Council.

Partner Spotlight

Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region of the Philippines

Our partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government – National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) of the Philippines is vital for advancing leadership, governance, and community development capacity among local officials. Through joint training programs, study tours, and international exchanges, we provide DILG-NCR participants with global best practices and exposure to innovative governance models. This collaboration not only strengthens institutional capacity in the Philippines but also fosters long-term international relationships that enhance policy-making and service delivery at the local level.

Higher Education Partners

The Washington Global Institute evolved from an early partnership forged between two academic leaders committed to global education and international affairs: Washington College’s Tahir Shad, a professor of political science and international studies, and Gary Ador Dionisio, dean of De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde’s School of Diplomacy and Governance.

WGI now draws its partners in academia from such distinguished D.C. metropolitan- area institutions as Georgetown University, George Washington University, American University, George Mason University, University of Maryland, and Washington College. In the United Kingdom, our educational partners include Kings College, Oxford University and the London School of Economics and Political Science. In the Philippines, WGI’s academic partners include De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde, Philippine Public Safety College, Graduate School of Public Diplomacy and Management – Development Academy of the Philippines, and Philippine Public Safety College.

Practitioners

Companies and government agencies engaged in best practices can be powerful agents of change. And oftentimes the best teachers are experts in their respective fields.

Drawing on experts in our own communities, WGI has created partnerships with local practitioners in data analytics, emergency medicine, environmental management, urban planners, policing strategies, public safety, and smart technology, for instance. Delegates to London can make field visits to the Oxford County Council, Oxford City Council, and the Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government.

Think Tanks

Washington, D.C. is home to several of the nation’s top think tanks. These organizations can be catalysts for change as they raise awareness of key issues and show policymakers a way forward on any given topic. The WGI has connections to several of these changemakers.

Some of our past think tank collaborators include:

Brookings Institution

Perhaps America’s most prestigious think tank, the Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization whose scholars conduct in-depth, non-partisan research to improve policy and governance at the local, national, and global levels. Its experts offer evidence-based analysis and innovative policy solutions that inform decision-making and drive positive change.

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Hudson Institute

Hudson Institute is a public policy research organization promoting American leadership for a secure, free, and prosperous future. Its leadership team has decades of experience from government, academic, and the private sector. Hudson’s programming seeks to guide policymakers and global leaders in government and business, while helping to manage strategic transitions through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, technology, culture, and law.

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New America

This public policy research organization is committed to renewing the promise of America by continuing the quest to realize the nation’s highest ideals, honestly confronting the challenges caused by rapid technological and social change, and seizing the opportunities those changes create. The organization develops policies, platforms, products, and practices to advance equity and affect meaningful change in people’s lives across five broad “clusters”: technology and democracy; family economic security; people- and planet-centered politics; education from birth to workforce; and political reform and civic cohesion.

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United States Institute for Peace

The United States Institute of Peace is a national, nonpartisan, independent institute, founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a world without violent conflict is possible, practical and essential for U.S. and global security. In conflict zones abroad, the Institute works with local partners to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict. To reduce future crises and the need for costly interventions, USIP works with governments and civil societies to build local capacities to manage conflict peacefully. The Institute pursues its mission by linking research, policy, training, analysis and direct action to support those who are working to build a more peaceful, inclusive world.

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Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s greatest challenges. CSIS’s purpose is to define the future of national security. CSIS is guided by a distinct set of values—non-partisanship, independent thought, innovative thinking, cross-disciplinary scholarship, integrity and professionalism, and talent development. CSIS’s values work in concert toward the goal of making real-world impact. CSIS scholars bring their policy expertise, judgment, and robust networks to their research, analysis, and recommendations. Scholars organize conferences, publish, lecture, and make media appearances that aim to increase the knowledge, awareness, and salience of policy issues with relevant stakeholders and the interested public. CSIS has impact when their research helps to inform the decision making of key policymakers and the thinking of key influencers. The organization works toward a vision of a safer and more prosperous world.

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Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. They do not take policy positions. The center’s mission is as follows: We generate a foundation of facts that enriches the public dialogue and supports sound decision-making. We are nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonadvocacy. We value independence, objectivity, accuracy, rigor, humility, transparency and innovation.

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