A year inside
the world that runs the world.

Why It Matters

Nine institutions across four continents. Their collective influence on the world order is not small.

Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, Dubai

The region's foremost school of public policy and governance. SOGL participants work directly with MBRSG faculty on the architecture of Gulf leadership.

Abu Dhabi School of Management

One of the UAE's leading management institutions. The Abu Dhabi residency is anchored here, with access to faculty and practitioners shaping the Gulf business environment.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai

A leading technology and innovation institution in the heart of the UAE. SOGL draws on RIT Dubai's faculty to examine the intersection of technology, policy and economic transformation.

Singapore Institute of Management

Singapore's hub for professional and executive education. The residency draws on SIM's faculty and network to examine how Asia's most disciplined economy was built and continues to operate.

The Hague Academy of International Law

The world's foremost institution for the study of international law and global governance. SOGL participants engage the legal architecture that governs relations between nations.

Leiden University

One of Europe's oldest and most respected universities. The European residency draws on Leiden's depth in international relations, geopolitics and the study of European institutions.

UNU-CRIS, Belgium

The United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies. The Brussels residency places participants inside the multilateral system that writes the rules of global cooperation.

Institute of World Politics, Washington DC

America's leading graduate school for statecraft and national security. The IWP residency offers unparalleled access to the frameworks and practitioners that shape US foreign and security policy.

Hudson Institute, Washington DC

One of Washington's most consequential foreign policy think tanks. Participants engage Hudson's scholars and fellows on the geopolitical and economic forces reshaping the world order.

Geoscience Studies

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Fifteen founding seats. One cohort per year. If you are ready to step inside the world that runs the world, we would like to speak with you. .