About
The International Scholar is an international organization of next-generation professionals across a range of disciplines in International Affairs — from foreign policy to sociology, security policy to economics, and politics to defense policy. Pursuing excellence in our fields and championing fresh perspectives on the issues of our time, we aim to promote a new way of thinking about the challenges of the 21st Century.
In a constantly changing world, we are in great need of new ideas to face and adapt to the unique challenges of the 21st century. In the digital era, we have unprecedented access to the wealth of human knowledge and data to analyze the world, create solutions, and craft policy.
Yet policymakers and analysts often limit themselves by tackling the symptoms of a larger problem and by adhering to conventional wisdom, group think, and the short-term feasibility of innovative solutions. When we limit our thinking to what’s possible today, we ignore what may be possible tomorrow.
At The International Scholar, we seek to break through that mental block.
We are dedicated to improving the world by promoting and providing Fresh Perspectives, Critical Analyses, and Innovative Solutions to problems big and small across a wide range of policy fields. More than that, we seek to improve upon the ways in which we think about global issues and policy solutions by encouraging others to approach the impossible, challenge conventional logic, and embrace the best ideas.
We envision a world in which policymakers, analysts, and academics alike consider and pursue innovative solutions to tackle the root challenges of governance, policy, and economics regardless of their political feasibility today.
To pursue that ideal, we have three main objectives:
To promote conversation and creative thought
To identify and analyze issues and challenges
To ideate and postulate creative solutions
To promote Fresh Perspectives in Public Policy, we operate from a flexible playbook, always experimenting with new ways to share our work and ideas and promote creative thought and conversation to the challenges of the 21st century. Nevertheless, there are a few staples to our work that we’re always engaging in:
Monitoring and conducting analyses on developments in international affairs, economics, politics and governance
Writing and publishing our ideas, analyses and research in our Periodical and Journal
Conducting comprehensive primary and secondary research
Conducting interviews and roundtable discussions and sharing them through podcasts
We’re analysts, students, program assistants, and researchers. We’re journalists, project managers, and contractors.
More than anything else, we’re all critical thinkers with a love of our field.
An international network comprised of future thought leaders, subject matter experts, and academics, we’re the next generation. Coming from all over the globe, we’re plugged into the latest developments and challenges in our fields. We’re following today’s experts and the questions they’re asking — and not asking. We’re sharing our diverse perspectives, digging deep into the substance of issues, and reconstructing the big picture.
All of our writers, analysts, and researchers are volunteers. We do this work because we love to ask questions, share ideas, and examine the world in which we live.
The International Scholar (ITS) does not take institutional positions on international conflicts, policies, events, or other issues, but rather generally supports the values and principles of peace, international community, freedom, and human rights as expressed in the U.N. Charter.
All views expressed in our articles, podcasts, and all other forms of media and publication are those of the authors, and do not represent those of The International Scholar or any other organization.