Global Strategy Institute

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The CSIS Global Strategy Institute (GSI) promotes long-range thinking across the public and private sectors as it assesses the forces shaping political, economic, and social trends across the world.

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GSI encourages long-range vision by analyzing global trends and engaging in a number of exciting projects and initiatives:

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    The CSIS Global Water Futures project examines how water challenges across the globe affect economic growth, human development, and peace and stability.

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    The goal of the Class of 2025 Initiative is to visualize different Americas—good, bad, and ugly—and develop concrete approaches and strategies on how to maximize the position of the United States in a rapidly changing world.

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    The CSIS Global Strategy Institute's Higher Education Initiative prepares tomorrow's leaders to think and act strategically by hosting hands-on student seminars.

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    Engaging future American leaders in a substantive foreign policy debate

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    The Seven Futures Project, the first outgrowth of the Seven Revolutions Initiative, assesses the “alternate futures” of seven key regions of the world out to the year 2025.

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    The Seven Revolutions Initiative is an ongoing research effort to identify and analyze the most important trends shaping our world out to the year 2025.

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    The Initiative on Strategic Planning compares how different kinds of organizations—government, private sector, nongovernmental, and academic—think and act about their respective futures.

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