Institute for Global Maritime Studies
Institute for Global Maritime Studies, also known as IGMS is a maritime studies non-profit organization dedicated to policy-oriented education and research.
History and activity
The institute was co-founded by John Curtis Perry, professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and director of the Maritime Studies program. Other co-founders include Rockford Weitz, Scott Borgerson, Enrique Hidalgo and Andrew C. Hess. In 2015 Rocky Weitz succeeded Perry as the president of the institute.IGMS is composed of fellows who produce and publish research. Fellows' works have been published both in the IGMS site as well as in other publications. Fellows also attend conferences and do on-site research through various field trips.
In 2013 the IGMS expanded its reach to the maritime community by establishing a Greek Chapter under the official name Institute of Global Maritime Chapter-Greek Chapter.
Works
Published papers and studies
- , by John Curtis Perry,
- by Scott Borgerson
- by John Curtis Perry, Scott Borgerson and Rockford Weitz
Op-eds
- by Scott Borgerson
- by Scott Borgerson, Vern Clark, Bill Cohen, and Jim Loy and John Negroponte
- by Scott Borgerson and Scott Minerd
- by Scott Borgerson
- by Scott Borgerson
- by Scott Borgerson
Congressional hearings
- , including Scott Borgerson as expert witness
- , including Scott Borgerson as expert witness
- , including Scott Borgerson as expert witness