The Globe: George Washington University's Undergraduate Research Journal in International Affairs

What The Globe: George Washington University's Undergraduate Research Journal in International Affairs does

The Globe is the undergraduate research journal in International Affairs at George Washington University, jointly sponsored by the International Affairs Society (IAS) and the Elliott School of International Affairs. Founded in 2008 and based in Washington, D.C., it publishes three issues per year of original undergraduate research on Security, Human Rights, Development, and other International Affairs sub-fields, with free digital access on the IAS Squarespace-hosted website and limited physical print copies distributed primarily to the GW campus community. The publication operates a sub-brand, The Compass, which publishes monthly short-form briefs, op-eds, and articles on current-day international affairs issues. Product and technology are minimal: a Squarespace website serves as the digital distribution platform, with Instagram (@gwu_globe) and an email inbox ([email protected]) handling outreach and submissions.

The business model is non-commercial. The journal is funded through the joint sponsorship of the IAS and the Elliott School, with no disclosed pricing, subscriptions, advertising, or licensing. Its customer base is twofold: contributors (undergraduate students and recent graduates from accredited institutions globally) and readers (free digital consumers globally). Distribution is entirely free and self-serve online, with limited physical print runs serving the campus community. Marketing is conducted through IAS social channels (Twitter/X @gwuias, Instagram @gwuias and @gwu_globe), the IAS website, and direct email outreach. Strategic partnerships include the Elliott School (academic co-sponsorship), George Washington University (institutional umbrella), and the GW Career Center (professional development workshops for members). The entity is not independently capitalized, generates no revenue, and operates as a non-partisan student organization.

Name

The Globe: George Washington University's Undergraduate Research Journal in International Affairs

Legal name

The Globe: George Washington University's Undergraduate Research Journal in International Affairs

Website

https://gwuias.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Globe is a non-profit undergraduate research journal in International Affairs at George Washington University, jointly sponsored by the IAS and the Elliott School of International Affairs. It publishes three annual issues plus a monthly short-form sub-brand, The Compass, with free digital access.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington, District of Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Publication Services: The Globe operates as a non-profit undergraduate academic journal. It provides free electronic access to all issues on the IAS website and prints limited physical copies. No revenue model is explicitly described; the publication appears to be funded through the joint sponsorship of IAS and the Elliott School of International Affairs.

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Core offering

The Globe is an undergraduate research journal at George Washington University that publishes student-authored research and analysis on international affairs topics. It is jointly sponsored by the International Affairs Society (IAS) and the Elliott School of International Affairs, and operates as a student-edited publication producing both The Globe journal and related companion publication The Compass.

Product overview

The Globe operates as a dual-product academic publishing platform consisting of The Globe (the core product) and The Compass (a sub-brand). The Globe is an undergraduate research journal publishing three print and digital issues annually, while The Compass is a shorter-form digital companion publication released monthly. Both publications focus on international affairs topics including Security, Human Rights, and Development, and are jointly sponsored by the IAS and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Compass: The short-form publication of The Globe, publishing briefs, op-eds, and articles every month on current-day issues in international affairs.

Products and services

• The Globe (Research Journal) The Globe is the primary peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal in international affairs at George Washington University, publishing original student-authored research and analysis. It is targeted at GW undergraduates, faculty, and the broader academic community interested in international affairs scholarship.
• The Compass (Companion Publication) The Compass is a companion publication to The Globe, offering shorter-form commentary and analysis alongside the main research journal. It is produced by the same student editorial team and distributed to the GW academic community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Three issues published annually

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Elliott School of International AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Globe is jointly sponsored by the Elliott School of International Affairs and the IAS. The Elliott School provides institutional support and academic credibility, helping position The Globe as the premier undergraduate research journal in international affairs at GW.
• George Washington UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IAS is the largest non-partisan student organization on GW's campus. The Globe operates under the university's umbrella, benefiting from institutional resources and access to the student population.
• GW Career CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IAS partners with the University's Career Center to tailor professional development workshops for members, including resume workshops before application deadlines and industry professional panels.

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Direct peers

• Harvard International Review: A student-run publication at Harvard that publishes undergraduate and graduate writing on international affairs. It mirrors The Globe's structure of a campus-anchored IR publication with multiple issues per year and serves an almost identical contributor and readership base at a peer elite university.
• Stanford Journal of International Affairs: Stanford's student-run international affairs publication. It is highly comparable in operating model — student editors, periodic issues, free digital access, and topic coverage in security, development, and human rights — and competes for the same cross-school undergraduate contributor pool.
• Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: The premier international affairs journal at Georgetown University, a peer institution. It is the closest direct competitor in both format (undergraduate-affiliated policy journal) and target audience (top-tier undergraduate IR researchers and readers), and shares GW's positioning in the Washington, D.C. policy ecosystem.
• SAIS Review of International Affairs: Johns Hopkins SAIS's international affairs journal. It is comparable to The Globe in its institutional anchor (a top-ranked IR graduate school) and its mix of student and external contributors publishing policy-relevant scholarship, making it a strong functional peer.
• Yale Journal of International Affairs: Yale's student-run international affairs journal. It overlaps closely with The Globe on format (student-edited, periodic issues), subject matter (foreign policy, security, human rights, development), and audience (elite-undergraduate IR community), making it a near-direct competitor.
• Brown Journal of International Affairs: Brown University's international affairs journal, which like The Globe is student-run, publishes periodic issues on global policy, and serves an Ivy League undergraduate and graduate audience with the same editorial model.
• The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs: Tufts Fletcher School's flagship foreign-policy journal. While graduate-affiliated rather than undergraduate, it is the most direct peer in topic area (international affairs) and editorial structure (student-edited academic journal sponsored by a leading international affairs school).

Broad incumbents

• International Affairs (Chatham House): Chatham House's peer-reviewed journal and one of the field's established academic venues for international relations scholarship. It is a broad incumbent whose topic coverage (security, human rights, development) directly overlaps with The Globe's editorial scope.
• The Washington Quarterly: A longstanding policy journal focused on U.S. and global strategic issues. While professionally edited rather than student-run, its Washington, D.C. policy orientation and coverage of security and international affairs overlap materially with The Globe's content area.
• Foreign Affairs: The Council on Foreign Relations' flagship policy magazine. It is the dominant incumbent in the international affairs publishing space and represents the editorial and influence ceiling The Globe would need to climb toward; it covers the same core topics (security, human rights, development) at professional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/gwu_globe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-globe-gwu

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