Mission Statement
The world's oceans cover nearly three-quarters of the globe and we believe that they should receive an appropriate amount of attention from scholars, decision makers, and the general public. The aim of the Institute for Global Maritime Studies, a non-profit educational organization, is to explore a wide range of policy issues relating to the sea, and to disseminate findings to the general public through reports, articles, and speeches. The Institute investigates the various roles of the ocean as an avenue for the flow of goods, people and ideas; as an arena for combat and struggle; and as a source of foodstuffs, energy and minerals, and of recreation and stimulus to creativity. Our purpose is to foster greater public awareness of the importance to humankind of the oceanic world, and we are committed to advancing the national welfare and the public good.
The Institute for Global Maritime Studies grew out of the Maritime Studies Program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (http://fletcher.tufts.edu/maritime/). Professor John Curtis Perry, Director of the Maritime Studies Program, teaches courses in Maritime History and Contemporary Issues in Maritime Affairs at the Fletcher School. Dr. Scott Borgerson and Dr. Rockford Weitz, both alumni, joined the Maritime Studies Program as Fellows in 2006.