World Class Public Policy Education For All. 

What you need to know to make a difference!

Our mission is to help you stay informed about the latest public policy issues. 

Artificial Intelligence regulation

US-China economic and geostrategic developments

Climate change and trade 

Global trade, investment and  human rights in global supply chains  

Flexible hours

Our deep dives combine pre-recorded video and live lectures by an expert which gives you the flexibility to complete classes at your own pace, on your own schedule.

Application to real-world issues  

Engage with real people and learn to apply what you learn to cutting edge public policy issues. 

What we deliver in each and every deep dive

Learn from world-leading experts

 Learn from some of the world's foremost experts about the most pressing public policy challenges.  

Better understand risk

Better assess business and market risk with access to the latest insights into key public policy developments globally. 

 Get a 360º view

Learn who are the key actors driving public policy, their goals and strategies. 

Our Deep Dives

Data and Digital Technologies

International Trade and Investment

China

Financing ESG Outcomes

Climate Change
Privacy
China's Digital Governance and Its Global Implications
Learn about developments in China's digital policy from privacy to security and what these developments mean for data policies globally.
Samm Sacks
Yale University
Governing Digital Trade and Data Flows
Learn how cross-border data flows and digital technologies such as AI are transforming international trade. Understand how and why governments are restricting cross-border data flows and deep dive into the latest developments in trade agreement that govern data flows and digital trade and the different approaches being taken by the U.S., China and the EU. 
Joshua P. Meltzer
Brookings Institution
Export Controls and their National Security and Foreign Policy Objectives
Learn how export controls work, their national security and foreign policy objectives and fully understand the legal, political, economic, and policy levers and trade-offs inherent in any discussion of export control policy. 
Kevin Wolf
Aikin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Intellectual Property Rights in a Global and Digital Economy
Learn about how intellectual property (IP) rights are managed globally, including through trade and investment agreements and the role of IP in enabling development of critical technologies such as AI and biotechnology. 
Bryan Mercurio
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Regulating Artificial Intelligence
Learn about how AI will affect economic growth, trade and international relations, the national and global efforts to govern AI, including ethical AI principles, AI regulation and the development of international AI standards.
Joshua P. Meltzer
Brookings Institution
The Relationship between Climate Change and Trade Policy  
Learn how climate change is impacting global trade and investment policy and the efforts to  align the trade, investment and climate agendas.

Emily Lydgate
University of Sussex

Labor Standards and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains
Learn how compliance with labor and human rights standards is being approached by governments domestically and in international trade agreements, and by firms themselves as they seek to respond to consumer demand for ethically produced goods. 
Kevin Kolben
Rutgers University 
Governing Digital Trade and Data Flows
Learn how cross-border data flows and digital technology such as AI are transforming international trade and the economic implications, and the international trade rules that apply and being developed and the different approaches being taken by the US, China and Europe. 
Joshua P. Meltzer
Brookings Institution
Export Controls and their National Security and Foreign Policy Objectives 
Learn how export controls work, their national security and foreign policy objectives and fully understand the legal, political, economic, and policy levers and trade-offs inherent in any discussion of export control policy.
Kevin Wolf
Aikin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Developments in International Investment Policy
Learn about the latest developments in international investment policy, including the trend in the U.S. and globally towards stricter investment screening, the latest in investment treaty commitments, and the implications for foreign investors.  
Lauge N. Skovgaard Poulsen OBE
University College London
China's Digital Governance and Its Global Implications
Learn about developments in China's digital policy from privacy to security and what these developments mean for data policies globally.
Samm Sacks
Yale University

Export Controls and their National Security and Foreign Policy Objectives

Learn how export controls work, their national security and foreign policy objectives and fully understand the legal, political, economic, and policy levers and trade-offs inherent in any discussion of export control policy. 

Kevin Wolf
Aikin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Governing Digital Trade and Data Flows
Learn how cross-border data flows and digital technology such as AI are transforming international trade and the economic implications, and the international trade rules that apply and being developed and the different approaches being taken by the US, China and Europe. 
Joshua P. Meltzer
Brookings Institution
Outcomes-Based Financing
Learn about how outcomes-based financing such as how impact bonds can be used to unlock private investment to fund social and environmental services.
Emily Gustafsson-Wright
Brookings Institution
The relationship between climate change and international trade
 Learn how climate change is impacting global trade and investment policy and the efforts to align the trade, investment and climate agendas.

Emily Lydgate
University of Sussex

China's Digital Governance and Its Global Implications
Learn about developments in China's digital policy from privacy to security and what these developments mean for data policies globally.
Samm Sacks
Yale University
Global Developments in Privacy Law and Policy
Examine key concepts for understanding how information privacy law works, learn about the key international approaches to protection personal information in the U.S., the EU and China, and understand the different approach to cross-border flow of personal data and what is being done to enable cross-border flows of personal data.  

Paul Schwartz
University of California, Berkeley

 Where some of our students work

Government Agencies  

  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry
  • UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
  • USAID

International Organizations and Development Banks  

  • The World Bank
  • The International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • The European Free Trade Association  


The Private Sector   


  • PwC
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Luminos Fund
  • The Business Software Alliance

Philanthropic Organizations and NGOs

  • National Center for APEC 
  • Teach for India 
  • Dubai Cares
  • Care Social Ventures
  • Atlantic Council

Some reviews from our students 

Everything you need to know about the current state of affairs regarding China's data governance and the role that  this is currently playing in US-China relations. I would highly recommend this Deep Dive.
Kenton Thibaut
Atlantic Council
Great faculty and engaged participants and the online format allowed me to balance professional work commitments and learning objectives.
Sara Khan
Teach for India 
A fantastic instructor who is extremely knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Amy Bernath
IREX 
Great network of like-minded individuals, with plenty of opportunity to share ideas, learn more, get practical suggestions.
Mila Nepomnyashchiy
USAID
The industry insights were valuable and otherwise difficult to get.
 Lei Jiahui
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry
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