BTG Expanded Programming and Renewed Funding Through 2028!
We are thrilled to announce the Carnegie Corporation of New York renewed BTG funding through December 2027 and the Raymond Frankel Foundation renewed through December 2028. With this support from our funders, the total funding available for BTG programming over this period will be over $2 million.
In addition to our annual New Era Workshop (NEW), International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI), Foundations of International Relations Studies & Training (FIRST), and New Voices in National Security Workshops, we are pleased to launch a new set of initiatives, including an open-access platform with BTG training and resources and practical guides for scholarly public engagement. Read more about this exciting news!
Join BTG at ISA!
We look forward to seeing many of you soon at ISA in Columbus! The BTG Reception is now listed as the Research and Policy Section (RAPS) Reception, sponsored by Bridging the Gap. We didn't want to risk missing any of you due to title confusion! ALL are welcome.
We have created this quick at-a-glance schedule, highlighting sessions sponsored by RAPS. In particular, we'd like to mention the RAPS Roundtable on Sunday, March 22 at 4:00pm as well as the RAPS Business meeting on Monday, March 23 at 12:30pm. And, if you haven't already done so, we encourage you to add RAPS to your ISA membership.
New Voices in National Security Workshop: “Responding to Closing Civic Space”
Take a look at the summary report compiled by Daniela Rivas Clavel and Shreya Joshi from our New Voices in National Security Workshop titled, "Responding to Closing Civic Space” that took place in partnership with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in early November.
New Voices “Public Opinion and the Future of US Foreign Policy” Roundtable
On December 4, 2025, Bridging the Gap and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs organized a roundtable on “Public Opinion and the Future of US Foreign Policy.” Dani Gilbert, Sarah Maxey, and Bruce Jentleson were the featured speakers for this event. For more information on the roundtable, please read the summary from the gathering, compiled by CCGA Research Assistant on Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy, Lama El Baz.
