The Global Fluency Institute is the national brand of the Columbus Council on World Affairs, non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1975 focused on connecting world affairs with the Central Ohio community and beyond. 

Trade. Security. Environment. Health. Population. From Columbus to Beijing to Kandahar, these issues have no borders. Global matters impact us locally. Local matters impact the world. The Global Fluency Institute delivers outstanding programs on the world's most pressing issues, helping you thrive in our global environment.