Research Review: January 2026

Recent Highlights in Elliott School Scholarship:

• Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub Susan Aaronson co-authored, "Public Concerns About AI Are Getting Lost in Translation," and authored, "AI and Trade: The WTO’s Thoughtful but Incomplete Assessment,"for the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
• Associate Professor of International Affairs, Director of the Humanitarian Action Initiative, and Director of the Dean’s Scholars Program Maryam Z. Deloffre contributed to co-authored white paper: "Surveying the Food Aid Ecosystem: Six Months Post-USAID," and published: “Les fonds communs peuvent-ils transformer la gouvernancehumanitarian?” for Alternatives Humanitaires.
• Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs Ambassador (ret.) Gordon Gray penned, "From ‘Pariah’ To Power Player: MBS’ Triumphant Washington Comeback," for the National Security Journal.
• GWIKS released two new US-ROK policy briefs:
  • "US-ROK Relations after the Gyeongju Summit," and
  • "Three Major Controversies Over South Korea’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Plan."
• PONARS Eurasia published two policy memos:
  • "Hammering In the Last Nail: Georgian Dream Targets Universities," and
  • "Where Concessions Meet Resolve: How Ukrainian Society Sees U.S. Efforts to End Russia’s War."