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Research Review June 2026

June 1, 2026

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Recent Highlights in Elliott School Scholarship:

Professors Alexa Alice Joubin and Susan Aaronson co-authored: "The Epistemologies of Trust: Conflicting Worldviews in the Trustworthy AI Discourse," for AI and Ethics.
The Central Asia Program (CAP) published three policy briefs and a research paper:
- "Reclaiming Civic Space in Authoritarian Central Asia: Why and How Western Donors Must Rethink Their Engagement," by Research Professor Sebastien Peyrouse;
- "Kazakhstan Constitutional Reform 2026: Autocratic Institutionalisation or Personalization of Dictatorship?," by contributors Sofya Du Boulay and Dinissa Duvanova;
- "Kazakhstan’s Regional Ecological Summit: A Turning Point for Environmental Protection?" by contributor Wilder Alejandro Sánchez; and
- "Aligning Uzbekistan’s Higher Education with Global Standards," by contributor Firdavs Navruzov.
Research Professor Pascale Ehrenfreund co-authored two papers for the World Economic Forum:
- "As Space and Biotechnology Research Converge, Here's How it Affects Life on Earth," for the World Economic Forum," and
- "Why Space Technology Convergence Matters Now."
GWIKS published its Fiscal Policy Forum Policy and Research Paper Series: Charting a Sustainable Fiscal Future: U.S. and Korean Insights, edited by Hae Kyung Ahn and Kyle Renner.
GWIKS also released issue 20 of the US-ROK Policy Brief: "Energy Shock and Economic Resilience: South Korea and the Iran War," by contributor Tom Ramage.