World in Focus Briefs
Research and Policy Insights from Einaudi Experts
Explore recent research publications and op-eds by our faculty. Their global perspectives help put our world in focus.
In this op-ed, Thomas Pepinsky (SEAP/SAP) writes, “Weakened institutions, politicized governance, and unchecked executive power in the United States leave its Asia Pacific allies with an uncertain future.”
Kenneth Roberts (LACS) speaks with Newsweek about the military's Venezuelan “drug boat” strikes and the resurgence of U.S. interventionism in Latin America.
Professor emeritus Barry Strauss (PACS) says President Trump’s Middle East diplomacy echoes Rome’s blend of trust, power, and calculated reward in pursuit of empire and stability.
Eswar Prasad (SAP) analyzes global economic resilience in the face of President Trump’s tariff war: “Policymakers need to use this period of relative calm to push forward with reforms,” he advises.
Chris Barrett (Dyson/Brooks) analyzes climate impacts on Mongolian rangeland this month in Science. He joins Muna Ndulo (Law) on October 22 to debate the future of international aid.
In this NPR interview, classicist Mike Fontaine (IES) describes how ancient comedians challenged political leaders and sometimes suffered serious consequences.
Facing an exit ban from the Chinese government, Peidong Sun (EAP) resigned her tenured position and fled to France. Her new book collects interviews with French China scholars she conducted in the aftermath.
“What is happening to the kidneys of sugarcane workers is not a result of climate change. It is climate change,” writes LACS director Alex Nading in his new book.
In this op-ed, Cornell Law professor Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer (Migrations) shares firsthand insights into the conditions immigrants face when detained in Upstate New York.
