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.
This digital magazine features research led by numerous Einaudi faculty. Their groundbreaking international work turns bold ideas into solutions and improves lives at home and abroad.
Research from Aditya Vashistha (SAP) shows that AI tools function poorly for billions of users in the Global South by suggesting Western language and viewpoints.
Magnus Fiskesjö (SEAP/EAP) spoke with The Diplomat after Thailand secretly deported at least 40 Uyghurs to China.
International students are vital to campuses, writes former Einaudi director Rachel Beatty Riedl and Stephen Yale-Loehr (Migrations) in this New York Times op-ed.
A new book from Qi Wang (EAP) explores how digital culture—specifically internet and social media use—shapes human memory.
Gustavo Flores-Macías (LACS) coauthored a Journal of Democracy article that looks at examples from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru to explore why some political systems fared better.
Einaudi CRADLE cofounder and former World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu discusses U.S. “reciprocal” tariffs with the Times of India.
A global study of democratic backsliding from Ken Roberts and Rachel Riedl offers ways for U.S. democracy to resist authoritarian attacks.
Barry Strauss (PACS), the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus, won a 2025 Bradley Prize for his work on political and military leaders of the ancient world.