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In 2022 GRI committed to convening scholars and practitioners to drive more and better research. During the spring semester we hosted multiple events on . Over the summer we hosted over 100 scholars and practitioners from around the world for . This fall we hosted book workshops on U.S. foreign policy in Asia and the legacy of cash-crop production in Africa. Last week we partnered with Chancellor Robert Gates to host the first Gates Forum on “Strategic Communication in U.S. Foreign Policy.” The Forum brought together leading scholars, journalists, members of Congress, and U.S. policymakers to advance concrete policy solutions guided by a series of original research papers organized by Samantha Custer, AidData’s Director of Policy Analysis.

W&M’s new strategic plan, Vision 2026, guides many of our new and ongoing initiatives at GRI. Our comparative advantage is Data. We produce , develop  in data collection/analysis, and use data to . To advance Careers, we launched the Global Scholars Program in collaboration with W&M’s Washington Center and placed the latest class of  in organizations around the world. To advance the Water pillar, we identify policy interventions in the agriculture sector that provide resilience in the face of . Finally, we support multiple research projects on the  of Democracy in divided societies, the , and the global . 

This final newsletter of the year is designed to look back over the previous 12 months. I’m excited to share some 2022 highlights from each of GRI’s 10 student-faculty research labs in the tiles below.

Thanks for your continued support of this work. Hope to see you in 2023!

Mike