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Wide shot of an open policy report on a long institutional conference table, overhead fluorescent lighting casting even cool light, a hand resting on the document, other papers and a laptop visible in the soft background
— Research-grounded advisory

Evidence that holds up in a policy room

Meridian advises national governments and international bodies on AI governance, trade dispute evidence, and cross-border regulatory design. Every mandate runs on the same peer-reviewed methodology as our published research.

Advisory domains

Where governments engage us

AI Governance Frameworks

Trade Dispute Evidence

Cross-Border Regulatory Design

Comparative analysis of existing regulatory architectures and evidence-backed recommendations for bilateral or multilateral instruments where current frameworks create cross-border friction.

Scoped analysis of algorithmic regulation gaps, cross-jurisdictional compliance conflicts, and measurable impact of proposed governance instruments on trade flows.

Data collection, replicable analysis, and expert testimony support for active trade disputes and WTO proceedings, grounded in primary-source economic and regulatory evidence.

01 — Define

We work with your team to frame the specific policy question, identify the relevant data sources, and agree on the scope before any analysis begins.

/ How mandates work

Scoped to the specific question

02 — Analyze

Research teams apply the same methodological standards used in published work—primary-source data, documented assumptions, and explicit confidence levels throughout.

We do not maintain a separate consulting track. Advisory engagements draw directly from active research capacity and apply the same replicable, peer-reviewed methodology. When the evidence is inconclusive, we say so.

03 — Deliver

Findings are delivered in a format your institution can use and cite—structured reports, oral briefings, or testimony-ready summaries, depending on the mandate.

Ready to scope a mandate?

Send us the policy question you are working with. We will tell you whether the evidence base exists to support an engagement and what a scoped mandate would involve.