L. Johan Eliasson is Professor in political science at East Stroudsburg University, and non-resident researcher at the Observatory of European Foreign Policy at IBEI.

His research focuses on European trade policy and transatlantic trade relations. He has published three books, one with Patricia Garcia-Duran, with whom he has also published more than a dozen articles on trade policy, politicization, and trade defense instruments. His work has appeared in journals such the Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of European Integration, World Economy, Global Policy, and the Journal of World Trade.