Analysis

  • CSIS publishes daily, independent, bipartisan analysis — search our analysis below.
  • CSIS produces transcripts of selected events and multimedia.
  • For more of our interactive analysis and micro-websites, see Web Projects or visit CSIS’s iDeas Lab.
  • Sign up for updates and to subscribe.
  • Read CSIS’s reprint permissions.
Report
Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Brazil Country Case Study
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Shannon McKeown The Brazilian Amazon faces multiple destabilizing threats, from illegal activities to climate change. To protect the region and its people, Brazil must look beyond large infrastructure projects and address the underlying governance and security challenges in the region.

Report
Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Colombia Country Case Study
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Sundar R. Ramanujam Promoting sustainable infrastructure in the Colombian Amazon and preventing deforestation will require a whole-of-government approach that combines environmental preservation, economic development, and security.

Commentary
Ending Violent Conflicts Requires Preventing Them in the First Place
October 1, 2020 | Erol Yayboke A recent bipartisan law represents a meaningful opportunity to shift U.S. policy towards greater prevention efforts that could ultimately end endless wars. It will be up to whomever wins the presidential election to fully execute this shift.

Report
Agriculture under Pressure: Implications for Agricultural Development in U.S. Foreign Assistance
August 12, 2020 | Julie Howard, Emmy Simmons Agriculture is under pressure globally. Market failures, climate change, conflict, and now Covid-19 all pose serious risks. How can U.S. foreign assistance effectively respond to these threats and stresses?

Commentary
Trade Policy Can Lead Covid-19 Economic Recovery
August 6, 2020 Covid-19 may be the most important humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century. U.S. trade policy may prove to be one of the most powerful tools for heading off disaster.

Commentary
Can I Stay or Can I Go Now? Longer-term Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Migration
April 20, 2020 | Erol Yayboke Covid-19-related disruptions to global migration are unprecedented. As remittances correspondingly decrease, these disruptions could have long-term impacts on migration flows and thus on economic growth, global inequality, and on the well-being of migrants themselves.

Commentary
Competition or Coordination: Coronavirus in the Developing World
March 27, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, William J. Garvelink, Janina Staguhn

In light of the spreading coronavirus, the United States should lead a global coalition to address the crisis in the developing world.

Report
Trends in Forced Migration
November 5, 2019 | Erol Yayboke CSIS releases this backgrounder to reflect on the challenges and implications of forced migration, explore trends in this global phenomenon, and identify innovative solutions to future crises.

Report
Out of the Shadows: Shining a Light on Irregular Migration
August 29, 2019 | Erol Yayboke

With millions of people around the world living in and traveling through the shadows, CSIS has produced this new report capturing its study of irregular migration and showcasing its field research in Mexico, Eritrea, and Ghana.

Critical Questions
Ambassador Kelly Craft Is Confirmed: What Will She Be Up Against?
August 14, 2019 | Jacob Kurtzer, John Goodrick Humanitarian issues are often at the forefront of the United Nations Security Council agenda. As Ambassador Kelly Knight Craft awaits her swearing in as ambassador to the UN, the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda looks at the key challenges she will face when arriving in New York.

Report
Access for What? Elevating Civilian Protection and Quality Access for Humanitarian Action in Syria
March 25, 2019 Donors, the UN, and NGOs must coordinate action with firm adherence to humanitarian principles, putting Syrian civilians first, even as the United States and its allies chart political objectives to counter the Syrian government and its supporters.

Critical Questions
Venezuela’s Man-Made Power Outage
March 14, 2019 | Moises Rendon

While power has been momentarily restored in Venezuela, blackouts are far from over. CSIS’s Moises Rendon outlines why this will only exacerbate the ongoing humanitarian crisis and struggle to restore democracy.

Current search

Search Analysis

By Date

By Topic

By Region

By Web Project

By Author

By Tag