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Commentary
The Case for a Globally Accepted Vulnerability Index
July 20, 2022 | Bridi Rice For SIDS, greater access to concessional financing is needed to prevent additional future crises that could potentially lead to conflict or protracted fragility contexts.

Commentary
Six Things for Biden and Bolsonaro to Discuss on the Summit Sidelines
June 6, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Ryan C. Berg The Summit of the Americas is the premier hemispheric meeting with the United States' closest neighbors. Amid worries of its success, Brazil’s presence can make the summit a hemispheric victory.

Critical Questions
The Next 25 Years of the North American Development Bank
October 19, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Veronica Rice With more than 25 years of operations, the North American Development Bank (NADB) has been crucial in developing environmental infrastructure in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Analyzing these past two decades displays the bank’s accomplishments and future opportunities.

Report
Developing Inclusive Digital Payment Systems
September 21, 2021 | Romina Bandura, Sundar R. Ramanujam This report captures CSIS’s analysis on how an inclusive global digital payments system can impact the more than 2.5 billion adults who still rely on a cash-based informal economic structure, advancing the development agenda while safeguarding the system’s integrity.

Critical Questions
U.S. Policy on Remittances to Cuba: What Are Some Viable Options?
September 15, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde Restrictive U.S. policies on remittances to Cuba, coupled with corruption in the country, have halted essential flows of remittances to Cuban citizens.

Report
Beyond Emergency Pandemic Response: The Case for Prioritizing Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention
August 10, 2021 | Erol Yayboke, Janina Staguhn Covid-19 has caused an increase in some types of violence, such as gender-based violence and violent extremism, and indirectly affected drivers of conflict, including health, humanitarian, economic, and governance that could have longer-lasting implications for peace.

Report
Enhancing Financial Inclusion through Digital ID
July 8, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Sundar R. Ramanujam This CSIS report examines how the United States can lead the developing world in harnessing digital technologies to secure a legal and universally accepted identification document for the over 1.1 billion lacking one.

Commentary
Radical Co-Creation
April 14, 2021 | Richard Crespin As the Biden administration contemplates investing over $4 billion in the Northern Triangle to abate northern migration, it has an opportunity to radically rethink its approach to international development in this region and around the world.

Critical Questions
Colombia Makes History by Offering Protective Status to Displaced Venezuelans
February 19, 2021 | Erol Yayboke, Jacob Kurtzer

Colombia’s recent decision to provide temporary protective status to 1.7 million Venezuelans in the country should bring migrants out of the shadows and facilitate the social and economic integration of Venezuelans who have fled their home country's humanitarian crisis.

Report
The Right Time for a Capital Increase for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)?
February 16, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Kristen Cordell, Romina Bandura The potential capital increase is an opportunity for a broader discussion of the IDB's overall vision and strategic role for the region in the post-Covid-19 decade.

Commentary
Accelerating Economic Growth and Strengthening the Middle Class in Latin America
February 8, 2021 | Erol Yayboke Erol Yayboke speaks with Rafael de la Cruz and Osmel Manzano, authors of the new book, How to Accelerate Economic Growth and Strengthen the Middle Class in Latin America.

Commentary
Renew the U.S.-Latin America Partnership at the 2021 Summit of the Americas
December 28, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde It is crucial that the United States address the economic and social crises compounded by the pandemic, as well as the security and governance issues that abound in the region—a tall order.

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