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The United States and Allies Should Make a Big Offer to the Pacific Islands
May 27, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Bridi Rice As President Biden rallies U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific to build resilience against China in the region, the United States ought to prioritize its partnership with the South Pacific Island countries.

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The Next Wave Is Not a Covid-19 Wave: Debt Sustainability in Developing Countries
April 20, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Frank Kelly, Romina Bandura Global indebtedness is at record highs. Collaboration and adaptive solutions are required to create inclusive and productive debt structures and relief mechanisms.

Report
Opportunities for Development Cooperation in Lao Strategic Sectors
March 7, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura Renewable energy, high-value agriculture, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are three economic sectors of strategic importance for U.S.-Laos development cooperation and can create more sustainable growth for Laos moving forward from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Beyond 2025: The Future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
March 4, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Sundar R. Ramanujam CSIS releases a new report that examines what comes next in the U.S.-Africa commercial and economic partnerships after the AGOA legislation expires in 2025.

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Digitalizing Laos: Improving Government Transparency, the Business Environment, and Human Capital
February 16, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura Digitalization—which has accelerated around Southeast Asia due to the pandemic—will offer Laos increased government transparency and bureaucracy, in turn improving Laos's long-encumbered education system and business environment.

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Increasing Flexibility and Responding to Global Challenges within the 150 Account
February 11, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy The current manner in which the U.S. government budgets, appropriates, and programs its foreign assistance is not optimized to meet today’s global challenges.

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Innovative Data Collection Methods for International Development
January 26, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Elena I. Méndez Leal Innovative data collection technologies are transforming the way data is generated, collected, and analyzed. Data is helping monitor and address complex global sustainable development challenges such as financial crises, climate change, and pandemics.

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Post-Covid-19 Economic and Health Recovery in Laos
January 19, 2022 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura In the coming year, the Lao government and international donors should focus on vaccinations and investments in the economy and healthcare sector to stabilize GDP growth and bolster healthcare infrastructure.

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Opportunities for U.S. Development Cooperation in Laos
December 6, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura As Laos continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the United States has the opportunity to assist Laos with modernizing its economy, bridging healthcare gaps, identifying new areas of growth, and strengthening U.S.-Laos relations.

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China and SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Window of Opportunity for the United States
October 15, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Janina Staguhn Chinese presence in sub-Saharan Africa has increased but has failed to support SMEs. The United States has an opportunity to provide an alternative to the Chinese model by building relationships with SMEs and providing standards, knowledge, and technology transfers.

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The Future of U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Development Institutions: A Playbook for the Next 10 Years
September 28, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Kristen Cordell A new PPD report finds that U.S. global leadership in the multilateral system has waned over the past 30 years due to lack of government strategy, de-prioritization of multilateral system career paths, and a deficient approach to leadership and staffing within the system.

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Digital Transformation in the Western Hemisphere
September 27, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde Digital transformation policies and initiatives can be helpful for countries of the Western Hemisphere to adapt when preparing for two certainties: an aging population and disasters.

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