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Commentary
A New Approach to Foreign Aid
December 17, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde To meet the short- and long-term challenges associated with great power competition, the Biden administration must rethink its approach to international development.

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
Becoming a Chinese Client State: The Case of Serbia
September 24, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Jonathan E. Hillman, Maesea McCalpin, Donatienne Ruy This CSIS report examines Chinese economic activities in Serbia to shed light on China’s political and economic objectives, its mechanisms for influence, and the implications of its activities, including a second wave of digital infrastructure projects.

Report
Recovery with Resilience: Diversifying Supply Chains to Reduce Risk in the Global Economy
September 10, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Sundar R. Ramanujam The shock to the global economy, triggered by the public health crisis of Covid-19, has raised questions about the resiliency of global supply chains. CSIS lays out how the Indo-Pacific region, with limited development assistance, can help diversify and de-risk the system.

Report
The Rule of Law and Sustainable Development
July 1, 2020 | James Michel Rule of law is widely recognized as essential to governance and sustainable development but is complex to define. This new report examines how trends in development policy has shaped global support for the rule of law and explores how to enhance its impact on development.

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
Empowering Women through Skills and Workforce Development
March 26, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Sundar R. Ramanujam COVID-19 is expected to significantly disrupt the global economy. A new CSIS analysis looks at different ways that the developing world and its partners can realize their commitment to women’s economic empowerment and create a more gender-inclusive economy.

Report
Addressing Unresolved Challenges in U.S.-Russia Relations
March 13, 2020 | Jeffrey Mankoff The report summarizes discussions at a U.S.-Russia Track II Dialogue on the strategic competition in the Western Balkans, future of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, and sanctions. The participants discussed the objectives of each side and suggested an outline of steps to...

Commentary
What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020
January 10, 2020 | Judd Devermont, Marielle Harris, William Mark Bellamy, Emilia Columbo, Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Jon Temin The CSIS Africa Program examines some of sub-Saharan Africa’s top stories for 2020, with hard-hitting implications for regional governments and international partners.

Report
The Art of Summitry
September 30, 2019 | Judd Devermont CSIS’s Judd Devermont explains what the United States can learn from Japan’s recent Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) and makes the case for why the U.S. government should reprise its 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

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