The term “impact investing” was first coined in 2007 at a gathering hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation, and it refers to investments into companies, organizations, or funds with the intention of generating social or environmental impact alongside a financial return....

President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape, with the choice of ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson for secretary of state and retired Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense. The selection of Tillerson and Mattis—both well-respected...

Some people worry that a Trump presidency means an end to large social, environmental, and international development programs, but does it mean an end to progress in these fields? Republican administrations often let private, voluntary action take the lead over public...

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, in his last trip abroad as secretary, is highlighting the importance of the growing U.S.-India security relationship. Built over multiple administrations in both Washington and Delhi, it has started to blossom in the past three years. As...

Each year, on December 1, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. We pause to remember the millions of people who have lost their lives due to the disease and express support to the

A massive infrastructure push is underway across Asia. The region’s infrastructure market could grow by 8 percent annually over the next decade, rising to nearly 60 percent of the global total. All told, the region’s infrastructure needs are estimated to exceed $1...

Welcome to our rebooted Southeast Asia from Scott Circle newsletter. The newsletter will continue to bring you commentary about U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia and highlights of key developments in the region on a biweekly basis. We are also consolidating our...

In October, CSIS launched its Reconnecting Asia project, which seeks to track the various initiatives by China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and other growing Asian powers to reconnect Asia and Europe via old trade routes. These modern-day Silk Roads will use highways,...

Guatemala is overwhelmingly the wealthiest of the 19 focus countries within President Barack Obama’s Feed the Future Initiative. Thanks to the industry and size of its migrant population, it also boasts the largest flow of financial transfers from abroad among the...

Today’s crisis in Venezuela is one of the most serious cases of a slow-motion collapse of a nation-state in the history of the Americas. It is hard to predict how a future transition will play out, but this will certainly be one of the most dramatic and challenging...

Brazil closed one significant chapter in its political history yesterday as President Dilma Rousseff was formally removed from office by a Senate vote of 61 in favor and 20 opposed. More than 13 years of leadership by Brazil’s Workers Party (PT) was brought to an early...

Venezuela is in the midst of one of the worst economic, social, and political crises in its history. Failed economic policies and the near total lack of accountability urgently signal the need for a dramatic change in direction. Venezuela’s current challenges are many and...