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Commentary
Out Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley
October 22, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde Daniel F. Runde speaks with Alexandre Lazarow, author of the new book Out Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley.

Commentary
Peril in the Desert: Irregular Migration through the Sahel
October 21, 2020 | Erol Yayboke Recent efforts to address irregular migration through the Sahel have changed flows, not stopped them. As a result, migrants are at greater risk while the networks of illicit actors that move them grow stronger. A better approach that goes beyond hard security is needed.

Report
How Can the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Effectively Source Deals?
October 16, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Janina Staguhn The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is an important agency for advancing U.S. foreign policy interests, creating jobs, and fostering the private sector in developing countries.

Newsletter
Partnership 2020 Quarterly Newsletter
October 15, 2020 | Kriti Upadhyaya This quarterly newsletter serves as a way for college and university leaders, U.S. and Indian policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders to receive updates on Partnership 2020 work, new funding opportunities, policies, employment opportunities, and best practices in higher...

Report
Promote and Build: A Strategic Approach to Digital Authoritarianism
October 15, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, Samuel Brannen Digital authoritarianism transcends boundaries while subverting human rights and democratic principles. This brief presents a strategic approach grounded in fundamental principles and framed around promoting resilience while building affirmative alternatives.

Commentary
Private Sector Solutions to Urban Food Insecurity
October 14, 2020 The vulnerability of cities is front and center during the pandemic. How can companies, governments, and the nonprofit sector work together to improve food security in urban areas?

Commentary
Growing Cities, Growing Food Insecurity: How to Protect the Poor during Rapid Urbanization
October 14, 2020 The unique characteristics of life in urban areas make the urban poor particularly vulnerable to food insecurity and require programs and policies tailored to their specific needs.

Critical Questions
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to UN World Food Programme
October 9, 2020 | Caitlin Welsh, Jacob Kurtzer CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh and Jacob Kurtzer explain the connection between food security and peace as the World Food Programme wins the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.

Report
Post-pandemic Natural Resource Management in the Indo-Pacific
October 9, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Janina Staguhn Covid-19 has increased human interaction with the environment and disregard for environmental norms by both individuals and nations. This brings unprecedented challenges to natural resource management, a key component of USAID’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Report
The Chinese Communist Party Targets the Private Sector
October 8, 2020 | Scott Livingston To better understand the CCP’s ambitions, the Freeman Chair has commissioned a translation of the “Opinion on Strengthening the United Front Work of the Private Economy in the New Era.” It calls for the Party’s increased engagement and leadership in the private economy.

Commentary
Providers or Enforcers? The Duality of Security Forces’ Roles in Covid-19 Response Efforts
October 7, 2020 | Melissa Dalton The duality of security forces’ roles in Covid-19 response efforts can present a dilemma for their governments and for international donors. Security forces can both serve as able providers and facilitators of assistance but also as coercive enforcers.

Commentary
Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean: The Haitian Challenge
October 6, 2020 | Georges A. Fauriol The past decade has witnessed a decay of established democracies’ commitment to democratic principles, and in turn, a qualitative decline in adherence to the norms and institutions of democracy worldwide. How does this relate to Haiti?

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