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Commentary
Time for a New Financing for Development Conference
February 24, 2021 | Conor M. Savoy

At a time of unprecedented need, the Biden administration should work with allies to convene a new Financing for Development Conference that makes concrete commitments: increasing foreign assistance, debt relief, and new efforts to mobilize private finance for...


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.

Report
Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Peru Country Case Study
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Owen Murphy

Deforestation of the Peruvian Amazon results from vulnerabilities in rule of law, security, and governance that transcend a solely environmental lens. Addressing these factors requires embedding infrastructure development within a broader sustainable development plan.

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Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon
October 26, 2020 | Romina Bandura, Shannon McKeown The socioeconomic insecurity, weak governance, and poor infrastructure planning that causes deforestation in the Amazon requires an integrated, multisector approach to sustainable development that balances environmental, security, and economic concerns in the region.

Report
Creative Economies in the Indo-Pacific and Covid-19
September 28, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Richard M. Rossow CSIS is pleased to release a new report, "Creative Economies in the Indo-Pacific and Covid-19," that lays out how the Indo-Pacific region can be better integrated, free, and prosperous, by tapping into the region's potential for the creative sector.

Report
Post-pandemic Governance in the Indo-Pacific: Adapting USAID’s Strategy in the Face of Covid-19
September 25, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Shannon McKeown Covid-19 presents new challenges to the existing governance objectives of USAID’s Indo- Pacific Strategy, especially as great power competitors, like China, use the pandemic as a vehicle to further exacerbate existing democratic backsliding, corruption, and disinformation.

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How Impact Investments Can Strengthen Rural Economies in the Age of Covid-19
September 23, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Shannon McKeown, Terry Wyer Impact investment can serve as an effective financial tool to tackle challenges in rural economies that existed before and have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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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.

Commentary
Trade Policy Can Lead Covid-19 Economic Recovery
August 6, 2020 Covid-19 may be the most important humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century. U.S. trade policy may prove to be one of the most powerful tools for heading off disaster.

Report
The DFC: Delivering Technical Assistance in High-risk Contexts
June 11, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, Janina Staguhn The DFC has the authority to conduct technical assistance—providing advice to help current investments mature or prepare future deals for financial and development success—an important tool, especially in high-risk markets where the DFC is mandated to operate.

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Covid-19 Demands Innovative Ideas for Financing the SDGs
May 7, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the challenges to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and highlights the need for innovative and scalable tools, such as guarantees, green and infrastructure bonds, and advanced purchase agreements, to fill the financing gap.

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Pursuing Effective and Conflict-Aware Stabilization: Lessons from beyond the Beltway
April 30, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, Janina Staguhn This brief unpacks the challenges, opportunities, and lessons of U.S. stabilization efforts in Lebanon and Colombia, proposing ways to better integrate principles of the U.S. government's Stabilization Assistance Review into future U.S. engagement and planning.

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