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The Inner Workings of USAID: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It. But If It Is Broke, Fix It!
December 18, 2020 | Bonnie Glick CSIS senior adviser Bonnie Glick has written a second memo to the incoming Biden administration on some of the managerial and human resources issues that should be addressed at USAID.

Commentary
Memo to Incoming USAID Leadership in the Biden Administration
November 30, 2020 | Bonnie Glick A new memo from CSIS Senior Adviser Bonnie Glick to the USAID leadership of the incoming Biden administration outlines several operational requirements for addressing the Covid-19 pandemic, great power competition, and other global challenges in its first 100 days.

Report
Post-pandemic Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific
November 2, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Owen Murphy The Indo-Pacific region is experiencing significant challenges as a result of the pandemic. This CSIS brief highlights how U.S. leadership can collaborate with the necessary institutions and organizations to competitively assist with economic recovery and development efforts.

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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.

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
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.

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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.

Report
Financing Small Business Is Critical for a Strong Post-Covid Recovery
September 24, 2020 | John Simon, Sundar R. Ramanujam CSIS releases a new analysis highlighting how the impact investment and development finance community can effectively mobilize capital and address the economic challenges faced by African and U.S. small-businesses can be addressed in an inclusive and resilient way.

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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.

Report
Elevating Women Peacebuilders amidst Covid-19
August 10, 2020 | Erol Yayboke The Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating pre-existing gender equalities for women and girls around the globe, creating a shadow pandemic of gender-based violence, and sidelining women from important decisionmaking processes.

Commentary
Covid-19 Has Consequences for U.S. Foreign Aid and Global Leadership
May 1, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy, Shannon McKeown While the number of Covid-19 cases in the United States has passed its projected peak, Congress will continue to face pressure to increase spending on domestic economic priorities.

Commentary
Taking the Higher Road: U.S. Global Infrastructure Strategy One Year Later
April 27, 2020 | Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel F. Runde, Jonathan E. Hillman, Sundar R. Ramanujam One year ago, CSIS made key recommendations that would give United States a more leading role in global infrastructure development. This new commentary looks at how those recommendations are not only still relevant—but more urgent—in light of Covid-19.

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