A New Landscape for Development

February 10, 2026 • 4:00 – 6:30 pm EST

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Over the past year, there has been a monumental shift in U.S. foreign assistance programming, agencies, and personnel. These transformations demand a critical effort to examine the future of development and U.S. engagement with the Global South.

Please join the CSIS Global Development Department (GDD) for a launch event on February 10, 2026. This gathering will highlight the department’s inaugural report, A New Landscape for Development.  

The event will include opening remarks by CSIS Leadership, followed by a fireside chat with Members of Congress and a panel of experts who will unpack the lasting impact of these policy shifts on the global development architecture and offer practical recommendations for the way ahead. The event will conclude with a high-level networking opportunity. 

This event is made possible through general support to CSIS. 

Banner photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images. 

Event Agenda

Welcome and Opening Remarks

4:00 pm

Craig Cohen, President and Chief Operating Officer, CSIS

Enoh T. Ebong, President, CSIS Global Development Department

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) (virtual), U.S. Representative for California's 51st Congressional District

CSIS Experts Panel: The Future of Global Development

4:15 pm

Andrew Friedman, Director and Senior Fellow, Human Rights Initiative, CSIS Global Development Department

Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS Global Development Department

Caitlin Welsh, Director, Global Food and Water Security Program, CSIS Global Development Department

 

Moderator

Noam Unger, Vice President, Global Development Department, Director, Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative and Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS

Fireside Chat

4:45 pm

Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC), U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District

 

Moderator

Enoh T. Ebong, President, CSIS Global Development Department

Reception

5:30 pm

Tags

International Development, U.S. Development Policy, Global Health, Human Rights, Water Security, and Gender and Youth

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Contact Information

Hadeil Ali

Hadeil Ali

Chief of Staff, Global Development Department and Director, Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Program
Caitlin Welsh

Caitlin Welsh

Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
Noam Unger

Noam Unger

Vice President, Global Development Department, Director, Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative and Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development

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