Global Development

CSIS’s Global Development Department is dedicated to strengthening U.S. national security and global prosperity through policies that promote human wellbeing and economic opportunity.

Our scholars conduct timely analysis and work directly with policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to generate innovative solutions to today’s unprecedented international development challenges.

Global Health Human Rights Food Security Water Security Technology International Development Conflict and Humanitarian Crises Climate Change Civil Society

Introducing the CSIS Global Development Department

Meet Our Experts and Programs

Featured Event

260410 - Keynote Speech by Nick Checker,

The Futures Summit: A New Era of Development Cooperation

From April 10-17, 2026, the CSIS Futures Summit brought together business and global leaders, philanthropists, innovators, and government officials for a bold reimagining of the next era of global development.

Featured Analysis
All Department Analysis

Video

Development As a Preemptive Strike

Report

A New Organizational Paradigm for Economic Statecraft at the U.S. State Department

Report by Allison Lombardo and Jonathan Gandomi — August 26, 2026

Commentary

AI and Global Food Security: A Focus on Food Systems

Commentary by Zane Swanson, Emma Curtis, and Caitlin Welsh — August 21, 2026

Photo: Eduardo Soteras/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Commentary

New Approaches to Address the Role of Gold in Sudan’s Civil War

Commentary by Andrew Friedman and Brad Brooks-Rubin — August 11, 2026

Photo: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket/Getty Images

Critical Questions

Bridging the Gap: LEO Satellite Internet and Human Rights

Critical Questions by Andrew Friedman — August 6, 2026

Enoh T. Ebong

President, Global Development Department

Enoh T. Ebong is president of the Global Development Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), leading a multidisciplinary team focused on advancing U.S. national security and global prosperity through policies that promote human well-being and economic opportunity. Prior to joining CSIS, Ebong served as the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

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