Austin Hardman is a research assistant for the Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In this role, he supports the team’s research agenda, business development opportunities, and event coordination. Prior to CSIS, Austin worked as an intern collecting data for the Heritage Foundation’s annual “Index of Economic Freedom,” a background investigator retained by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, and an intern for Abba’s Pride, a faith-based non-profit located in Pretoria, South Africa. His research endeavors seek to optimize the implementation of development programs to complement U.S. diplomatic initiatives, harness the power of the private sector where advantageous, and do so while prioritizing human flourishment. With majors in religion and foreign affairs, Austin graduated cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College and holds a Master of Public Policy with specializations in applied economic policy, international relations, and national security from Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy.
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Responding to China’s Growing Influence in Ports of the Global South
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Austin Hardman, and Clara Bonin — October 30, 2024
Great Power Competition in the Multilateral System
Report by Daniel F. Runde and Austin Hardman — October 23, 2024
Doing Business in Ukraine 2024 Conference: Building Ukraine’s Security through a Modernized Economy
Event — September 25, 2024
Reintroducing Concessional Loans into the Development Toolbox
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Rafael Romeu, and Austin Hardman — August 20, 2024
Expanding Workforce Development to Enable Nearshoring in the Northern Triangle
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Austin Hardman — April 16, 2024
Replicating the Mobile Revolution
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Austin Hardman, and Paula Reynal — March 19, 2024
Supporting Ukraine's Private Sector during Wartime
Report by Romina Bandura, Ilya Timtchenko, and Austin Hardman — February 27, 2024
Environmental, Social, and Governance Best Practices Applied to Mining Operations
Report by Romina Bandura and Austin Hardman — November 16, 2023
Analyzing the Role of Blockchain Technology in Strengthening Democracies
Report by Noam Unger, Austin Hardman, and Ilya Timtchenko — October 25, 2023
Doing Business in Ukraine: The Role of the Private Sector in Ukraine’s Economic Transformation
Event — September 21, 2023