Navigating U.S. Foreign Assistance
Overview
Navigating U.S. Foreign Assistance features an in-depth, hands-on study of the latest trends and techniques today’s international development and humanitarian leaders need to successfully maximize their impact. Through interactive seminars, expert-led case studies, and a culminating crisis simulation, participants will join a diverse network of industry professionals and pair their own unique in-the-field experience with CSIS’s rich array of coaching resources to bring back:
- A more comprehensive framework of who the key players are, where their respective interests lie, and the bureaucratic structures that bind them all together
- New tools and best practices to help spot trends and opportunities, make strategic decisions quickly and confidently, weigh resourcing trade-offs, and achieve meaningful results
- An expanded professional network that includes CSIS experts and industry practitioners
Curriculum
The curriculum is focused on a series of topics and skills that allow participants to:
- Explore today’s changing landscape of humanitarian assistance
- Engage experts and identify evolving trends across public, private, and NGO sectors
- Apply skills developed throughout the program to a fast-moving crisis simulation
- History of U.S. Foreign Assistance from WWII to Today
- Titles and Taxes: Congressional Power Structures and Foreign Assistance
- Who’s on First: Latest Developments in the Agencies and the Mandates
- First on the Scene: Humanitarian Emergencies and Responding Agencies
- Developing the Development Portfolio: Implementing New Development Strategies
- Setting the Table: Food Security
- What the Doctor Ordered: Global Health
- The Elephant in the Room: DOD’s Humanitarian Portfolio
- Connect the Dots: Politics and Policy in the White House and NSC
- Public-Private Partnerships: Effectively Engaging with the Private Sector
- Where and How it Happens: Africa | Asia | Latin America | Middle East
The crisis simulation will consist of a fast-moving, complex emergency that requires participants to work in small groups and apply their newfound knowledge to make strategic, capability, and resourcing trade-offs, and identify ways to achieve meaningful results. Following the exercise, CSIS experts will assess each team’s performance and provide detailed feedback.
Eligibility
This course is open to anyone interested in developing a deeper understanding of humanitarian assistance, development trends, global health and food security challenges.
How to Register
Registration for the course is now open. Please complete a registration form by selecting the button below.
Contact
For more information, please contact Joel Martinez, Program Coordinator, at jmartinez@csis.org.
