Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative

Exploring the near- and long-term economic, social, and geopolitical implications of youth development trends around the world. In partnership with the International Youth Foundation

With half the world's population under the age of 30, global development, prosperity, and security are increasingly dependent on our collective ability -- across public and private sectors -- to capitalize on the productivity and potential of young people, and ensure they have a stake in building a more stable and prosperous world.  In partnership with the International Youth Foundation (IYF), the Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative will examine the opportunities and challenges facing young people around the world, and expand the conversation about youth and global development, economic growth, and social progress.

A first major project of the Initiative is to create an innovative Global Youth Wellbeing Index, which will gather available data related to youth to assess and compare the state of young people’s development around the world and measure progress.  The Index seeks to help key stakeholders to make sense of disconnected data on youth learning, livelihoods, community and political engagement, health, ICT, other aspects of youth wellbeing. Ultimately, it could provide public and private sector policy and decision-makers a simpler way to understand the big picture, guide actions and investments, and drive progress over time. The Index project is principally supported by Hilton Worldwide.

The Initiative also hosts a public and private event series with leading policy-makers and thought leaders to elevate the dialogue and stimulate debate on global youth affairs.
 

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The United States Has an Opportunity to Lead in Digital Development

As the developing world seeks to overcome socioeconomic inequities worsened during Covid-19, CSIS presents its first in a series of analyses on how the United States can show interagency leadership in establishing digital infrastructure and help countries spur development.

Brief by Daniel F. Runde Romina Bandura and Sundar R. Ramanujam — March 30, 2021

Promote and Build: A Strategic Approach to Digital Authoritarianism

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.

Brief by Erol Yayboke and Samuel Brannen — October 15, 2020

Can The U.S. Win A Counterinsurgency War?

Developed by the 173rd Airborne Brigade in 2010, the “soft approach” in Afghanistan’s Lowgar and Wardak Provinces was one of America’s most effective counterinsurgency efforts in the War on Terror.

Event — January 11, 2019

Millennial Priorities for Health and Education

Millennials are redefining everything from global security and economics to marriage and work. IYF and CSIS surveyed 7,600 youth between 16 and 24 years old in 30 countries to gain insight into how young people may shape our world in the years to come. A few highlights from our findings:

Event — November 29, 2016