U.S. Soft Power Tools

The Project on Prosperity and Development at CSIS convenes a broad range of stakeholders, to re-evaluate the soft-power tools needed to meet contemporary threats to U.S. strategic interests and the interests of the global community at-large

Today’s developing world is fundamentally different than it was just ten years ago, making it imperative that policymakers and strategists shaping U.S. foreign policy keep pace with these changes. Currently, there are two paths for developing countries: dozens are more affluent, freer, healthier, and more self-sufficient, while others still struggle mightily. Since 2002, every White House National Security Strategy has cited failed, fragile, or failing states as a critical global security challenge. Thus, U.S. foreign assistance must play a crucial role, but it must be applied to different challenges and opportunities to reflect a changed world.

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Financing Small Business Is Critical for a Strong Post-Covid Recovery

CSIS releases a new analysis highlighting how the impact investment and development finance community can effectively mobilize capital and address the economic challenges faced by African and U.S. small-businesses can be addressed in an inclusive and resilient way.

Brief by John Simon, Agnes Dasewicz, and Sundar R. Ramanujam — September 24, 2020

The New Missing Middle in Development Finance

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development releases a new policy brief that addresses the critical financing gap which the global micro, small, and medium enterprise landscape faces in the growth stage of innovation.

Brief by Daniel F. Runde, Erol Yayboke, and Sundar R. Ramanujam — November 13, 2019

Innovations in Guarantees for Development

Developing countries seeking to attract foreign investments are often constrained by excessive perceived and real risks in the market. This report examines how bilateral agencies can scale up their use of guarantees and leverage private capital in these markets.

Report by Romina Bandura and Sundar R. Ramanujam — October 18, 2019

Maximizing Private Investment and Job Impacts

CSIS will be hosting a high-level public event and reception on focused on the challenges confronted by development finance institutions to maximize private investment and jobs impacts.

Event — October 17, 2019