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The Global Food and Water Security Program provides long-term, strategic guidance to policy makers on the economic, political, social, and climate-related causes of and responses to food insecurity around the world.

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Opportunity Amid Austerity: Three Principles for Resilient Agricultural Growth

We must strip complexity out of the system, and donors should shift from issuing top-down prescriptions of priorities to becoming catalytic investors that identify entrepreneurs who can drive economic growth in their local communities, countries, and regions.

Commentary by Colin Christensen — May 23, 2025

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Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
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Russia, Ukraine, and Global Food Security: A Two-Year Assessment

Receding global food prices mask an ongoing food security crisis still affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine. CSIS’s Caitlin Welsh examines the role of food and agriculture in Russia’s war strategy, including how Russia capitalizes from the food insecurity it causes. 

Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh — February 27, 2024

The Trade and Food Security Debate

With the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference beginning next week, there is renewed global focus on trade challenges to food security. Katrin Kuhlmann explores the state of debate on trade and food security and what more can be done to advance positive outcomes from MC13. 

Critical Questions by Katrin Kuhlmann — February 22, 2024

Troubling Waters: Understanding Global Water Security

As the ramifications of the global water crisis grow in scope and severity, understanding the manifold and devastating consequences of water insecurity—in all its forms—is increasingly critical to safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of billions around the world.

Digital Report by Zane Swanson and Sarah Grace — February 12, 2024

2024 Global Forecast: Vying for Influence in the Global South

In the fourth and final installment of the 2024 Global Forecast, CSIS experts analyze the key challenges that will define the battle for influence in the Global South, which will determine geopolitical power and shape the future of the global order.

Digital Report by Michelle Strucke, J. Stephen Morrison, Noam Unger, Caitlin Welsh, Richard M. Rossow, Gregory B. Poling, Ryan C. Berg, Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — February 7, 2024

Babel: Translating the Middle East

Rafat Al-Akhali: Yemen on the Brink

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Rafat Al-Akhali about youth activism in Yemen, the international community's responses to protracted conflicts, and the outlook for Yemen's future.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — January 9, 2024

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Water and Global Climate Action at COP28

Water represents the tip of the spear of mounting global climate change impacts through worsening floods, droughts, and storms. COP28 called on countries to strengthen adaptation strategies for water security. Policymakers must now turn exhortations into concrete action.

Commentary by David Michel — December 20, 2023

Food Sharing: Human Evolution and Achieving Food Security for All

The development of food sharing was central to human evolution, leading to the emergence of many physiological, behavioral, and psychological adaptations. Today, shaped by this evolutionary history, food sharing manifests in the ambition to achieve global food security.

Commentary by Zane Swanson — December 20, 2023

Reviewing COP28 Outcomes for Food Security

Please join the Global Food and Water Security Program for a conversation on COP28 outcomes and the importance of investing in small-scale producers to support global food security, featuring U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security and high-level representatives from IFAD and the philanthropic community.

Event — December 18, 2023