U.S. Development Policy

Recent cuts to USAID and global development funding have had outsized global effects on humanitarian aid, climate programming, and global health organizations, among other development priorities. CSIS scholars research how changes to U.S. development policy are impacting the Global South.

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The Way Forward for Global Health | The Futures Summit

Experts discussed how the funding environment for global health has shifted internationally, how they are focusing their organizations’ priorities as the world moves more fully into a post-Covid moment, and what innovations they are most excited to deliver in the years ahead.

Transcript — April 14, 2026

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Noam Unger

Noam Unger

Vice President, Global Development Department, Director, Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative and Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development
Caitlin Welsh

Caitlin Welsh

Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
Romina Bandura

Romina Bandura

Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development

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Betting on America

Commercial Diplomacy for U.S. Tech Exports

Join us for an episode of Betting on America, recorded at the CSIS Futures Summit. Navin Girishankar moderates the panel "U.S. Commercial Diplomacy Through the Lens of the Private Sector.”

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — June 4, 2026

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Commercial Diplomacy for U.S. Tech Exports | Betting on America

Join us for an episode of Betting on America featuring Cynthia Conner, Senior Manager for International Policy at Chevron; Nicole Issac, VP of Global Public Policy at Cisco; and Katherine F. Pickus, Chief Sustainability Officer at ADM. 

Event — May 21, 2026

The Way Forward for Global Health | The Futures Summit

Experts discussed how the funding environment for global health has shifted internationally, how they are focusing their organizations’ priorities as the world moves more fully into a post-Covid moment, and what innovations they are most excited to deliver in the years ahead.

Transcript — April 14, 2026