U.S. Development Policy

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development, Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative, Global Food and Water Security Program, and Humanitarian Agenda research how changes to U.S. development policy impact the Global South.

Trump’s USAID Purge and Foreign Aid Turmoil Spark Global Security Concerns

The administration is dismantling USAID, halting aid programs, and erasing its presence. As U.S. influence and global aid hang in the balance, will Congress act? We should all care about foreign aid—we should care enough to make it better, not kill it.

Listen to article

Commentary by Noam Unger — February 3, 2025

To Ensure Effective Foreign Policy, Reengage on Women’s Economic Empowerment

Commentary by Hadeil Ali — December 18, 2024

Photo: ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images

Bridging Climate Risk and Infrastructure Investment: A Systems Approach

Critical Questions by Noam Unger and Madeleine McLean — December 3, 2024

Roadmap to Resilience: USAID’s Updated Resilience Policy

Transcript — July 30, 2024

See all analysis on U.S. Development Policy

Past Events

2025 Global Development Forum

April 23, 2025 • 9:00 am – 5:30 pm EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Project on Prosperity and Development

A Conversation with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Reflecting on U.S.-Africa Relations

January 15, 2025 • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Africa Program

Strengthening Ukraine’s Economic Recovery and Reconstruction: Looking Back and Planning Forward

December 12, 2024 • 9:00 – 10:00 am EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Project on Prosperity and Development

Biden’s Trip to Angola: What to Expect

December 2, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Video On Demand

Hosted by Africa Program

Photo: ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP/Getty Images

Roadmap to Resilience: USAID's Updated Resilience Policy

July 30, 2024 • 2:30 – 3:30 pm EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Global Food and Water Security Program

U.S. Leadership in Multilaterals: A Fireside Chat with Assistant Secretary Alexia Latortue

May 10, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Project on Prosperity and Development

2024 Global Development Forum

April 18, 2024 • 8:00 am – 3:00 pm EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Project on Prosperity and Development

USAID/MujerProspera: Advancing Gender Equality in Northern Central America

March 19, 2024 • 9:00 – 10:30 am EDT

Video On Demand

Hosted by Americas Program

See all events on U.S. Development Policy

Related Programs

Humanitarian Agenda

Photo: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images

Global Food and Water Security Program

Project on Prosperity and Development

Photo: Surasak Suwanmake via Getty Images

Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative

Experts

Enoh T. Ebong

President, Global Development Department

Noam Unger

Director, Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative and Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development

Caitlin Welsh

Director, Global Food and Water Security Program

J. Stephen Morrison

Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center

Romina Bandura

Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development

All U.S. Development Policy Content

1 - 10 of 949 results

Display Archived Results

2025 Global Development Forum

CSIS is hosting the ninth annual Global Development Forum to discuss some of the most pressing issues in international development today including innovations in technology, financial inclusion, resilience, and U.S. foreign assistance reform.

Event — April 23, 2025

The AI Policy Podcast

AI Action Plan RFI, California's AI Policy Working Group Report, and Why Programming Jobs Are Disappearing

AI firms respond to the White House AI Action Plan, California’s AI policy draft, and AI’s impact on programming jobs.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill — March 26, 2025

The Truth of the Matter

Intelligence and Subversion in Ukraine

CSIS’s Seth Jones, director of the Defense and Security Department, joins the podcast to discuss recent developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and the status of peace negotiations.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — March 7, 2025

The Truth of the Matter

What's Happening to USAID?

Noam Unger, director of the CSIS Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative, joins the podcast to discuss the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Noam Unger — February 6, 2025

Trump’s USAID Purge and Foreign Aid Turmoil Spark Global Security Concerns

Commentary by Noam Unger — February 3, 2025

A Conversation with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield: Reflecting on U.S.-Africa Relations

A conversation with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Biden Administration’s record in Africa, and her more than 30-year government career, much of it in the service of expanding and deepening the U.S. relationship with Africa.

Event — January 15, 2025

Audio Briefs

To Ensure Effective Foreign Policy, Reengage on Women’s Economic Empowerment

An audio version of “To Ensure Effective Foreign Policy, Reengage on Women’s Economic Empowerment,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Hadeil Ali. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Hadeil Ali — December 18, 2024

To Ensure Effective Foreign Policy, Reengage on Women’s Economic Empowerment

The United States should incentivize national humanitarian surge capacity through committing to support the creation of nationally administered pooled funds across key countries facing conflict or recurrent crises.

Commentary by Hadeil Ali — December 18, 2024

Strengthening Ukraine’s Economic Recovery and Reconstruction: Looking Back and Planning Forward

Join CSIS for a conversation with Deputy Secretary of State Richard R. Verma to discuss the work the Biden Administration has done to further Ukraine’s economic recovery and reconstruction and how the U.S. can continue to support Ukraine’s modernization going forward.

Event — December 12, 2024

Bridging Climate Risk and Infrastructure Investment: A Systems Approach

Adapting to the changing climate requires a comprehensive approach to resilience because climate change impacts are far-reaching.

Critical Questions by Noam Unger and Madeleine McLean — December 3, 2024

U.S. Development Policy

Past Events

Related Programs

Experts

All U.S. Development Policy Content

Filter by

Type open filter submenu

Article Type open filter submenu

Report Type open filter submenu

Region open filter submenu

Department open filter submenu