International Development

CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Nate Laske, and Henry Ziemer explore the opportunities present in the Western Hemisphere to meet surging demand for critical minerals and facilitate the global energy transition.

Prospects for a clean end to the Sudan conflict and the restoration of a transitional government currently appear nonexistent, leaving the international community with few options for avoiding further division and crisis.

The Global Food and Water Security Program hosted a discussion for the official U.S. launch of the 2023 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report.

The CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program welcomed representatives from the academic, philanthropic, non-profit, and public sectors for a conversation on the importance of cross-sectoral partnerships in addressing global development challenges. 

Moldova’s struggle to define itself within a broader regional context was thrown into stark relief following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite concerted efforts by Russia, Moldovan public opinion continues to favor integration within the European Union.

From October 17–18, China hosted the third Belt and Road forum, during which Xi Jinping met one-on-one with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Read analysis of the Xi-Putin meeting and forum by members of the China Power Project.  

World food production will have to grow 50 percent by 2050 to meet rising demands, requiring 30 percent more water than today, fueling concerns that mounting agricultural needs risk colliding with increasingly strained resource supplies.