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Demining Ukraine’s Farmland: Progress, Adaptation, and Needs

Landmine contamination across Ukraine’s farmland remains a complex and pervasive challenge despite significant progress. What else is needed to restore Ukraine’s farmland, and why should it remain a priority for the United States and Ukraine’s allies?

Critical Questions by Emma Dodd and Caitlin Welsh — December 5, 2024

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Daniel F. Runde

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Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development
Caitlin Welsh

Caitlin Welsh

Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
Noam Unger

Noam Unger

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

Romina Bandura

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

Senior Fellow, Global Food and Water Security Program
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Bhawna Prakash

Senior Fellow, Water and Sanitation, Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics

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Approaches to Digital Public Infrastructure in the Global South

Digital public infrastructure is changing lives and boosting economic opportunities, but building these systems is not risk free. Several countries in the Global South are prioritizing inclusivity, cooperation, and transparency to approach the challenges they face.

Report by Romina Bandura, Madeleine McLean, and Caroline Smutny — August 26, 2024

Reintroducing Concessional Loans into the Development Toolbox

China is exploiting nations by swapping debt for equity. Enabling a solution for the global debt crisis may require the United States to incorporate loans into its international development strategy.

Report by Daniel F. Runde, Rafael Romeu, and Austin Hardman — August 20, 2024

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Moldova’s Ukrainian Bilateral

An audio version of “Moldova’s Ukrainian Bilateral,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Leah Kieff. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Leah Kieff — August 13, 2024

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Moldova’s Ukrainian Bilateral

Moldova, which is less than four hours from the frontlines of the ongoing kinetic combat and shares a border of more than 1,000 miles with Ukraine, is of key importance to the United States and its partners and allies—and not just for geographic reasons.

Critical Questions by Leah Kieff — August 13, 2024

Roadmap to Resilience: USAID's Updated Resilience Policy

Join the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program for a discussion on USAID's updated Resilience Policy for improving the well-being of people, communities, and countries in the face of increased shocks and stresses.

Event — July 30, 2024

Roadmap to Resilience: USAID’s Updated Resilience Policy

The CSIS Food and Water Security Program hosted an international expert panel to discuss the enduring relevance of resilience in global development and how USAID's Resilience Policy will contribute to greater impact and more efficient implementation of our collective programming.

Transcript — July 30, 2024