Renew the U.S.-Latin America Partnership at the 2021 Summit of the Americas

This article was originally published in the National Interest on December 23, 2020.For several years, U.S. policy toward Latin America has been unmoored from clearly defined goals and a broader strategy. However, President-elect Joe Biden has an opportunity early in his term to correct this wayward drift.The United States will host the next Summit of the Americas in April 2021, providing an excellent …

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A New Approach to Foreign Aid

This commentary is part of CSIS's Global Forecast 2021 essay series.The Biden administration needs to think radically differently about global development in a radically changed world. To meet the short- and long-term challenges associated with great power competition, global development must be at the forefront of the national security and foreign policy toolkit in a meaningful way. …

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Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the Amazon Basin

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Romina Bandura, Senior Fellow on the Project on Prosperity at CSIS, to discuss the new PPD report Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon. Dan and Romina discuss how better governance in the Amazon can improve the security conditions, as well as opportunities for the …

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The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in International Affairs

In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Nicole Aandahl, the Director of the Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Program at the CSIS, to discuss diversity and inclusion in the international affairs and foreign policy community. The podcast examines the state of diversity and inclusion in international affairs following the …

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