Global Development

CSIS’s Global Development Department is dedicated to strengthening U.S. national security and global prosperity through policies that promote human wellbeing and economic opportunity.

Our scholars conduct timely analysis and work directly with policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to generate innovative solutions to today’s unprecedented international development challenges.

Global Health Human Rights Food Security Water Security Technology International Development Conflict and Humanitarian Crises Climate Change Civil Society

Introducing the CSIS Global Development Department

Meet Our Experts and Programs

Featured Event

260410 - Keynote Speech by Nick Checker,

The Futures Summit: A New Era of Development Cooperation

From April 10-17, 2026, the CSIS Futures Summit brought together business and global leaders, philanthropists, innovators, and government officials for a bold reimagining of the next era of global development.

Featured Analysis
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Photo: Fabio Murgia/CSIS; assets from Getty Images

Commentary

The Sudan War in 10 Charts

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — April 17, 2026

Event

A Conversation with WTO Director General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | The Futures Summit

April 15, 2026 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

Commentary

The Infrastructure Trap: What Beijing Has Learned from Moscow’s Playbook in Central Asia

Commentary by Leah Kieff — April 16, 2026

Photo: PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images

Event

AI for Food Security Forum

April 30, 2026 • 8:30 am – 6:00 pm EDT

Commentary

Can the United States Enable Post-Conflict Stability?

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — April 10, 2026

Enoh T. Ebong

President, Global Development Department

Enoh T. Ebong is president of the Global Development Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), leading a multidisciplinary team focused on advancing U.S. national security and global prosperity through policies that promote human well-being and economic opportunity. Prior to joining CSIS, Ebong served as the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

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