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

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Video

A New Landscape: Navigating the Future of Development

Digital Report

A New Landscape for Development

Digital Report by Enoh T. Ebong, Noam Unger, Andrew Friedman, and Hadeil Ali — November 13, 2025

Photo: Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/Getty Images

Critical Questions

The Last U.S. Hunger Data: What We Lose with the Termination of the USDA’s Household Food Security in the United States Report

Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh — January 5, 2026

Photo: DOUGLAS MAGNO/AFP via Getty Images

Report

Improving Transparency and Human Rights in Procurement: An Incentive-Based Approach

Report by Andrew Friedman — December 19, 2025

Event

Financing Pandemic Preparedness

December 10, 2025 • 1:00 – 1:45 pm EST

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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