Center For Strategic International Studies: 249 books
A New Development Agenda
Trade, Development, and Procurement
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
The link between economic development and state security has been well documented. As policymakers consider that link, the model for international development in the twenty-first century must include both governments and the private sector. In this new report, the CSIS Scholl Chair in International...
by Sadika Hameed, Kathryn Mixon
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
The CSIS Working Group on Private-Sector Development in Fragile, Conflict-Affected, and Violent States identifies tools available to the international business community and the U.S. government to assist these countries, as well as the gaps in needed resources. Participants examined cases from Afghanistan,...
Innovation-Led Economic Growth
Transforming Tomorrow’s Developing Economies through Technology and Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Innovation and technology are increasingly at the heart of economic growth around the world and will be crucial tools for addressing emerging issues such as global urbanization and growing demand for food, energy, and water. In this report, CSIS and RTI International assess the challenges and opportunities...
by Richard Jackson, Director, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
The unsustainable federal budget outlook will inevitably push entitlement reform to the forefront of the national policy debate. As America’s leaders consider reform options, they will have much to learn from the experience of other developed countries, several of which have recently enacted far-reaching...
Investor-State Dispute Settlement
A Reality Check
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and other international investment agreements that allows investors to enter arbitration with states over treaty breaches. ISDS has become controversial in the United States and our negotiating partners;...
Reinvigorating U.S. Economic Strategy in the Asia Pacific
Recommendations for the Incoming Administration
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
This report of the CSIS Asia Economic Strategy Commission presents a comprehensive, bipartisan economic strategy for the United States to pursue its vital interests in the Asia-Pacific region. The report is intended to help the new administration carry out a dynamic, forward-looking economic strategy,...
Maritime Futures
The Arctic and the Bering Strait Region
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Significant diminishment of the Arctic ice cap is propelling the advent of a new, blue water ocean and, with it, new commercial and economic opportunities. Abundant natural and mineral resources, as well as rich fishing stocks, encourage Arctic and non-Arctic nations to explore these resources through...
by Michael Dyer, Clark Murdock, Thomas Karako
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
For decades, the United States has led the effort to stem the spread of nuclear weapons, both among potential adversaries and among its allies and partners. The current state of deterrence and of the nonproliferation regime, however, is open to many doubts. What happens if the nonproliferation regime...
Trade and Tribulations
An Evaluation of Trade Barriers to the Adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in the East African Community
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Agricultural biotechnology holds great promise in contributing to Africa’s socioeconomic development. This is confirmed by a growing body of literature analyzing the positive economic effects at the farm level, and also for a growing number of farmers in Africa. However, with the exception of Burkina...
Global Health Programs and Partnerships
Evidence of Mutual Benefit and Equity
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Academic global health programs are proliferating, and global health partnerships between North American academic institutions and institutions in low- and middle-income countries are steadily increasing. This study employs surveys and key informant interviews to examine global health partnerships,...
by James Michel
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
“Fragility”—the combination of poor governance, limited institutional capability, low social cohesion, and weak legitimacy—leads to erosion of the social contract and diminished resilience, with significant implications for peace, security, and sustainable development. This study reviews how...
Trends in the Practice of Development Cooperation
Strengthening Governance and the Rule of Law
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
There is a broad and enduring international consensus that good governance and the rule of law are important for the attainment of sustainable development results. But recognizing that good governance is important for development is one thing; carrying out effective international programs to support...
by Anthony H. Cordesman, Sam Khazai
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Iraq in Crisis examines Iraq's problems in 2014 and projects possible future trends. It supports its narrative analysis with the latest data from the World Bank, United Nations, Transparency International, the Congressional Research Service, International Crisis Group, Special Inspector General for...
Transformative Innovation for International Development
Operationalizing Innovation Ecosystems and Smart Cities for Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
This study—the result of a collaboration between CSIS and the JICA Research Institute in Japan—reviews U.S. and Japanese public and private approaches to innovation, including building innovation ecosystems and promoting smart cities technology. It also presents two case studies that explore a...