The World Bank and other multilateral development banks are historically underutilized assets when it comes to USAID’s development objectives across a wide range of sectors and initiatives. We offer instead a set of recommendations that USAID could implement largely within its own purview, or with a...

This week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee turns its attention to the resourcing needs of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and US International Development Finance Corporation—two agencies that fill distinct functions within the US development architecture. We’ll be listening for lawmakers’ ...

President Biden sent his second budget request to Congress this week. We dug in to see how some of CGD's most-watched accounts would fare and how the administration's funding asks reflect on its development and humanitarian policy agenda.

In the global response to COVID-19, the Biden administration made news last week on several fronts. Here is a quick recap and some ideas for moving forward.

In his State of Union address, President Biden called on Congress to pass a competitiveness bill that he can sign into law. The House and Senate have each advanced a large legislative package to bolster US competitiveness—particularly with respect to China.

President Biden is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress tonight. When it comes to foreign policy, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is certain to take center stage. But we also expect President Biden will speak to ongoing efforts to curb the COVID-1...

Aid alone will not resolve the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Without a functioning financial system, many Afghans will remain unable to buy essential goods, including food and medicine. Humanitarian actors seeking to relieve the effects of these shortages will struggle to move money into and w...