Commentary

With the Biden administration now in the lame duck period, this is an opportune time to review President Biden’s track record on development. This blog post, the first in a series, will examine MDB reform, the Nairobi-Washington Vision, and PGI.

The UK's Autumn budget implemented a significant cut to the UK’s aid budget this year. What we might expect in the coming period?

Well, that was a downer. After switching leaders over the summer, and an opening full of promise and dynamism they’ve fallen into the same old patterns, beaten badly and looking ineffectual in the process—dashing my hopes and prompting mildly panicked contingency planning in California. I am, of cou...

On September 23, CGD and OpenAI co-hosted an event that featured nonprofits from Rio de Janeiro to New Delhi. These organizations presented lightning demos of AI-powered products they are deploying at scale to coach teachers, provide advice to farmers, and speed up care in intensive care units. Here...

When Brazil assumed the G20 presidency in 2024, it was encouraging to see an immediate emphasis on issues important to gender equality, including social inclusion and sustainable development. This, coupled with the advent of the new ministerial Women’s Empowerment Working Group, signaled a promising...

As world leaders gather at COP29 to chart a path forward on financing efforts to address the global climate crisis, one critical issue demands their attention: the chronic underfunding of climate adaptation in low-income, low-emission countries.

Ken Opalo makes a case for African states to embrace the deliberate pursuit of modernity and structural socio-economic change (and learn from China's experience while at it)