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Hosted by Dan Runde, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Building the Future explores topics at the intersection of global development, foreign policy, and national security. In each episode, Dan sits down for a discussion with a leading expert from government, the private sector, and international organizations to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the world today.
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The Summit for Democracy - What’s Next? from 2022-02-16T15:35:28
Dan is joined by his colleague, Marti Flacks (Director of CSIS Human Rights Initiative) and Agnieszka Rawa (Managing Director of Data Collaboratives for Local Impact at the Millennium Challenge Cor...
ListenUp and Doing with Jim Harmon from 2022-02-02T14:41
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde speaks with Jim Harmon. As the Chairman and CEO of Caravel Management LLC, co-chair of the Board of the World Resources Institute, and former Presi...
ListenCryptoDad with Chris Giancarlo from 2022-01-19T13:37:27
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde interviews Chris Giancarlo about his new book CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money and the future of digital currencies. Mr. Giancarlo, the...
ListenThere is Nothing Here for You with Fiona Hill from 2022-01-05T15:41:28
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde interviews Fiona Hill on her new book, There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century. Fiona, the former senior dir...
ListenBonus Episode: Sin Trabajo Con Gabriel Zinny from 2021-12-15T21:40:11
In this Spanish-language bonus episode of “Building the Future”, Dan Runde interviews Gabriel Sánchez Zinny, current Director of Blue Star Strategies, about his new book Sin Trabajo, which talks ab...
ListenAfghanistan from a Former Female Provincial Council Member's Eyes: Sarina Faizy from 2021-12-08T16:17:21
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde interviews Sarina Faizy, a former Provincial Council Member of Kandahar-Afghanistan. Sarina recalls her experiences working for a local Afghan gove...
ListenThe Global Covid-19 Response with Gary Edson from 2021-11-10T14:39:07
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan speaks with Gary Edson, President of the Covid Collaborative, and longtime leader in U.S. development and global health initiatives. Gary and Dan speak o...
ListenForeign Policy and Conservatism with Dr. Peter Berkowitz from 2021-10-27T13:40:22
Dr. Peter Berkowitz, the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins this week’s episode of Building the Future. As the former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State ...
ListenPart 2: The American War in Afghanistan with Dr. Carter Malkasian from 2021-10-13T13:28:52
In part two of Dan’s interview with Dr. Carter Malkasian, the pair discuss the lessons of the Afghanistan War and what the U.S. government can do to elevate their foreign service programs. They rea...
ListenPart 1: The American War in Afghanistan with Dr. Carter Malkasian from 2021-09-29T17:57
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde speaks with Dr. Carter Malkasian, a premier scholar-practitioner on the Afghanistan War. Dr. Malkasian served as the senior advisor to General Jose...
ListenAfghanistan and the Refugee Crisis: A Conversation with Refugees International's Hardin Lang from 2021-09-15T13:21:56
Hardin Lang, Vice President for Policy and Programs at Refugees International, joins Dan Runde in this week's episode of Building the Future. Dan and Hardin discuss the ballooning refugee crisis an...
ListenChiquita and Caribbean Bananas with Ambassador Richard Bernal from 2021-09-01T13:18:24
Ambassador Richard Bernal joins Dan Runde in this episode of Building the Future. Ambassador Bernal was the Jamaican Ambassador to the United States from 1991 to 2001 and has a lauded career as a p...
ListenThe Trump Paradox: U.S.-Mexico Migration and Trade with Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda from 2021-07-21T13:49
Please note: We will be taking a hiatus for the month of August and will be back on September 1 with a conversation with Dr. Richard Bernal. We look forward to seeing you again in the fall!
Biden's Domestic Economic Agenda and the "Near Abroad" with Dr. Richard Feinberg from 2021-07-14T14:19
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. Richard Feinberg, an economics professor at the University of California, San Diego with over 40s years’ experience in inter-American re...
ListenCivility Rules!: A Conversation with Shelby Scarbrough from 2021-07-07T18:26
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Shelby Scarbrough, founder of Practical Protocol and author of her new book Civility Rules! Creating a Purposeful Practice of Civility. The ...
ListenAndean Adventures: A Conversation with Author Allan J. "Alonzo" Wind from 2021-06-30T15:08:01
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Allan J. “Alonzo” Wind, former USAID Foreign Service Officer as they discuss his career and new book “Andean Adventures: An Unexpected Searc...
ListenGender Equity and Global Financial Inclusion from 2021-06-23T13:29:16
CSIS Americas Deputy Director, Maggie Seminario, guest hosts this week's Building the Future episode on Gender Equity and Financial Inclusion. In this episode, we talk with Mia Mitchell (from the U...
ListenNATO post-Trump: Europe’s Interaction with China and Russia and the Global Role of the United States from 2021-06-16T13:33:50
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Ambassador Javier Rupérez, former Spanish Ambassador to the United States for the second part of their conversation. They begin by discussin...
ListenThe Spanish Miracle: Successful Democratic Transition and International Engagement from 2021-06-09T17:28:05
In this episode, Dan is joined by Ambassador Javier Rupérez, former Spanish Ambassador to the United States. They begin by discussing Rupérez's experiences growing up under the Franco regime and hi...
ListenChallenges and Changes at USAID: A Conversation with Dr. Bill Steiger from 2021-06-02T17:42
In this episode Dan is joined by Dr. Bill Steiger, former Chief of Staff at USAID. Previously, Dr. Steiger was successively Managing Director and Chief Program Officer at Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon and...
ListenEnabling a Functional, Reliable, and Secure Digital ID from 2021-05-26T13:46:15
Dan's colleague and long-time friend John Simon guest hosts this week's episode to talk about how the developing world can develop and adopt a functional, reliable, and secure digital ID. Achieving...
ListenThe Emperor's New Road – A Conversation with Jonathan Hillman on China and the Project of the Century from 2021-05-19T14:12:51
In this episode, Dan speaks with his colleague and director of the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project, Jonathan E. Hillman, who is the author of a new book on the Belt and Road Initiative, The Emperor'...
ListenLooking to the Future: The Argentinian Political Landscape from 2021-05-12T18:52
In this episode Dan speaks with Nicolás Massot, a politician, who currently serves on the Board of Directors of Banco Ciudad, the third largest bank in Argentina. Nicolás was also the former majori...
ListenThe History and Modern-Day Presence of American Propaganda from 2021-05-05T13:07:59
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan speaks with Jack Hamilton who is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor at Louisiana State University for the Manship School of Mass Communication and a Glob...
ListenThe Legacy of Secretary James A. Baker III from 2021-04-28T13:22:19
In this episode, Dan Runde sits down with Dr. Diana Negroponte who is a current Global Fellow at the Wilson Center. Dan and Dr. Negroponte begin their conversation by discussing her new book, Maste...
ListenPower Competition: Changes Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic from 2021-04-21T20:15:50
In this episode, Dan Runde is joined by Paul O’Brien. When this episode was recorded, Paul was the Vice President of OXFAM America and on secondment to OXFAM International to co-lead the Global Cor...
ListenTransparency and Accountability to Build a Better Future from 2021-04-07T13:21:01
In this episode, Dan Runde is joined by Michael Jarvis, Executive Director of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, a donor collaborative working to expand the impact and scale of transpa...
ListenReligious Liberty: A Cornerstone of Modern Democratic Governance from 2021-03-24T13:52:02
In this episode, Dan Runde is joined by Christos Makridis, a Digital Fellow with the Initiative on the Digital Economy at MIT and a Research Assistant Professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business...
ListenBridging the Digital Divide from 2021-03-10T14:24:11
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU...
ListenTaiwan’s Creative Response to Covid-19 from 2021-02-24T16:11:40
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Leo Li, the Director of the Content Lab at the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA). They discuss how Taiwan’s creative industries ...
ListenHow Should President Biden Counter Digital Authoritarianism? from 2021-01-27T15:08:03
Digital authoritarianism presents overlapping and expanding challenges within autocracies and democracies. In the past year, CSIS produced a policy brief that examined this ever-evolving challenge ...
ListenAmerica in the World – A Conversation on the History of U.S. Foreign Policy with Amb. Bob Zoellick from 2021-01-13T16:32:23
In this episode, Dan speaks with Ambassador Bob Zoellick, an American public official who most recently served as the 11th President of the World Bank. He is the author of a fascinating new book, A...
ListenOpportunities for Sustainable Development in the Amazon Basin from 2020-12-16T15:04:41
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Romina Bandura, Senior Fellow on the Project on Prosperity at CSIS, to discuss the new PPD report Sustainable Infrastructure in the Am...
ListenThe Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in International Affairs from 2020-12-02T14:55:29
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Nicole Aandahl, the Director of the Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Program at the CSIS, to discuss diversity and in...
ListenPresent and Future Threats to Stability in South America from 2020-11-11T16:02:56
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan speaks with Sergio de la Peña, the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs and a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army. Th...
ListenFrom Structures to Services: Improving Infrastructure Development in Latin America from 2020-10-28T15:24:03
In this episode of Building the Future, Tomás Serebrisky, Principal Economic Adviser at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Infrastructure and Energy Department, speaks with Dan about his recent ...
ListenReducing Crime and Poverty: A Conversation with María Eugenia Vidal from 2020-10-14T16:25:19
In a special Spanish-language crossover episode with the CSIS podcast 35 West, Dan sits down with María Eugenia Vidal, the former Governor of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. They discuss ho...
ListenForeign-Focused Propaganda: China's Belt and Road Initiative from 2020-10-01T13:51:35
In this episode of Building the Future, Joshua Eisenman, author of Red China’s Green Revolution and Assistant Professor at the Keogh School of Global Affairs at Notre Dame, sits down with Dan Runde...
ListenA Moment of Global Adjustment: China’s Ambitions in the Wake of Covid-19 from 2020-09-16T14:47:53
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined once again by Dr. Jonathan Ward, author of China’s Vision for the World, to discuss how China’s relationship with the rest of the world h...
ListenBrazil, Bolsonaro and Bossa Nova: A Conversation with Ambassador Nestor Forster Jr. from 2020-09-02T13:20
Ambassador Nestor Forster Jr., Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S., sits down with Dan Runde to discuss the history of the U.S.-Brazil relationship and avenues for potential future collaboration. They...
ListenUsing Machine-Learning to Predict China’s Next Move from 2020-08-19T16:00
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Dr. Weifeng Zhong, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. They discuss Dr. Zhong’s work in developing the...
ListenRevising U.S. Foreign Policy with Representative Joe Wilson from 2020-08-05T12:40
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde is joined by Representative Joe Wilson (SC-2), Chairman of National Security & Foreign Affairs Task Force at the Republican Study Committee, to dis...
ListenU.S. Foreign Policy: The Case of Mexico from 2020-07-09T13:45:44
In this episode, Dan Runde speaks with Ambassador Bárcena, the first female Ambassador from Mexico to the United States. Their discussion touches upon President AMLO’s response to Covid-19, the fut...
ListenGlobalization: The Conservative Case for Participation in Multilateral Institutions from 2020-06-24T12:40
In this episode, Dan Runde speaks with Dalibor Rohac, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the new book, In Defense of Globalism. During their conversation, Mr. Rohac...
ListenMiddle Class People Change the World from 2020-06-11T12:40
In this episode, Dan Runde speaks to Jene Thomas, Mission Director for USAID Peru, about the strength of the middle class when it comes to economic growth, the conservation of the Amazon, and the U...
ListenFighting for Free & Fair Press from 2020-05-27T16:14:15
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde hosts Jamie Fly (President, Radio Free Europe) to discuss Radio Free Europe’s work providing free and independent media in countries where a free p...
ListenCovid-19: How Is This All Going to End? from 2020-05-13T15:59:21
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan speaks with Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator and current director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Gov...
ListenA New Atlantic Charter for the Post-Coronavirus Era from 2020-04-29T13:10:27
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde talks to Richard Fontaine (President/CEO for the Center for New American Security) about the need to create a new Atlantic charter for the post-cor...
ListenThe Lethal Legacy of Landmines from 2020-04-01T13:00
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan Runde sits down with General James Cowan (CEO of the Halo Trust) to discuss the continuing devastation caused by landmines, and the work of the Halo Trus...
ListenThe Importance of the IADB: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions from 2020-03-18T13:05:17
In this episode, Dan is joined by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla, head of the Latin American and Caribbean Program at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). During their conversation, the ...
ListenPower Africa: Lessons Learned and the Future of Electrification from 2020-03-04T13:30
The Power Africa Initiative was launched by the Obama administration in 2013 and was housed under USAID. The Initiative brings together technical and legal experts from 12 different federal governm...
ListenReaching the Next Billion Internet Users from 2020-02-05T14:39:18
In this episode, Erol Yayboke, deputy director and senior fellow of the Project on Prosperity and Development at CSIS, sits in for Dan Runde to talk with Jennifer Spies, product manager for Google’...
ListenThe Past and Promise of Enterprise Funds from 2020-01-29T14:00
On the 25th anniversary of the Western Newly Independent States Enterprise Fund, Dan is joined by Jaroslawa Johnson (Western NIS Enterprise Fund president and CEO), and Dennis Johnson (Chairman of ...
ListenLeveraging New Technologies for Global Development from 2020-01-22T21:31
In this episode, Dan is joined by Michael Leifman and Marco Annunziata, cohosts of M4Edge, a podcast that analyzes how technology impacts global economies. Dan and his guests discuss the ways that ...
ListenCampaign Finance: Does Money Matter? from 2019-12-11T14:27:31
In this episode, Dan is joined by Brian Chatwin, president of Right Country Lists, to discuss how financial factors can drive political campaign structures. They examine advertising methods, the we...
ListenUnlocking Africa's Innovation Agenda from 2019-11-27T14:11:12
In this episode, Dan is joined by Patrick Awuah, the founder and president of Ashesi University in Ghana. Dan and Patrick discuss Patrick’s recently published chapter in a book entitled Practicing ...
ListenUnlocking Africa's Innovation Agenda from 2019-11-27T14:11:12
In this episode, Dan is joined by Patrick Awuah, the founder and president of Ashesi University in Ghana. Dan and Patrick discuss Patrick’s recently published chapter in a book entitled Practicing ...
ListenUnlocking Africa's Innovation Agenda from 2019-11-27T14:11:12
In this episode, Dan is joined by Patrick Awuah, the founder and president of Ashesi University in Ghana. Dan and Patrick discuss Patrick’s recently published chapter in a book entitled Practicing ...
ListenHow the U.S. Should Respond to China's Strength from 2019-11-13T14:30
In this episode, Dan is joined by Dr. Jonathan Ward, author of China’s Vision of Victory, to discuss China’s ambitions for the world and how the United States should respond. Jonathan explains that...
ListenLeveraging Change in UN Organizations from 2019-10-31T13:45
In this episode, Dan is joined by Catherine Bertini, former executive director of the World Food Programme, as they discuss Catherine’s recent report for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs entit...
ListenInfrastructure Development in "God's Own Country" Kerala from 2019-10-16T15:30
In this episode, Dan is joined by Rick Rossow, CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, as they host two senior bureaucrats from the Indian state of Kerala, Tom Jose and Sanjeev Kaushik. T...
ListenDDR Explained: Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration in Afghanistan from 2019-10-02T15:45
In this episode, Dan sits down with Dean Piedmont, Senior Advisor for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) at Creative Associates, where Mr. Piedmont leads the charge in implementin...
ListenWhy Migrants Risk It All from 2019-09-18T13:15
In this episode, Dan is joined by Pablo Maldonado. Mr. Maldonado led a comprehensive study of unique factors that are driving migration from the Northern Triangle, including vicitmization, househol...
ListenIncentivizing Reform: the MCC's Approach to Reducing Poverty from 2019-09-04T16:30
In this episode, Dan sits down with Sean Cairncross, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). As CEO, Mr. Cairncross leads the agency and provides strategic direction ...
ListenPassionate Yet Neutral: A Conversation with the Swiss Ambassador to the U.S. from 2019-07-12T21:00
In this episode Dan sits down with the Swiss Ambassador to the US, Martin Dahinden. Ambassador Dahinden began his diplomatic service in 1987, has headed many European oriented institutions such as ...
ListenForeign Policy and Public Opinion: A Pollster’s Predictions for the 2020 Elections Part 2 from 2019-07-08T18:30
In this episode, Dan sits down for a second time with Whit Ayres, author of 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America, to discuss the issues facing the current U.S. ...
ListenStrengthening Developing Countries’ Tax Administrations from 2019-06-27T20:45
In this episode, Dan interviews Alex Kitain, Chief of Party for DAI’s Revenue Generation for Governance and Growth (RG3) project in Liberia, and John Yates, Global Practice Lead for Public Financia...
ListenFathering a New Idea of National Security from 2019-06-27T17:30
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan hosts Father Daniel Mode, a Catholic priest who serves the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Fr. Mode describes his life as a Navy chaplain, his lov...
ListenDisruption in the Aid Sector from 2019-06-11T16:00
In this episode, Dan interviews Raj Kumar, the founding president and editor-in-chief of Devex. Raj is also the author of a new book, "The Business of Changing the World". 10 percent of the world i...
ListenDefense and Development: Experiences from Capitol Hill from 2019-05-30T18:15
In this podcast, Dan has the chance to speak with Bradley Bowman, Senior Director of the Center of Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Bradley spent nea...
ListenSmart is Not Enough from 2019-05-08T15:15
In this podcast, Dan is joined by Brigit Helms who has nearly 30 years of experience pioneering innovative approaches to financial inclusion. Brigit discusses her new book, Access for All: Building...
ListenWhy do the SDGs Matter? from 2019-04-26T18:30
In this episode of Building the Future, Dan is joined by Ulrika Modéer, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau of External Relations and ...
ListenMonitoring and Evaluating Development Projects from 2019-04-16T22:15
In this podcast, Dan sits down with Larry Cooley, founder of MSI (now a part of Tetra Tech) and current President Emeritus and Senior Advisor. Before founding MSI, Larry worked at the World Bank, U...
ListenThe Intersection of Development and Stabilization in Africa from 2019-03-12T20:45
This week, Dan is joined by General Kip Ward to talk about civilian-military collaboration in Africa. General Ward was the inaugural commander of the U.S. Africa Command and has four decades of mil...
ListenEntrepreneurship Education and Its Impact on Global Prosperity from 2019-02-05T15:45
This week, Dan is joined by Dr. Kerry Healey, President of Babson College. In this podcast, Dr. Healey discusses her path from 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts to first female president of...
ListenOceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea from 2019-01-03T14:00
In this podcast, Dan is joined by former Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman. Secretary Lehman served under President Ronald Reagan and took office at the age of just 38 years old. This podcast expl...
ListenThe State of Democracy in America and Abroad from 2018-12-20T18:30
In this episode, Dan sits down with Lindsay Lloyd, Deputy Director of the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute, to talk about the health of democracy worldwide. Mr. Lloyd was in...
ListenCatalyzing Not Colonizing: American Ingenuity in Foreign Policy from 2018-12-17T21:30
This week Dan hosts Rick Barton, former U.S. Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and author of the recently published book, Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a...
ListenWhat are the Industries of the Future? from 2018-11-02T13:30
In this episode, Dan is joined by Alec Ross - technology policy expert and author of the bestseller The Industries of the Future. This book explores the technological and economic trends that will ...
ListenThe Future of Global Stability: The World of Work in Developing Countries from 2018-10-18T17:45
This week, Dan is joined by Romina Bandura, Senior Fellow with the Project on Prosperity and Development and the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development at CSIS. They discuss her new report on th...
ListenElectrifying Africa’s Future from 2018-10-01T13:30
In this week’s podcast, Dan is joined by Todd Moss, Executive Director of the Energy for Growth Hub. On September 27, Todd launched the Energy for Growth Hub, a new global network connecting resear...
ListenForging the Future of Work from 2018-09-24T20:15
In this installment of “Building the Future with Dan Runde,” International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder discusses how technology is defining what work, careers, and industry ...
ListenBringing U.S. Development Finance into the 21st Century from 2018-08-30T14:15
On this episode, Dan is joined by David Bohigian, Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the United States’ development finance institution. Mr. Bohigian ha...
ListenIs this the African Century? from 2018-08-30T14:15
On this episode, Dan is joined by C.D. Glin, President of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF). Mr. Glin has substantial experience in Africa, beginning with the Peace Corps in Ghana and...
ListenBeyond Returns: Private Capital for Development from 2018-08-03T15:15
Dan is joined by Agnes Dasewicz, Fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation and former Director of the Office of Private Capital and Microenterprise at USAID. Her career has spanned over 20 years in deve...
ListenDallas: An Unlikely Home for Refugees and Migrants from 2018-06-14T19:45
Dan is joined in this podcast by Michael Rawlings, the Mayor of Dallas and a member of our Task Force on Forced Migration. Before becoming Mayor, Mr. Rawlings worked in the private sector and was t...
ListenSoviet Sabotage and the Marshall Plan from 2018-04-23T13:30
In this podcast, Dan Runde is joined by Benn Steil, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. In February 2018, Dr. Steil published a new book, The ...
ListenDelivering on Democracy from 2018-04-23T13:15
Dan Runde is honored to be joined for this podcast by Kenneth Wollack, President of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In his 25 years as President, Ken Wollack has been a champion of democra...
ListenShaping Effective Strategies to Diminish Fragility and Promote Resilience from 2018-04-20T14:00
In this podcast, Dan Runde is joined by Ambassador James Michel, a Senior Advisor to the Project on Prosperity and Development at CSIS and former chair of the Development Assistance Committee of th...
ListenA Perspective on the Future of Development: Investment, Innovation, and the Sustainable Development Goals from 2018-03-08T17:00
This podcast features Daniella Ballou-Aares, a Partner for Dalberg Advisors and former Senior Advisor for Development to U.S. Secretaries of State John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. This discussion fo...
ListenA New Wave of Enterprise Funds from 2018-02-05T20:45
This podcast features James A. Harmon, the Chairman of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund (EAEF). Mr. Harmon shares his unique and insightful experiences as Chairman of the EAEF, including the o...
ListenThe Next Few Decades of U.S. and Pakistan Relations from 2018-02-01T21:00
This podcast features His Excellency Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States. Relations between the United States and Pakistan have been strained i...
ListenThe Power of Civil Society in an Evolving Global World from 2018-01-31T21:15
This podcast features Shannon Green, who is the Senior Director of Programs at the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC). This podcast was recorded at the closing of Ms. Green’s time at CSIS. He...
ListenThe Future of Technology for Development from 2018-01-29T21:00
This podcast features Ambassador Casper Klynge, Denmark’s first Technology Ambassador. In this interview, Ambassador Klynge discusses his new role and the growing importance of technology and Silic...
ListenIs Development the Answer to the Forced Migration Crisis? from 2017-12-20T21:00
Andrew Natsios, former USAID Administrator and a key member of the CSIS Forced Migration Task Force, shares his views on the evolving role of USAID and international organizations and their respons...
ListenIs This the Cuban Glasnost? from 2017-12-20T21:00
Antonio Rodiles, a Cuban dissident, opens up to Dan Runde in this podcast about the challenges he has faced opposing as an activist in Cuba and his hopes for political change. In addition, he discu...
ListenA Look at OECD’s DAC: The Major League Baseball Commission of Development from 2017-12-20T21:00
In this podcast, Ambassador Jim Michel, Senior Adviser at CSIS and former U.S Ambassador to Guatemala, discusses the critical role of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the inter...
ListenPartnering with Australia to Tackle Today’s Development Challenges from 2017-12-20T21:00
Andrew Shearer, Director of the Alliances and American Leadership Project at CSIS, join Dan for this week’s podcast to discusses the importance of international partnerships and the changing landsc...
ListenResilient Women: A Conversation with the First Lady of Afghanistan on Women’s Empowerment from 2017-11-02T18:15
In this podcast, First Lady of Afghanistan, Rula Ghani, discusses the resiliency of Afghan women and their increasing re-emergence in grade schools, universities, and professions (such as engineeri...
ListenPalestine’s Youth: Born into Conflict, Working for a Brighter Future from 2017-10-26T17:00
This week’s podcast features Lana Abu-Hijleh, who is the Palestine Country Director for Global Communities and a member of the CSIS Forced Migration Task Force. Lana shares the struggles she faced ...
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