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Financing for Development: What’s Next After Seville?

At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, global leaders explored strategies to finance sustainable economic development and introduced initiatives to equip countries with innovative financial tools in an increasingly contested geoeconomic landscape.

Critical Questions by Richard Crespin, Pilar Frank O'Leary, Romina Bandura, and Liliana Tomko — July 14, 2025

Answering the Call: The Foreign Assistance Review

Criticism of U.S. foreign aid has led to a review by the Department of State. This paper provides sample metrics for consideration to ensure international assistance succeeds in making the United States “safer,” “stronger,” and “more prosperous."

Commentary by Daniel F. Runde, Richard Crespin, and Thomas Bryja — February 28, 2025

Scaling Blended Finance for Development

Seven targeted reforms could unlock the potential of blended finance—leveraging government funds, philanthropy, and commercial investments in structured deals—to help close the financing gap for addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges.

Commentary by Richard Crespin — November 21, 2024

Radical Co-Creation

As the Biden administration contemplates investing over $4 billion in the Northern Triangle to abate northern migration, it has an opportunity to radically rethink its approach to international development in this region and around the world.

Commentary by Richard Crespin — April 14, 2021

Winning the Great Power Education: Revamping the U.S. Approach to Education Exchange

The United States once led the world in educational exchanges; today, our strategic competitors have filled the gap. The U.S. government must renew its strategic investment in educational exchange as a tool of soft power, or risk ceding this space to an alternative vision.

Commentary by Richard Crespin, Kristen Cordell, and Colleen Waterston — January 13, 2021