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A New Landscape for Development: Examining Impacts, Capabilities, and Opportunities

Cuts to foreign assistance have been among the most sweeping changes of the second Trump administration. This compendium dives deep into the impacts on fields across the development ecosystem and potential opportunities within this new landscape.

Digital Report by Hadeil Ali, Andrew Friedman, Noam Unger, J. Stephen Morrison, Katherine E. Bliss, Romina Bandura, Caitlin Welsh, David Michel, Rose Parker, and Joely Virzi — November 13, 2025

Watered Down: A Weakened Global Water Strategy

The US Global Water Strategy reflects longstanding bipartisan commitments to promote safe water services in partner nations. The Trump administration’s radical reductions to foreign aid imperil these goals, making vulnerable populations weaker, poorer, and less secure.

Commentary by David Michel — November 13, 2025

Building Resilient Water Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Water systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly in crisis. Ensuring a resilient water future for the region requires building not only the hard infrastructure of pipes and valves, but also the soft infrastructure of institutional capacities.

Commentary by David Michel — July 25, 2025

Can India Cut Off Pakistan’s Indus River Lifeline?

In retaliation for a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam, India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, threatening to block Pakistan’s vital water supplies and risking regional stability in South Asia.

Critical Questions by David Michel — May 1, 2025

To Bolster Global Food and Water Security, Strengthen U.S. Policy Coordination

Clean water and nutritious food are vital to human welfare. They are also increasingly important to U.S. strategic interests. Strengthening U.S. policy coordination can maximize resources and capture multiple synergies across global food and water security goals.

Commentary by David Michel and Caitlin Welsh — December 18, 2024

What Causes Water Conflict?

Growing water demands, mounting environmental stresses, and poor management practices increasingly strain global water supplies. Violent conflicts over access to and control of water systems are rapidly rising as competing users assert their claims to vital resources.

Commentary by David Michel — November 8, 2024

No City Is an Island: Urban Water Security, Infrastructure, and Resilience

Cities are thirsty places. But rising demand and growing environmental pressures increasingly strain urban water supplies. By 2050, half the world’s big cities will face water scarcity. Cities worldwide must develop strategies to strengthen sustainable water systems.

Commentary by David Michel — June 3, 2024