USAID

The U.S. can more effectively anticipate and halt atrocities worldwide through prioritizing atrocity prevention and leveraging tools.

Conflict prevention routinely takes a back seat to immediate crises, and will require resources and attention to legal and bureaucratic gaps.

"It is not in the U.S. national security interest for export controls to increase loss of life in Syria by preventing the supply of disaster relief equipment at a time of crisis."

Without safeguards, promoting private-sector investment to slow migration risks fueling a crisis for human rights defenders.

Congress and the Biden administration still must move on funding and authorities to jump start the already delayed 10-year program.

Four keys to meaningfully invest in women's political leadership: support existing reforms, transform hostile political institutions, nurture feminist reform coalitions, and tackle…

US policy, including sanctions, should reflect the new reality on the ground and the Biden administration's stated commitment to democracy.

Western donors, civil society, and media partners need to update their views of those who've fled repression.

Assistance will be ineffective unless it's directed to the right people and comes with backing for civil society to fix the broken state.

Voters in Kyrgyzstan approved a referendum on April 11 that expands the president’s powers and threatens the most vibrant civil society in the region.

To reinforce global democracy and compete with rivals, the US must prevent conflict and stabilize fragile states. The issues are intertwined.

The Biden administration needs to ensure that solutions it offers for the continent's challenges are Africa-led, inclusive, multilateral, and multifaceted.