Policy Report

Financing Agenda 2030: Are donors missing the mark on the Sustainable Development Goals?

Policy Report

Harboring Global Ambitions: China's Ports Footprint and Implications for Future Overseas Naval Bases

Policy Report

Innovators and Emulators: China and Russia’s Compounding Influence on Digital Censorship

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We use rigorous methods, cutting-edge tools, and granular data on international development to answer the question: who is doing what, where, for whom, and to what effect?

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China’s Global Engagement

Systematically tracking China's portfolio of overseas investments and soft power activities

Foreign Policy Influence

Quantifying the economic and soft power tools of China, Russia, and the United States

Gender Equity in Development

Innovation in research to reduce gender bias in development

GeoQuery

Enabling the next generation of geospatial analysis

Geospatial Tools and Impact Evaluations

Innovation and rigor to measure impact more effectively

Listening to Leaders

Perspectives of leaders in low- and middle-income countries