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Global Economy and Development

Global Economy and Development

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools to address shared challenges and achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.

NAIROBI, KENYA, October 2013: Co-workers at the iHub Nairobi, a working space for technology entrepreneurs
Aerial view of wind turbines on a sea shore.
ALANGAON, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA - February 22, 2014: Happy Indian rural girl at their school, Alangaon, Amravati , Maharashtra, India

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The global economy is on an unsustainable path characterized by widening economic and social inequities, environmental degradation, and increasing concentration of poverty and deprivation that threaten global peace and prosperity.

The Global Economy and Development program at Brookings generates actionable insights and tools that address shared economic and social challenges. We collaborate with local, national, and global policy actors and communities to achieve a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous world for all.

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Latest work

Breaking down Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding the Administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C, U.S., December 18, 2017.
Defense & Security Breaking down Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy

Scott R. Anderson, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Pavel K. Baev, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Daniel S. Hamilton, Kari Heerman, Mara Karlin, Patricia M. Kim, Lynn Kuok, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Steven Pifer, Stephanie K. Pell, Landry Signé, Melanie W. Sisson, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Caitlin Talmadge, Tara Varma, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew Yeo

December 8, 2025

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Experts

Brahima S. Coulibaly
Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly Vice President and Director - Global Economy and Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

John McArthur
John W. McArthur Director - Center for Sustainable Development, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Pierre Nguimkeu
Pierre Nguimkeu Director - Africa Growth Initiative, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Rebecca Winthrop
Rebecca Winthrop Director - Center for Universal Education, Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

Louise Fox
Louise Fox Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative
David Victor, Co-Chair, Energy Security and Climate Initiative
David G. Victor Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, Energy Security and Climate Initiative

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