A Deeper Look

It’s a new year and a new decade. What are the big trends, ideas and forces that will shape development in the 2020s? In this episode, Patrick Fine, Chief Executive Officer of FHI 360, talks with Carolyn Miles, outgoing President and Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children US, and Masood Ahmed, President of the Center for Global Development, about the shape of things to come. They discuss both the progress made since the turn of the century and the big challenges that lie ahead, and they outline some of the questions that the development community will need to tackle in the future. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

The Sustainable Development Goals include the concept of universality to recognize that the challenges of human development are not confined to low-income countries. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the daunting human development challenges in the United States. What are the parallels and shared lessons between domestic and global development challenges and solutions, particularly with respect to addressing poverty and inequality? To end this season’s look at the darker side of development, Patrick Fine, Chief Executive Officer of FHI 360, sits down with David Dodson, President of MDC, a nonprofit working on issues of poverty and power in the U.S. South. They discuss the structural issues that lead to inequality, the importance of place-based institutions to combat poverty and the ebb and flow of progress within development. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Advocacy has played a critical role in development achievements over the last 20 years, from reducing deaths from malaria by 50 percent, to cutting maternal mortality in half, to expanding education for all. But, does celebrating progress lead to complacency? In this episode, Patrick Fine, Chief Executive Officer of FHI 360, sits down with Tom Hart, North America Executive Director for the ONE Campaign, to take a deeper look at ONE’s approach to advocacy. They discuss the paradoxical effects of sharing global health successes and how the final stretch of achieving development goals is the hardest part of the race. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

The #AidToo movement, which stemmed from the #MeToo movement, has exposed sexual harassment, abuse and assault within the development community. In this episode, Patrick Fine, CEO of FHI 360, sits down with Carrie Hessler-Radelet, President and CEO of Project Concern International (PCI). Carrie describes her own experience with sexual assault and shares the important role that speaking out can have for survivors. Carrie discusses steps organizations are taking to adopt best practices for preventing and responding to abuse and harassment in the global development workspace. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Everyone agrees that accountability is critical to effective development, but it is easier said than done. In this episode, Patrick Fine, CEO of FHI 360, sits down with Alex Thier, former Director of the Overseas Development Institute. They explore some of the fundamental dilemmas at the core of global development practice. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Today, most of the world’s refugees — and most internally displaced people — are uprooted from their homes for protracted periods, with the length of displacement sometimes averaging more than two decades. In this episode, I sit down with Muzabel Welongo, Founder and Executive Director of Resilience Action International and a recent graduate of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. A former refugee himself, Muzabel describes some of the systemic issues surrounding refugee aid, the negative consequences of well-intended aid efforts and the need to shift the paradigm from aid dependence to self-reliance. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Patrick Fine, CEO of FHI 360, and Paul O’Brien, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy of Oxfam America, dive into how the uses of power shape international development policy, institutions and individual behavior. Who wields power in human development? Should the development community address inherent power dynamics more deliberately? Patrick and Paul explore four types of power and the currency of power in human development.

The development community is in love with the idea of innovation as a way to accelerate positive change. But are innovation and disruption always positive? What are the unintended consequences from our drive to innovate? Sonal Shah, economist, entrepreneur and Founding Executive Director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, joins Patrick Fine to discuss these questions. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Do environmental concerns need to take a back seat to economic growth in order to alleviate poverty? In this episode, Patrick talks with Heather Tallis, Global Managing Director and Lead Scientist for Strategy Innovation for the Nature Conservancy. Heather makes the case that development goals and environmental goals can go hand in hand. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Do we set unrealistic expectations within the development community for what can be achieved in a given timeframe and budget? Patrick Fine explores this idea with Alicia Phillips Mandaville, Vice President for global programs at IREX. They discuss the benefits and negative effects of setting ambitious goals for development outcomes. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Patrick Fine speaks with Raj Kumar, founding President and Editor-in-Chief at Devex. The theme for 2019 episodes is the darker side of development, the paradoxes and unintended consequences of development efforts. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

How does corruption impact development? In this first episode of the 2019 season, Patrick Fine speaks with Sarah Chayes, author of "Thieves of State." In 2019, A Deeper Look explores the darker side of development, with episodes that focus on the paradoxes and unintended consequences of development efforts. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

In this final episode of the 2018 season on humanitarian crises and emergency response, I speak with Ambassador Rick Barton. We talk about his new book, Peace Works: America’s Unifying Role in a Turbulent World, and look at the links between peacebuilding, governance and response to disasters and complex emergencies. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse, informed perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

How prepared are we for the next infectious disease outbreak? In this episode, FHI 360’s CEO, Patrick Fine, speaks with Dr. Jonathan Quick, Senior Fellow Emeritus at Management Sciences for Health and a leader in epidemic prevention and control. They discuss which diseases pose a threat, what response tactics are successful in controlling new outbreaks and what is needed to be prepared for the next pandemic disease. FHI 360's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Fine, hosts conversations with creative thinkers, respected leaders and local actors who are at the forefront of human development and who bring diverse perspectives to timely, high-stakes and sometimes controversial issues affecting people around the world.

Today, conflict is the major driver of complex emergencies and approximately 80 percent of funding for humanitarian response goes to victims of violent conflict, a reverse from a decade ago when a majority went towards natural disasters. In this episode, I’m privileged to speak with Nancy Lindborg, President of the United States Institute of Peace, about the challenges and solutions to preventing, resolving and countering violent extremism.