Junjie Ren

Editor’s note: Jacob Taylor is a fellow at the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD). His working paper, co-authored with CSD Project Manager Kershlin Krishna, makes the argument that power in the relationship between people and artificial intelligence boils down to who controls the context: the rich, personalized information that people bring to their interactions with the technology.

On April 14, the Brookings Institution convened a conversation to discuss the future of development finance in a volatile global context. A collaboration between the Center for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the event featured a dialogue between the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, moderated by Senior Fellow Homi Kharas.

On April 13, the Brookings Institution convened a conversation to discuss how multilateral development finance institutions can support shared prosperity in a shifting global context. Hosted by the Global Economy and Development program on the sidelines of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, the event featured a fireside chat between European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño and Senior Fellow Homi Kharas.