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Date and Location

February 19, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
L-166

Contact

617-495-1360
Reimagining U.S. Foreign Assistance: Strategy, Security, and Global Impact ft. Dr. Dafna H. Rand

Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Dr. Dafna H. Rand, Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and the Wilhelm Fellow at MIT's Center for International Studies, on the future of U.S. foreign assistance and its role in American foreign policy. 


Drawing on nearly two decades of experience across the executive and legislative branches—including serving as the Director of Foreign Assistance and an Assistant Secretary at the State Department—Dr. Rand will explore how assistance can advance U.S. security, economic, humanitarian, and strategic priorities. 


The discussion will examine how U.S. foreign assistance could be restructured to meet the challenges of global authoritarianism, great-power competition, and global crises, and what these shifts might mean for U.S. leadership on the world stage.


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Speakers and Presenters

Dr. Dafna H. Rand, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution; Wilhelm Fellow, MIT's Center for International Studies

Organizer

Institute of Politics (IOP)