Reforming U.S. Foreign Policy Decision-Making in the Global Fragility Act Priority Contexts and Beyond

Published November 30, 2023

The 2019 Global Fragility Act (GFA) calls for the United States Government to create a measurable interagency strategy that centers peacebuilding and conflict prevention in U.S. diplomacy, development, and security assistance over 10 years in at least five countries/regions. The U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS) as required by the GFA and the 10-year country plans identifies how the U.S. government will change the way they do business in foreign policy decision-making and assistance in the priority countries/regions. While Congress and key agencies are devoting considerable attention to foreign assistance reforms and there have been some reforms to foreign policy decision-making, successful implementation of the GFA also requires a more concerted effort at reforming the foreign policy decision-making process.