Senators Coons, Graham introduce the Global Fragility Reauthorization Act

U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina have introduced the Global Fragility Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the U.S. strategy to prevent conflict and promote stability in key strategic regions around the world. The legislation reauthorizes and expands the original Global Fragility Act of 2019 and ensures coordination across the U.S. government to prevent terrorism, conflict, extremism, and violence that directly threaten U.S. interests overseas. Specifically, the legislation would: Conduct annual interagency reviews to align policy priorities, utilize private sector investment through the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, and expand monitoring, evaluation, and learning tools to improve program outcomes. By aligning diplomatic, development, and defense tools under one strategy, the bill would create a more effective approach to U.S. foreign assistance and national security. Senator Coons said the most effective way to keep Americans safe is to prevent major strategic threats before they start–adding that Since 2019, when he and Senator Graham passed the Global Fragility Act, this law has played a central role in ensuring the U.S. government has a coordinated, cost-effective strategy to support countries at risk of violent instability that threatens America’s security and prosperity.