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Cristina Mamani walks near an unused boat in Lake Poopo, Bolivia's second largest lake which has dried up due to water diversion for regional irrigation needs and a warmer, drier climate, according to local residents and scientists on July 24, 2021.
Cristina Mamani walks near an unused boat in Lake Poopo, Bolivia's second largest lake which has dried up due to water diversion for regional irrigation needs and a warmer, drier climate, according to local residents and scientists on July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Claudia Morales
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The Crisis of the Century: How the United States Can Protect Climate Migrants

by Anya Howko-Johnson August 26, 2022

The disastrous effects of climate change could displace more than a billion people in the next thirty years. International and domestic legal systems cannot continue to let climate migrants slip through the cracks. Read More

Trade
Europe and the Prospects for WTO Reform
The United States should recognize, and attempt to seize, the opportunity on WTO Appellate Body reform being offered by the European Union.
Blog Post by Jennifer Hillman and Alex Tippett March 10, 2021 The Internationalist
Democracy
Democracy Is Down, but Not Out
Fewer than 20 percent of the globe’s inhabitants now live in a “free” country today. What might be done to reverse the autocratic tide?
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 8, 2021 The Internationalist
Climate Change
It’s Long Past Time for the U.S. to Ratify the ‘Treaty of Life’
Bold U.S. leadership is needed now more than ever to address the biodiversity crisis. The Biden administration should submit the UN biodiversity convention to the Senate for ratification.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 1, 2021 The Internationalist
  • Climate Change
    How Biden Can Embrace Environmental Stewardship
    The dramatic loss of global biodiversity poses a grave threat to humanity. The Biden administration has two golden opportunities to embrace environmental stewardship. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick February 22, 2021 The Internationalist
  • Democracy
    Trump Still Casts a Shadow Over Biden’s Pro-Democracy Ambitions
    The rationale behind Biden’s democracy summit is not idealistic but deeply realistic. It reflects a conviction that a world order based on a core of resilient democracies is likely to be a safer, more open, and more prosperous one.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick February 16, 2021 The Internationalist