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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.

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COVID-19
Taking Pandemic Preparedness Seriously: Lessons from COVID-19
The United States must finally translate its longstanding rhetoric about pandemic preparedness into concrete action.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick October 7, 2020 The Internationalist
World Order
Hold Those Obituaries for the Liberal World Order
The rules-based, international system may be in crisis, but its strategic and normative logic is as compelling as ever.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick October 5, 2020 The Internationalist
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Gauging Public Support for Multilateralism—Around the World, and in the U.S.
Recent surveys reveal robust global and U.S. support for international cooperation and the United Nations, but also document stark partisan differences in America.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick September 28, 2020 The Internationalist
  • United Nations
    Donald Trump’s Disjointed and Misleading UN Address
    President Trump's virtual address to the UN General Assembly was shallow, unpersuasive, and exaggerated his domestic and international achievements.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick September 22, 2020 The Internationalist
  • United Nations
    10 Hard Realities About the UN on Its Troubled 75th Anniversary
    Broad-brush critiques of the United Nations often gloss over the distinct institutional components of the UN system and the geopolitical realities it has to work in. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick September 21, 2020 The Internationalist