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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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Human Rights
U.S. Effort to ‘Nationalize’ Human Rights Undermines Them at Home and Abroad
The draft report of the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights provides a gift to despotic regimes and reveals the Trump administration’s hypocritical human rights policy.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 27, 2020 The Internationalist
Climate Change
The Case for Ecological Realism
The global environmental crisis has exposed the limitations of traditional political realism. It is time to embrace ecological realism. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 20, 2020 The Internationalist
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Leaving the WHO Is No Way to Deal With a Pandemic
The United States should abandon its misguided withdrawal from the World Health Organization and work instead toward reforming the institution. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 13, 2020 The Internationalist
  • Public Health Threats and Pandemics
    Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Revive International Cooperation?
    New thinking, enlightened leadership, and a favorable distribution of power are necessary for a more cooperative world to emerge in the aftermath of the pandemic.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick June 29, 2020 The Internationalist
  • Corruption
    Why Governance Matters in the Time of COVID-19
    Transparency, accountability, and trust matter now more than ever.
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist June 23, 2020 The Internationalist