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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
Tackling COVID-19: A Problem So Big, You Can See It From Space
Links between COVID-19 and other global challenges underscore the importance of multilateral cooperation across a broad array of issue areas.
Blog Post by Kaysie Brown and Megan Roberts March 24, 2020 The Internationalist
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Global Leadership Is in Quarantine Just When It Is Needed Most
Contrasting the current pandemic with past crises underscores U.S. President Donald J. Trump's abdication of global leadership.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 23, 2020 The Internationalist
Immigration and Migration
How Should the World Respond to the Coming Wave of Climate Migrants?
Nations should use existing international institutions, instruments, and laws to protect and assist vulnerable populations, while mobilizing foreign aid to help communities in the developing world absorb the coming wave of environmental migrants.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 16, 2020 The Internationalist
  • Democracy
    With the United States Backsliding, Who Will Defend Democracy in the World?
    A new Freedom House report finds that India and the United States were among the foremost contributors last year to democratic backslide and that global freedom continues to decline.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 9, 2020 The Internationalist
  • Global Commons
    A Responsibility to Protect the Earth? Reframing Sovereignty in the Anthropocene
    Protecting the biosphere requires new conceptions of sovereign obligation.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 2, 2020 The Internationalist