Blogs

The Internationalist

Stewart M. Patrick assesses the future of world order, state sovereignty, and multilateral cooperation.

Latest Post

Subscribe to Blog Updates
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
Subscribe to Blog Updates

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
COVID-19
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is the Shape of Things to Come
Far from an anomaly, the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is the shape of things to come as development and globalization are driving a new era of infectious disease.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick February 24, 2020 The Internationalist
Diplomacy and International Institutions
The Corrosion of World Order in the Age of Donald Trump
Can the world still work together to address today’s most pressing global challenges? A broken economic order, Trump’s incoherent foreign policy, and the corrosion of trust offer little to be optimistic about.
Blog Post by Terrence Mullan February 13, 2020 The Internationalist
World Order
Can Trump’s Successor Save the Liberal International Order?
President Trump's successor can rejuvenate the liberal international order by reconsolidating the West, giving globalization a human face, and bolstering support for democracy and human rights around the world.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick February 10, 2020 The Internationalist
  • COVID-19
    The Wuhan Coronavirus Poses Three Tests for Global Public Health
    Preserving global public health depends on timely and credible action by governments, firm direction and leadership from the World Health Organization, and responsible behavior by nations.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick February 3, 2020 The Internationalist
  • Election 2020
    Can Bernie Sanders’s Foreign Policy Vision Lay Claim to FDR’s Mantle?
    If he wishes to follow in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's footsteps, U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will need to clarify America's interests, role, and responsibilities in defending the global balance of power.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick January 27, 2020 The Internationalist