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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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Antarctica
The Landmark Antarctic Treaty Turns Sixty, Facing Its Biggest Test: Climate Change
The era of scientific cooperation that birthed the Antarctic Treaty, when contrasted with the global threat posed by climate change, attests to the need for a new, planetary politics.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick December 9, 2019 The Internationalist
Cybersecurity
Can New Rules of the Road Help in Securing Cyberspace?
Incipient cyber norms will not become established principles of conduct overnight. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick December 2, 2019 The Internationalist
Europe
Europe Wants Strategic Autonomy, but That Is Much Easier Said Than Done
Achieving strategic autonomy will require Europeans to develop a coherent strategic culture, reach agreement on  priorities, and reassure U.S. leaders that greater autonomy is complementary to NATO.  
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick November 25, 2019 The Internationalist
  • France
    At the Paris Peace Forum, Europe Makes the Case for Multilateralism
    European leaders are championing multilateral cooperation as the United States continues its turn away from global leadership.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick November 18, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Treaties and Agreements
    A Tale of Two Paris Agreements
    The U.S. abdications of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the Paris Climate Accords may be remembered as bookends to the American century.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick November 11, 2019 The Internationalist