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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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U.S. Foreign Policy
What Would "Restraint" Really Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
Proponents of restraint need to clarify what the term means, how to implement it, and its implications for U.S. national interests and world order.   
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick November 4, 2019 The Internationalist
Election 2020
How Do Warren's and Sanders's Progressive Foreign Policy Visions Stack Up?
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are both progressives, but their foreign policy visions diverge in important ways.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick October 28, 2019 The Internationalist
Civil Society
Should There Be a "Right to Assist" Campaigns of Civil Resistance?
A "Right to Assist" could help prevent violent conflict and ease democratic transitions. But several important questions remain unanswered. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick October 21, 2019 The Internationalist
  • United States
    Trump Kills the G7's Legitimacy
    Questions of legitimacy have long plagued the G7. The Trump administration's announcement of the Trump National Doral resort as the venue for next year's summit marks a new low.
    Blog Post by Terrence Mullan and Guest Blogger for the Internationalist October 18, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Global Governance
    Remembering the Washington Conference That Brought the World Standard Time
    The 1884 International Meridian Conference gave the world standard time and constituted a seminal moment in the history of globalization. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick October 7, 2019 The Internationalist