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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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Space
The Moon Landing Anniversary Confronts America With a Fateful Choice
Fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, U.S. policymakers face the choice of whether to put humanity on a trajectory of peaceful cooperation or dangerous militarization in space. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick and Kyle L. Evanoff July 17, 2019 The Internationalist
Global Governance
Making Trade Work to Mitigate Climate Change
Trade is a critical multiplier of the fossil fuel–intensive activities that contribute to climate change. Changes to the structure of global trade governance are necessary if the worst consequences of climate change are to be avoided.
Blog Post by Terrence Mullan July 16, 2019 The Internationalist
Sustainable Development Goals (UN)
Taking Stock of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
This week, representatives from UN member states meet to discuss progress on six goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 15, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Oceans and Seas
    Why the UN Pact on High Seas Biodiversity Is Too Important to Fail
    The UN Pact on High Seas Biodiversity represents a long-overdue acknowledgment that the fate of the ocean will help determine our own. But success will require reconciling the divergent interests of multiple constituencies.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 8, 2019 The Internationalist
  • North Korea
    The Fissile State of International Nuclear Cooperation
    Arms control and diplomacy are falling by the wayside as countries modernize arsenals and renew their focus on geopolitical competition.
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist July 3, 2019 The Internationalist