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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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Digital Policy
Can a Divided World Cope With the Risks of the Digital Revolution?
A new UN report on digital cooperation could fall on deaf ears in a period of intense global technology competition. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick June 17, 2019 The Internationalist
Digital Policy
Cyber Governance: More Spam Than Substance?
A host of cyber governance initiatives has taken shape of late. The internet, however, remains at significant risk.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist June 14, 2019 The Internationalist
Global Governance
It’s the Global Economy, Stupid!
Experts from the Council of Councils rank managing the global economy the second highest priority on the global agenda and graded the world's performance on the issue a middling C+. 
Blog Post by Terrence Mullan June 12, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Europe
    Trump, in His Own Mad Way, Has Forced a Real Debate Over Transatlantic Ties
    Seventy-five years after the D-Day landings at Normandy, U.S. President Donald J. Trump is forcing Europeans to confront long-postponed dilemmas of self-reliance and defense. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick June 10, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Global Governance
    Why Is No One Talking About UN Security Council Reform Anymore?
    The composition of the UN Security Council bears less and less resemblance to the distribution of international power, yet countries have fallen silent on the issue of reform. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick June 3, 2019 The Internationalist