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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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Climate Change
Climate Change and the Global Economy Should be the Top Priorities for Policymakers
How should world leaders prioritize global challenges in the coming year? Experts from twenty-eight think tanks ranked mitigating and adapting to climate change and managing the global economy as the two most important global issues.
Blog Post by Terrence Mullan May 28, 2019 The Internationalist
Space
A New Space Age Demands International Cooperation, Not Competition or Dominance
The United States should work with partners abroad to reduce orbital congestion, resolve ambiguities surrounding space resource utilization, and defend the planet against asteroids and other space objects. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick May 20, 2019 The Internationalist
Trade
Trump’s Trade War Unimportant in Grand Scheme of Things
Experts from the Council of Councils grade international cooperation on global trade a middling C in 2018, rank it one of the lowest priorities on the global agenda, and are only somewhat optimistic about progress in the next year.
Blog Post by Terrence Mullan and Guest Blogger for the Internationalist May 16, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Global Governance
    Don’t Show the Parents: The 2018–2019 Report Card on International Cooperation
    How did world leaders do in managing global challenges in 2018? Experts from twenty-eight think tanks around the world grade international cooperation a middling C.
    Blog Post by Terrence Mullan May 14, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Global Governance
    How the Paris Agreement Model Could Help Ward Off the Next Mass Extinction
    Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history. A bankrupt biosphere, however, is not yet destiny. To reverse course, nations must take a page from the Paris Agreement on climate change and negotiate a New Deal for Nature.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick May 13, 2019 The Internationalist