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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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World Order
How the United States Can Recommit Itself to the Rules of an Open World
The United States should throttle back on great power adventurism and promote a transparent system of multilateral rules that advance mutual security and prosperity.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick May 8, 2019 The Internationalist
Grand Strategy
America's Quest for an Open World: A Grand Strategy Grounded in History
American grand strategy should draw inspiration from the principles of the post-war order. The United States should work to advance an open world. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 29, 2019 The Internationalist
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Laying Down the LAWS: Strategizing Autonomous Weapons Governance
Working toward a definition of lethal autonomous weapons systems contributes to the creation of norms, even in the absence of binding legal instruments. 
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist April 24, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Climate Change
    It Is Time for a Global Pact for the Environment
    A Global Pact for the Environment would lend coherence to international environmental law, give greater legal and political heft to existing environmental covenants, and safeguard the imperiled biosphere. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 22, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Genocide and Mass Atrocities
    By Any Other Name: Thoughts on U.S. Genocide Determinations
    The history of the Genocide Convention stretches back more than seventy years, yet much work remains to be done to prevent and respond to atrocities. 
    Blog Post by Avril Haines and John B. Bellinger III April 17, 2019 The Internationalist