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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
Was the Liberal International Order All That?
The liberal international order has had its fair share of shortcomings, but the peace and prosperity it has engendered are not fictitious.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 15, 2019 The Internationalist
Space
Bad Moonshot Rising: The Moon's Dubious Strategic Value
Aspirations to return American astronauts to the moon after a nearly half-century absence should be rooted in science, not foreign policy.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist April 10, 2019 The Internationalist
Climate Change
Geoengineering Is Inevitable in the Face of Climate Change. But at What Cost?
Geoengineering is moving from the radical fringe to the center of global public policy, yet a multilateral governance framework for large-scale environmental manipulation remains lacking. 
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 8, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Europe
    As NATO Turns Seventy, the European Security Debate Comes Full Circle
    As NATO turns seventy, history's most successful multilateral alliance faces significant internal challenges. 
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 1, 2019 The Internationalist
  • Trade
    Trump's Search for Absolute Sovereignty Could Destroy the WTO
    The Trump administration's conviction that the World Trade Organization violates American sovereignty endangers the organization and the international trading system.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick March 25, 2019 The Internationalist