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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. Read More

International Law
A Callous Disregard for Child Victims of Gun Violence Is American Exceptionalism Run Amok
As a developed economy, the United States' failure to protect its youth is as uniquely American as its aversion to ratifying international treaties. That exceptionalism, however, goes too far in the context of school shootings.
Blog Post by Ania Zolyniak June 23, 2022 The Internationalist
Security Alliances
The G7, NATO, and the Future of the West
Rather than making democracy a litmus test, G7 and NATO leaders would gain more traction by focusing on the need for all countries to defend the fundamental rules of the international system grounded in the UN Charter.
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick June 22, 2022 The Internationalist
International Law
The United States and the International Justice Enterprise
The United States has been all but a willing and eager participant in the modern transnational justice project. As atrocities mount in Ukraine, a bipartisan cohort of senators thinks there is a chance to expand that participation.
Blog Post by Ania Zolyniak May 27, 2022 The Internationalist
  • Arctic
    How the Russia-Ukraine War Challenges Arctic Governance
    The Russian invasion of Ukraine presents the greatest obstacle to Arctic governance since the Cold War. The boycott of the Arctic Council will permanently diminish its scope and leave Arctic security issues unresolved.
    Blog Post by Daniel McVicar May 10, 2022 The Internationalist
  • Climate Change
    To Reduce Growing Climate Dangers, the World Needs to Consider Sunlight Reflection
    Nothing about the present climate crisis or its implications is natural. Perhaps how the world deals with a warming planet shouldn't be either.
    Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 27, 2022 The Internationalist