https://www.cfr.org/ Stewart M. Patrick assesses the future of world order, state sovereignty, and multilateral cooperation. en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:32:50 -0400 https://www.cfr.org/blog/crisis-century-how-united-states-can-protect-climate-migrants Soaring global temperatures, rising ocean levels, intensifying droughts, and other disastrous eff Energy and Climate Change Immigration The Internationalist Refugees and Displaced Persons United States Immigration and Migration International Law Food and Water Security Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Renewing America Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/crisis-century-how-united-states-can-protect-climate-migrants Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:59:45 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/callous-disregard-child-victims-gun-violence-american-exceptionalism-run-amok In May 2010, thirty-one Republican senators cosponsored a The Internationalist International Law International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Politics and Government Foreign Policy U.S. Congress https://www.cfr.org/blog/callous-disregard-child-victims-gun-violence-american-exceptionalism-run-amok Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:32:50 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/g7-nato-and-future-west The annual summits of Western leaders are rarely dramatic. Stewart M. Patrick Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy The Internationalist Russia International Institutions and Global Governance Program Security Alliances Post Future of Democracy G7 (Group of Seven) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) United Nations https://www.cfr.org/blog/g7-nato-and-future-west Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:44:36 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-states-and-international-justice-enterprise In a surprising political and legal turn, The Internationalist International Law International Institutions and Global Governance Program Wars and Conflict Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Foreign Policy The War in Ukraine https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-states-and-international-justice-enterprise Fri, 27 May 2022 10:31:17 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-russia-ukraine-war-challenges-arctic-governance In late January 2022—as Russia amassed 190,000 troops on the Ukrainian border— Arctic The Internationalist Russia United States Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Global Commons The War in Ukraine https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-russia-ukraine-war-challenges-arctic-governance Fri, 06 May 2022 16:24:29 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/reduce-growing-climate-dangers-world-needs-consider-sunlight-reflection For too long, sunlight reflection has been the third rail of climate change politics, a relegatio Stewart M. 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Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/putins-two-front-war On the evening of February 23, the members of the UN Security Council gathered in a last-ditch ef The Internationalist Russia International Law International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Ukraine Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/putins-two-front-war Wed, 16 Mar 2022 18:43:21 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/outdated-cold-war-analogies-could-lead-west-astray Almost exactly seventy-five years ago, on March 12, 1947, then-U.S. President Harry S. Stewart M. Patrick Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy The Internationalist Russia International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Ukraine Foreign Policy Future of Democracy Presidential History https://www.cfr.org/blog/outdated-cold-war-analogies-could-lead-west-astray Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:50:34 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/putins-catastrophic-war-choice-lessons-learned-so-far It has been only six days since Russia invaded Ukraine, but Moscow’s unprovoked and ill-considere Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Russia International Institutions and Global Governance Program Europe Wars and Conflict Post Ukraine Diplomacy and International Institutions History and Theory of International Relations https://www.cfr.org/blog/putins-catastrophic-war-choice-lessons-learned-so-far Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:55:04 EST The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/russia-ukraine-crisis-could-determine-future-sovereignty Beyond its immediate implications for European security, the current crisis at the Russia-Ukraine Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Russia International Law International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Ukraine Diplomacy and International Institutions Sovereignty https://www.cfr.org/blog/russia-ukraine-crisis-could-determine-future-sovereignty Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:03:58 EST The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/international-treaties-united-states-refuses-play-ball The United States enters into The Internationalist Treaties and Agreements International Law International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions https://www.cfr.org/blog/international-treaties-united-states-refuses-play-ball Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:26:29 EST The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/new-years-resolution-democracy-promotion Eighteen months before he was sworn in as the forty-sixth U.S. Stewart M. Patrick Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy The Internationalist Democracy Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Future of Democracy https://www.cfr.org/blog/new-years-resolution-democracy-promotion Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:40:24 EST The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/article/tackle-climate-change-keep-fossil-fuels-ground The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change contains a curious omission:  Stewart M. Patrick Article The Internationalist Fossil Fuels International Law Energy and Climate Policy International Institutions and Global Governance Program Diplomacy and International Institutions Energy and Environment https://www.cfr.org/article/tackle-climate-change-keep-fossil-fuels-ground Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:43:17 EST The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/environmentalist-case-resurrecting-wto-appellate-body International trade and planetary wellbeing are unequivocally linked—a fact that world leaders ar The Internationalist Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Energy and Environment International Economics World Trade Organization (WTO) https://www.cfr.org/blog/environmentalist-case-resurrecting-wto-appellate-body Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:56:21 EST The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/g20-was-made-moments When the leaders of the G20’s member states convene for their Oct. Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Public Health Threats and Pandemics Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Italy Post G20 (Group of Twenty) International Economic Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/g20-was-made-moments Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:30:38 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/un-representation-era-revitalized-multilateralism The seventy-sixth session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly had a number of hefty The Internationalist International Institutions and Global Governance Program Myanmar Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Sovereignty Taliban United Nations https://www.cfr.org/blog/un-representation-era-revitalized-multilateralism Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:36:59 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/can-earthquake-world-bank-rattle-imf-too A scandal involving the World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) report has the potential to und The Internationalist China International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions International Economics International Finance International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank https://www.cfr.org/blog/can-earthquake-world-bank-rattle-imf-too Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:56:37 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/bidens-forceful-un-address-lets-get-work U.S. Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Joe Biden United Nations United Nations General Assembly https://www.cfr.org/blog/bidens-forceful-un-address-lets-get-work Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:24:44 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/bidens-tricky-un-message-troubled-world When U.S. Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Donald Trump Joe Biden United Nations United Nations General Assembly https://www.cfr.org/blog/bidens-tricky-un-message-troubled-world Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:16:15 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/alluring-costly-distraction In my weekly column for Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist 9/11 International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Fragile or Failed States https://www.cfr.org/blog/alluring-costly-distraction Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:20:05 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/even-increasingly-interconnected-world-national-interests-remain-supreme In my weekly column for Stewart M. Patrick Afghanistan The Internationalist Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post COVID-19 Nationalism https://www.cfr.org/blog/even-increasingly-interconnected-world-national-interests-remain-supreme Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:03:06 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/climate-change-putting-sdgs-further-out-reach In my weekly column for Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Sustainable Development Goals (UN) https://www.cfr.org/blog/climate-change-putting-sdgs-further-out-reach Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:41:40 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-states-and-india-multilaterally-abridged-allies India is having its moment this August as president of the UN Security Council. The Internationalist India Post U.S. Foreign Policy U.S.-India Relations United Nations https://www.cfr.org/blog/united-states-and-india-multilaterally-abridged-allies Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:31:26 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/long-awaited-climate-emergency-now In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Pollution Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Emerging Markets Post Energy and Climate Security Paris Climate Agreement https://www.cfr.org/blog/long-awaited-climate-emergency-now Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:01:04 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/g7s-b3w-infrastructure-plan-cant-compete-china-thats-not-point In early June, the Group of Seven (G7) announced their plan to mobilize hundreds of billions of d The Internationalist China Development Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Infrastructure Post Belt and Road Initiative G7 (Group of Seven) https://www.cfr.org/blog/g7s-b3w-infrastructure-plan-cant-compete-china-thats-not-point Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:55:42 EDT The Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/un-refugee-convention-under-pressure-and-showing-its-age In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Refugees and Displaced Persons Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/un-refugee-convention-under-pressure-and-showing-its-age Mon, 09 Aug 2021 16:54:12 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/colonizing-space-not-solution-our-problems-earth In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Defense Technology Space Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Technology and Innovation Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/colonizing-space-not-solution-our-problems-earth Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:59:29 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/eus-fit-55-just-raised-bar-climate-policy In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Global Governance Energy and Climate Policy Climate Change Trade International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post European Union https://www.cfr.org/blog/eus-fit-55-just-raised-bar-climate-policy Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:21:36 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/ending-modern-slavery-must-be-part-build-back-better In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Treaties and Agreements Human Trafficking International Law Development Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/ending-modern-slavery-must-be-part-build-back-better Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:05:17 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/who-built-labor-and-belt-and-road-initiative The following is a guest post by  Jennifer Hillman The Internationalist China Immigration and Migration Development Labor and Employment Infrastructure Post Belt and Road Initiative https://www.cfr.org/blog/who-built-labor-and-belt-and-road-initiative Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:02:14 EDT The Internationalist Jennifer Hillman https://www.cfr.org/blog/biden-and-johnsons-new-atlantic-charter-has-big-shoes-fill In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Treaties and Agreements Democracy International Institutions and Global Governance Program Security Alliances Post Boris Johnson Diplomacy and International Institutions Joe Biden https://www.cfr.org/blog/biden-and-johnsons-new-atlantic-charter-has-big-shoes-fill Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:27:56 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/biden-seeks-revive-us-europe-relations In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions European Union G7 (Group of Seven) Joe Biden NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) World Order https://www.cfr.org/blog/biden-seeks-revive-us-europe-relations Mon, 07 Jun 2021 11:31:01 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/four-contending-approaches-multilateralism-under-biden In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Joe Biden World Order https://www.cfr.org/blog/four-contending-approaches-multilateralism-under-biden Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:49:27 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/when-assessing-geopolitical-risks-geoengineering-dont-assume-future-will-look-past The following is a guest post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist Defense Technology International Law Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Wars and Conflict Post Geoengineering https://www.cfr.org/blog/when-assessing-geopolitical-risks-geoengineering-dont-assume-future-will-look-past Tue, 18 May 2021 10:47:07 EDT The Internationalist Guest Blogger for the Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/preventing-next-pandemic-will-take-more-good-ideas In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist China Public Health Threats and Pandemics Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post COVID-19 World Health Organization (WHO) https://www.cfr.org/blog/preventing-next-pandemic-will-take-more-good-ideas Mon, 17 May 2021 11:29:18 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/prevent-future-pandemics-start-protecting-nature In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick Infectious Diseases The Internationalist Public Health Threats and Pandemics Forests and Land Management Food and Water Security Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Transnational Crime Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/prevent-future-pandemics-start-protecting-nature Mon, 10 May 2021 10:33:45 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/save-natural-world-put-price-it In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Energy and Climate Security Economics Energy and Environment https://www.cfr.org/blog/save-natural-world-put-price-it Mon, 03 May 2021 14:05:04 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/can-solar-geoengineering-be-used-weapon The following is a guest post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist Defense Technology International Law Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Geoengineering https://www.cfr.org/blog/can-solar-geoengineering-be-used-weapon Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:34:05 EDT The Internationalist Guest Blogger for the Internationalist https://www.cfr.org/blog/belt-and-road-initiative-forcing-europe-reckon-china The following is a guest post by  Jennifer Hillman The Internationalist China Budget, Debt, and Deficits United States Security Alliances Europe Infrastructure Post Belt and Road Initiative https://www.cfr.org/blog/belt-and-road-initiative-forcing-europe-reckon-china Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:20:48 EDT The Internationalist Jennifer Hillman https://www.cfr.org/blog/bidens-climate-pledge-puts-us-credibility-line In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist United States Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Energy and Environment Paris Climate Agreement https://www.cfr.org/blog/bidens-climate-pledge-puts-us-credibility-line Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:54:50 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/biden-administration-and-future-multilateralism This article was originally published by the Observer Research Foundation as part of the Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Democracy Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions Joe Biden U.S. Foreign Policy https://www.cfr.org/blog/biden-administration-and-future-multilateralism Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:31:10 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/us-intelligence-communitys-harrowing-take-our-possible-futures In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist China United States Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Wars and Conflict Post https://www.cfr.org/blog/us-intelligence-communitys-harrowing-take-our-possible-futures Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:24:44 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/30x30-campaign-save-biosphere In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Forests and Land Management Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Energy and Environment Global Commons https://www.cfr.org/blog/30x30-campaign-save-biosphere Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:18:15 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-should-be-world-bank-and-imfs-agenda The following is a guest post by David Sacks The Internationalist China Post Belt and Road Initiative International Finance International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sovereign Debt World Bank https://www.cfr.org/blog/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-should-be-world-bank-and-imfs-agenda Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:49:31 EDT The Internationalist David Sacks https://www.cfr.org/blog/concert-powers-idea-whose-time-has-come-and-gone In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Diplomacy and International Institutions History and Theory of International Relations https://www.cfr.org/blog/concert-powers-idea-whose-time-has-come-and-gone Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:35:39 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/climate-challenge-and-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative The following is a guest post by  Jennifer Hillman The Internationalist China United States Fossil Fuels Climate Change Post Belt and Road Initiative https://www.cfr.org/blog/climate-challenge-and-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:23:49 EDT The Internationalist Jennifer Hillman https://www.cfr.org/blog/four-lessons-painful-pandemic-year In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick Infectious Diseases The Internationalist Global Governance International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post COVID-19 World Health Organization (WHO) https://www.cfr.org/blog/four-lessons-painful-pandemic-year Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:28:54 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/geoengineering-coming-whether-its-governed-or-not In my weekly column for  Stewart M. Patrick The Internationalist Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Energy and Environment Geoengineering https://www.cfr.org/blog/geoengineering-coming-whether-its-governed-or-not Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:41:38 EDT The Internationalist Stewart M. Patrick https://www.cfr.org/blog/internationalism-protects-why-we-need-reboot-baruch-plan-geoengineering The following is a guest post by  Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist Global Governance Climate Change International Institutions and Global Governance Program Post Nuclear Weapons United Nations https://www.cfr.org/blog/internationalism-protects-why-we-need-reboot-baruch-plan-geoengineering Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:19:54 EDT The Internationalist Guest Blogger for the Internationalist