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October 2009
Article
Cambridge University Press
In this chapter of the edited volume Cooperating for Peace and Security, Stewart Patrick discusses the United States and multilateral cooperation after 9/11.
See more in Defense/Homeland Security, Global Governance, Terrorism and the Law
October 2009
Article
The Washington Quarterly
Stewart Patrick declares that "tremendous forces are eroding the institutional foundations of world politics," citing the rising powers in Asia, transnational issues like climate change and other factors as reasons for this tectonic shift.
See more in Global Governance, International Organizations, International Peace and Security
April 23, 2009
Article
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Stewart M. Patrick reviews Too Poor for Peace? by Lael Brainard and Derek Chollet.
See more in Global Governance, International Peace and Security, Poverty
September 17, 2008
Article
Center for Global Development
This chapter by Stewart Patrick is excerpted from the book The White House and the World: A Global Development Agenda for the Next U.S. President and addresses how the United States must reformulate how it handles failing, failed and war-torn states.
See more in International Peace and Security, U.S. Election 2008
May 8, 2009
Audio
Listen to Laurie A. Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, explain the origins of H1N1, the threat it poses, and the actions that should be taken to minimize the pandemic threat of diseases such as the swine flu. Stewart M. Patrick, senior fellow and director of the program on International Institutions and Global Governance at the Council on Foreign Relations, makes concluding remarks.
This session was part of the CFR conference: The United States and the Future of Global Governance, which was made possible through the generous support of the Robina Foundation.
See more in Global Governance, Global Health
May 7, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts debate global institutional reform, including changes to the UN Security Council and international financial institutions, and the role the United States should be playing.
This session was part of the CFR Symposium on the United States and the Future of Global Governance, which was made possible by the generous support of the Robina Foundation.
See more in Global Governance, International Organizations
February 25, 2009
Audio
Listen to experts shed light on such topics as what broad changes in NATO strategy are needed in Afghanistan, how NATO and U.S. forces can achieve unity of concept as well as unity of command, what can be done to better integrate the humanitarian, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism missions, and others as part of the Council on Foreign Relations "NATO at 60" Symposium.
See more in Afghanistan, NATO, Wars and Warfare
February 4, 2009
Audio
Listen to Stewart Patrick, CFR Senior Fellow and Director, Program on International Institutions and Global Governance, speak about his new book The Best Laid Plans: The Origins of American Multilateralism and the Dawn of the Cold War.
See more in Global Governance, International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations
December 10, 2007
Audio
Listen to experts discuss strategies for preventing conflict in the years ahead, with particular regard to weak or failing states.
See more in International Peace and Security, Conflict Prevention
November 10, 2009
Expert Brief
China has benefited enormously from Western-dominated global structures, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick, and Washington now expects it to contribute more significantly to world order.
See more in China, International Peace and Security, Diplomacy, U.S. Strategy and Politics
September 22, 2009
Expert Brief
Surveys during the past decade show consistent support among Americans for the UN's role in the world order but also worry about its dysfunctions. CFR's Stewart Patrick says President Barack Obama should echo these sentiments in his UN address.
See more in United States, International Organizations, Diplomacy
Updated: September 21, 2009
Expert Brief
President Obama's first appearance before the UN General Assembly is an opportunity to reassert U.S. leadership at the world body on issues from nonproliferation to peacekeeping, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick.
See more in United States, International Organizations, Diplomacy
March 23, 2009
Expert Brief
CFR's Stewart Patrick and Kaysie Brown argue that the United States must take a hard line with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if it hopes to end the crisis in Darfur.
See more in Sudan, Human Rights
March 13, 2009
Expert Brief
While some G-20 leaders want to map out a "New Deal for the Twenty-First Century," CFR's Stewart Patrick says they risk spawning a twenty-first century version of the Great Depression if they don't agree on coordinated short-term steps to stimulate economic activity and to ensure both credit and trade flow freely.
See more in Economics, Financial Crises
September 25, 2009
First Take
The designation of the Group of 20 as the world's leading forum for economic coordination is proper, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick, but Washington should still make use of the G8 for political and security matters.
See more in United States, International Organizations
July 28, 2008
Interview
Stewart M. Patrick, a former member of the State Department's Policy Planning staff, discusses the utility of international courts in combating rampant rights abuses.
See more in Global Governance, International Law
March 2006
Must Read
In this Washington Quarterly report Stewart Patrick looks at the U.S. defense strategy of strengthening the sovereign capacities of weak states to combat internal threats of terrorism, insurgency, and organized crime.
See more in Defense Strategy, Nation Building, Terrorism
Updated: May 27, 2008
Online Debate
CFR Senior Fellow Stewart M. Patrick and Steven Groves of the Heritage Foundation debate the merits of supporting the Responsibility to Protect doctrine.
See more in International Law, Sovereignty, Humanitarian Intervention
March 25, 2009
Op-Ed
National Interest Online
Stewart M. Patrick argues that in Afghanistan, NATO is at risk of losing its relevance, and Washington should broaden NATO's horizons by seeking allied support for a regional approach to the conflict.
See more in Afghanistan, NATO, Global Governance
March 13, 2009
Op-Ed
National Interest Online
Stewart M. Patrick argues that U.S. national security is dependent upon a commitment to free trade.
See more in National Security and Defense, Trade, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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