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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

    International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

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  • Fossil Fuels
    To Tackle Climate Change, Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
    As oil rigs and coal plants churn on, national emissions targets grow increasingly disingenuous and infeasible. To prevent the worst implications of the climate crisis, it is time to target the supply side of the world's dirty fuel addiction. 
    Article by Stewart M. Patrick December 9, 2021 The Internationalist
  • International Law
    A Negotiator's Reliance on the Nuremberg Legacy
    This year we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal: on 30 September and 1 October 1946, the International Military Tribunal (IMT) delivered its Judgement in the tr…
    Article by David J. Scheffer November 22, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
  • Genocide and Mass Atrocities
    Why Religious Persecution Justifies U.S. Legislation on Crimes Against Humanity
    (This article is part of a series on a proposed Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, due to be considered in discussions now scheduled to resume on Oct. 13 in the S…
    Article by David J. Scheffer October 8, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism
    Guantanamo Bay: Twenty Years of Counterterrorism and Controversy
    The U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has generated intense debate for two decades, with enduring questions about national security, human rights, and justice.
    Article by Jonathan Masters October 5, 2021
  • Oceans and Seas
    How Illegal Fishing Threatens Oceans
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    There’s a one-in-five chance the fish you ate for dinner was caught illegally. Illegal fishing is devastating ecosystems and coastal communities. Here’s what countries are doing about it.
    Explainer Video with John C. Vann and Thamine Nayeem September 9, 2021
  • International Law
    The Age of Impunity, With David Miliband
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    David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how the international community can hold accountable governments and terrorist groups that kill or brutalize civilians. Miliband’s recent Foreign Affairs article, “The Age of Impunity: And How to Fight It,” is available on foreignaffairs.com.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and David Miliband July 6, 2021 The President's Inbox
  • International Law
    The Supreme Court Denied a Child Labor Claim Against U.S. Firms: What to Know
    Though Nestlé and Cargill were not held accountable for child labor in their supply chains, the Supreme Court upheld the precedent that corporate decisions are subject to international law.
    Article by David J. Scheffer June 25, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
  • Genocide and Mass Atrocities
    What Does Mladic’s Conviction Mean for Genocide Law?
    An international court has upheld the guilt of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, but its narrower view of what constitutes genocide could make future cases harder to prosecute.
    Article by David J. Scheffer June 17, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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    Bringing the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Into Port
    The high seas are poorly governed. Ratifying the proposed high seas pact would plug this gaping hole and help preserve the future of life on nearly half of the planet.
    Article by Stewart M. Patrick June 8, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
  • International Law
    Illegal Fishing Is a Global Threat. Here’s How to Combat It.
    Fishing provides a critical source of food and income for many countries, but much of it occurs unlawfully, harming vulnerable populations and eroding maritime governance.  
    Article by John C. Vann June 4, 2021
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    When Assessing Geopolitical Risks of Geoengineering, Don’t Assume the Future Will Look Like the Past
    Attempting to shut down discussion of the potential weaponization of geoengineering is unwise. We can only see a short way into the future.
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist May 18, 2021 The Internationalist
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    Renewing justice for atrocities
    President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide, inflicted over a century ago with an estimated 1.5 million deaths, acknowledges historical facts and rejects Turkey’s long campaign of denialis…
    Article by David J. Scheffer , Todd Buchwald, Stephen J. Rapp and Clint Williamson May 18, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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    Can Solar Geoengineering Be Used as a Weapon?
    The premise that solar geoengineering is weaponizable is either false or grossly overstated. It is time to leave such distractions behind and focus more squarely on the real dilemmas of this otherwise promising technology.
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist April 29, 2021 The Internationalist
  • International Law
    Save the Olympics, Again
    In May 1984, I published an op-ed in The New York Times entitled, “To Save Olympics.” It called for the depoliticization of the Olympics through an international treaty that would establish permanent…
    Article by David J. Scheffer April 1, 2021 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
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    Reforming the War Powers Resolution for the 21st Century
    John B. Bellinger III, CFR adjunct senior fellow for international and national security law, testified before the House Committee on Rules, on congressional and presidential war powers. The written …
    Testimony by John B. Bellinger III March 23, 2021 U.S. Foreign Policy Program
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