International Institutions and Global Governance Program

The Council on Foreign Relations’ International Institutions and Global Governance program analyses how to optimize multilateral responses to global threats.  The program and affiliated fellows inform policymakers and international organizations through publications, meetings, and briefings.

Program Experts

John B. Bellinger III

Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law

Esther Brimmer

James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance

David J. Scheffer

Senior Fellow

Matthew C. Waxman

Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy

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California’s Bold Conservation Push Is Part of a Hopeful Global Trend
August 3, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
U.S. Effort to ‘Nationalize’ Human Rights Undermines Them at Home and Abroad
July 27, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Report
From Norm-Takers to Norm-Makers
July 27, 2020
By Gustavo de Carvalho
The Case for Ecological Realism
July 20, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Leaving the WHO Is No Way to Deal With a Pandemic
July 13, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Leaving the WHO Is No Way to Deal With a Pandemic
World Politics Review
July 13, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
When the System Fails
Foreign Affairs
July 1, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Revive International Cooperation?
June 29, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Revive International Cooperation?
World Politics Review
June 29, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Why Governance Matters in the Time of COVID-19
June 23, 2020
By Guest Blogger for the Internationalist
Remembering the San Francisco Conference That Created the United Nations
June 22, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Remembering the San Francisco Conference That Created the United Nations
World Politics Review
June 22, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
The United Nations' Structures Built in 1945 Are Not Fit for 2020, Let Alone Beyond It
The Economist
June 20, 2020
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
How Populist Leaders Around the World Rule by Division
Matador Network
June 16, 2020
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
Black Lives Matter—for Social Justice, and for America’s Global Role
June 15, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Black Lives Matter—for Social Justice, and for America’s Global Role
World Politics Review
June 15, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expanding the G7 Makes Sense. Including Russia Does Not.
June 8, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Expanding the G7 Makes Sense. Including Russia Does Not.
World Politics Review
June 8, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
The Artemis Accords and the Next Generation of Outer Space Governance
June 2, 2020
By David P. Fidler
Under Trump, the United States Has Become an Irresponsible Stakeholder
June 1, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Under Trump, the United States Has Become an Irresponsible Stakeholder
World Politics Review
June 1, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick
Report
Challenges of Global Governance Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 21, 2020
By Tom Bernes, Lars Brozus, Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, Ari Heistein, Ettore Greco, Patrycja Sasnal, Igor Yurgens, Sergey Kulik, Yarik Turianskyi, Steven Gruzd, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Neuma Grobbelaar, Selim Yenel, Carlos Javier Regazzoni, Chen Dongxiao, Lu Chuanying, Kriti Kapur, Shoba Suri, Philips Vermonte, Yose Rizal Damuri, Shafiah Muhibat and Mely Caballero-Anthony
OECD Digital Tax Negotiations Thread the Sovereignty Needle
May 20, 2020
By Guest Blogger for the Internationalist
COVID-19 and Climate Change Will Change the Definition of National Security
May 18, 2020
By Stewart M. Patrick

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