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

1023 results

Patriot Games: President Trump Again Puts the “Nation” in United Nations
September 24, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
From Greta Thunberg to universal health care: Is the UN moving on from Donald Trump?
USA Today
September 24, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
Trump Is the Odd Man Out at the U.N.
September 23, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Trump Is the Odd Man Out at the United Nations
World Politics Review
September 23, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
Five Centuries after Magellan, Globalization Needs to Grow Up—and Fast
September 20, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick and Kyle L. Evanoff
Trump used to steal the show at the UN. This year, it may be different.
Vox
September 20, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
Sustainable Development Takes Center Stage at the United Nations
September 16, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Sustainable Development Takes Center Stage at the United Nations
World Politics Review
September 16, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
Can an "Alliance for Multilateralism" Succeed in a New Era of Nationalism?
September 10, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Can an "Alliance for Multilateralism" Succeed in a New Era of Nationalism?
World Politics Review
September 9, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
The Case for Restraint: Drawing the Curtain on American Empire
August 26, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
The global economy is slipping toward recession — and Trump is making it worse
Los Angeles Times
August 25, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Emerging Powers and Leadership Norms
Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences
August 25, 2019
By Miles Kahler
G7: Trump, L'éléphant Dans un Magasin de Porcelaine
Libération
August 24, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
European Leaders Brace for Trump Ahead of G7 Summit
Voice of America
August 24, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
G7 Leaders Set to Discuss Fires in the Amazon, Fears of a U.S. Recession
NPR
August 23, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
G7 Summit in France Expected to Be Contentious
Marketplace
August 23, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
G7 to Nix Communique Amid Global Tension
U.S. News & World Report
August 22, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
How to Win Friends and Avoid Forever Wars
August 14, 2019
By Guest Blogger for the Internationalist
Is Tourism an Antidote to the Global Wave of Nationalism and Xenophobia?
August 12, 2019
By Stewart M. Patrick
Legal Docket: The International Criminal Court
The World and Everything in It
August 12, 2019
Featuring John B. Bellinger III
America Ignored
Foreign Policy
August 9, 2019
Featuring Stewart M. Patrick
Sunk Coast Fallacy: How Island Nations Should Approach Climate Diplomacy
August 7, 2019
By Guest Blogger for the Internationalist
The World May Need Geoengineering, and Geoengineering Needs Governance
July 25, 2019
By Terrence Mullan

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