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

916 results

The 10th Annual Breyer Lecture: US, the West, and International Law in an Age of Strategic Competition
April 5, 2024
By John B. Bellinger III
Three Challenging Policy Issues for the Prosecutor in the Israel-Hamas Situation
February 27, 2024
By David J. Scheffer
Meeting
Academic Webinar: Governing the Global Commons
February 14, 2024
'Everyone Got Something Here': Former U.S. War Crimes Ambassador-at-Large on ICJ Gaza Ruling
January 26, 2024
Featuring David J. Scheffer
'The Gravity Level': Israel and the Evolving Question of Genocide
January 15, 2024
Featuring David J. Scheffer
Former War Crimes Ambassador-at-Large on Israel's Defense to Genocide Allegations
January 12, 2024
Featuring David J. Scheffer
'Blood Libel?': On the Question of Genocide in Gaza
January 9, 2024
Featuring David J. Scheffer
What the Rules of War Say About Israel's Attacks in Gaza
January 6, 2024
Featuring David J. Scheffer
Why Won’t the U.S. Join a UN Agreement on Ocean Rights?
January 4, 2024
Featuring John B. Bellinger III
Meeting
The Laws of Armed Conflict and Ethics in the Israel-Hamas War
December 19, 2023
Esther Brimmer Discusses Gaza Resolution Negotiations, Migration, and Funding for Ukraine on BBC's The Context
December 19, 2023
Featuring Esther Brimmer
Esther Brimmer Discusses U.S. Support for Ukraine and the Volcanic Eruption in Iceland on BBC's The Context
December 19, 2023
Featuring Esther Brimmer
Reflecting on and Recharging the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after Seventy-Five Years
December 8, 2023
By David J. Scheffer, Niranjan Sahoo, Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, David Griffiths, Susie Alegre, Yu Tiejun and Leopoldo M. A. Godio
Russia Must Be Held Accountable for Alleged Criminal Aggression in Ukraine: Two Paths to Justice
November 28, 2023
By David J. Scheffer, Irwin Cotler, Hans Corell and David Crane
What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War
October 19, 2023
By David J. Scheffer
Ethnic Cleansing Is Happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. How Can the World Respond?
October 4, 2023
By David J. Scheffer
The Fate of Justice in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
September 27, 2023
By David J. Scheffer
Biden at the UN: Inclusive Internationalism
September 19, 2023
By Esther Brimmer
Meeting
BRICS Nations and the Future of Emerging Markets
September 13, 2023
Changing Geopolitics in the Arctic
September 7, 2023
By Esther Brimmer
The Earthly Rules Our Nations Need for Outer Space Exploration
August 31, 2023
By Esther Brimmer
Deterrence Lawfare to Save Taiwan
August 9, 2023
By David J. Scheffer
Biden Orders U.S. to Share Evidence of Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
July 26, 2023
Featuring John B. Bellinger III
Why Washington Should Give Up the World Bank Presidency
July 24, 2023
By Benn Steil

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