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

Expert Take
Expelling Russia From Multilateral Forums Is Tempting but Unwise
World Politics Review
March 28, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Late Night Headlines with Carole Walker
Times Radio
March 24, 2022
Featuring John B. Bellinger III
Expert Take
It's Hard to See Putin Getting His Way
Law Society Gazette
March 18, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
Putin’s Two-Front War
March 17, 2022
Outdated Cold War Analogies Could Lead the West Astray
March 17, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Outdated Cold War Analogies Could Lead the West Astray
World Politics Review
March 14, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Will Putin Face Prosecution for Committing War Crimes?
ABC National News
March 11, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
Expert Take
Putin’s Folly? Stress-Testing International Law & Institutions: Russia v. Ukraine
American Bar Association, International Law Section
March 11, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
Meeting
Russia’s Economy in Freefall
March 9, 2022
Putin Likely To be Charged With Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, ICC Investigating
SOFREP
March 5, 2022
Featuring John B. Bellinger III
Expert Take
Putin’s War at Home
U.S. News
March 4, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
Foreign policy expert provides insight on Ukraine crisis, President Zelensky’s leadership
WEAA 88.9 FM
March 3, 2022
Featuring John B. Bellinger III
Putin’s Catastrophic War of Choice: Lessons Learned (So Far)
March 2, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Russia Has Killed Hundreds of Civilians. But Has It Committed War Crimes?
Time
March 2, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Violates International Law
February 28, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
Expert Take
Tipping Points Make Climate Inaction Even More Catastrophic
World Politics Review
February 14, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
Russian Incursion Into Ukraine ‘Very Likely,’ Says John B. Bellinger III ’86
Harvard Law Today
February 10, 2022
By John B. Bellinger III
Meeting
The Growing Risk of Climate "Tipping Points": Scientific Evidence and Policy Responses
February 4, 2022
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Determine the Future of Sovereignty
February 3, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Expert Take
U.S. State Department Picks Apart PRC’s South China Sea Customary Law Claim
Lawfare
February 1, 2022
By Matthew C. Waxman
Expert Take
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Determine the Future of Sovereignty
World Politics Review
January 31, 2022
By Stewart M. Patrick
Understanding South Sudan’s Postwar Struggle for Democracy and Accountability
January 28, 2022
By David J. Scheffer and Madeline Babin
Move swiftly on Global Criminal Justice Ambassador
January 18, 2022
By David J. Scheffer, Todd Buchwald, Stephen J. Rapp and Clint Williamson
Legal Principles Matter in Defense of Democracies
January 18, 2022
By David J. Scheffer

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