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Public Health Threats and Pandemics

The World Order After COVID-19 Hinges on What Kind of America Emerges

A renewed American internationalism is both desirable and possible, but it will only be sustainable if a change of national mindset accompanies it.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick May 11, 2020 The Internationalist
Global

Season Two Trailer

Is China exporting its authoritarian model to other countries? Is the “fast fashion” industry accelerating climate change? In season two, Why It Matters explores a new series of issues that are flying under the radar now, but won’t be for long.

Podcast with Gabrielle Sierra March 25, 2020 Why It Matters
Diplomacy and International Institutions

The Corrosion of World Order in the Age of Donald Trump

Can the world still work together to address today’s most pressing global challenges? A broken economic order, Trump’s incoherent foreign policy, and the corrosion of trust offer little to be optimistic about.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist February 13, 2020 The Internationalist

World Order

Can Trump’s Successor Save the Liberal International Order?

President Trump's successor can rejuvenate the liberal international order by reconsolidating the West, giving globalization a human face, and bolstering support for democracy and human rights around the world.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick February 10, 2020 The Internationalist
World Order

The World Is Heading Back to the Future—to Another Volatile, Roaring ‘20s

The international politics of 2020 bear unnerving resemblance to the conditions that precipitated World War II.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick January 6, 2020 The Internationalist
France

At the Paris Peace Forum, Europe Makes the Case for Multilateralism

European leaders are championing multilateral cooperation as the United States continues its turn away from global leadership.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick November 18, 2019 The Internationalist
Diplomacy and International Institutions

Can an "Alliance for Multilateralism" Succeed in a New Era of Nationalism?

As the United States abandons multilateral commitments, other Western democracies are looking to fill the void of leadership.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick September 10, 2019 The Internationalist
Grand Strategy

The Case for Restraint: Drawing the Curtain on American Empire

The United States should resist imperial temptations and instead pursue a foreign policy of restraint.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick August 26, 2019 The Internationalist
Political History and Theory

Why Wendell Willkie's Vision of Internationalism Remains Essential Today

In Wendell Willkie, the United States found an unlikely champion of internationalism.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick July 22, 2019 The Internationalist
Global Governance

The World Order is Dead. Long Live the World Order.

The liberal world order faces a litany of challenges today. Instead of abandoning the world order that has served most of the world well, the United States and Middle Powers should seek to preserve and prolong that order.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist June 25, 2019 The Internationalist
Global Governance

Council of Councils Eighth Annual Conference

Sessions were held on global change and world order, managing the global risk of nuclear weapons, the challenges of rapid urbanization, the future of freedom, and managing the conflict in Yemen.

Report by The Council of Councils June 14, 2019 International Institutions and Global Governance Program
Europe

Trump, in His Own Mad Way, Has Forced a Real Debate Over Transatlantic Ties

Seventy-five years after the D-Day landings at Normandy, U.S. President Donald J. Trump is forcing Europeans to confront long-postponed dilemmas of self-reliance and defense.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick June 10, 2019 The Internationalist
Global Governance

Don’t Show the Parents: The 2018–2019 Report Card on International Cooperation

How did world leaders do in managing global challenges in 2018? Experts from twenty-eight think tanks around the world grade international cooperation a middling C.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist May 14, 2019 The Internationalist
World Order

How the United States Can Recommit Itself to the Rules of an Open World

The United States should throttle back on great power adventurism and promote a transparent system of multilateral rules that advance mutual security and prosperity.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick May 8, 2019 The Internationalist
Grand Strategy

America's Quest for an Open World: A Grand Strategy Grounded in History

American grand strategy should draw inspiration from the principles of the post-war order. The United States should work to advance an open world.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick April 29, 2019 The Internationalist