Domestically, the effects of climate change could overwhelm disaster-response capabilities. Internationally, climate change may cause humanitarian disasters, contribute to political violence, and undermine weak governments. In this Council Special Report, Joshua W. Busby moves beyond diagnosis...

The onset of the knowledge economy era and acceleration of globalization accentuate the influence of the international system on modes of government and the unprecedented challenges it creates. Certain scholars believe that governments will, as the general trend indicates, make the transition...