Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The global commons are physical domains that exist outside the sovereign jurisdiction of any one nation but upon which all depend. The two most important global commons, outer space and the high seas, have become increasingly congested, conflictual, and competitive. We will consider how to update multilateral rules to ensure the openness and stability of the commons.
National sovereignty is here to stay, but a new worldview grounded in ecological realism could help close the distance between the political and natural worlds.
By addressing the questions raised by climate change, think tanks, including Carnegie, will be better able to help countries and policymakers through an enormously fraught, consequential, and complicated period of human history.
The Artemis Accords can serve as a starting point.
Join Carnegie for a special event in honor of World Water Day with experts Ellen Hanak , Olivia Lazard, and Stewart Patrick, in conversation with Tino Cuéllar, on the water crisis and how today’s leaders can deescalate conflict and pursue sustainable solutions for our global future.
The failure to manage Earth orbits as a commons undermines safety and predictability, exposing space operators to growing risks such as collisions with other satellites and debris.