Stewart Patrick is James H. Binger Senior Fellow in Global Governance and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a recognized expert on multilateral cooperation on global issues as well as U.S. policy toward international institutions, with a particular focus on the United Nations and the challenges caused by fragile and post-conflict states. Patrick has also published several articles and chapters on the topics of multilateral cooperation, U.S. foreign policy, and state-building.