Pathways to Instability: A synthetic framework to parse connections between water and conflict
Beames, P. L., Brauman, K. A., Keys, P. W., McCracken, M., Mitchell, P., Rosengaertner, S., Schmeier, S., Wolf, A. T., & Gremillion, M. (2025). Pathways to instability: A synthetic framework to parse connections between water and conflict. Environment and Security, 3(4), 426-456. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538796251340790
The effectiveness of joint basin institutions in managing international water disputes
Zawahri, N., Schmeier, S., & McCracken, M. (2025). The effectiveness of joint basin institutions in managing international water disputes. Environment and Security, 3(4), 482-510. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538796251347886
Clearing the waters: A review of transboundary water quality governance
Offutt, Alyssa, and Susanne Schmeier. 2025. “Clearing the Waters: A Review of Transboundary Water Quality Governance.” Water International 51 (1): 37–57. doi:10.1080/02508060.2025.2562685.
Harnessing the Benefits of Water Cooperation in an Increasingly Complex World
Susanne Schmeier, Melissa McCracken, and Aaron T. Wolf. 2025. “Harnessing the Benefits of Water Cooperation in an Increasingly Complex World,” New Security Beat. Published online: 21 March 2025.
Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
Susanne Schmeier and Melissa McCracken. 2025. "Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences," The Conversation. Published online: 18 March 2025.
Multi-track water diplomacy: How political processes can foster cooperation over shared transboundary watercourses
Schmeier, Susanne, Jenniver Sehring, Alyssa Offutt, Bota Sharipova, and Mohd Faizee. "Multi-track water diplomacy: how political processes can foster cooperation over shared transboundary watercourses." In Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Water Resources, edited by Oliver Fritsch and David Benson, 311–323. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887909.00033.
Reflections on Transboundary Water Conflict and Cooperation Trends
Alexandra Turgul, Melissa McCracken, Susanne Schmeier, Zoe H. Rosenblum, Lynette de Silva, and Aaron T. Wolf. 2024. “Reflections on transboundary water conflict and cooperation trends,” Water International. Published online: 07 March 2024.
Exploring cooperation over transboundary wetlands: The Hamoun Wetlands, Okavango Delta and Wadden Sea
Rosenblum, Z. H., & Schmeier, S. (2023). Exploring cooperation over transboundary wetlands: the Hamoun Wetlands, Okavango Delta and Wadden Sea. Water International, 48(4), 527–546. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2226514
Can Water Help Quench the Flames of Hostility? How Shared Waters Can Promote Dialogue During Conflict
Alexandra Turgul, Zoe H. Rosenblum, Melissa McCracken, Susanne Schmeier, and Aaron T. Wolf. 2023. “Can Water Help Quench the Flames of Hostility? How Shared Waters Can Promote Dialogue During Conflict,” SAIS Review of International Affairs. 43(2): 69-94. Published online: 30 January 2023.
Global Wetland Governance: Introducing the transboundary wetlands database
Rosenblum, Zoe Hoffman, and Susanne Schmeier. 2022. "Global Wetland Governance: Introducing the Transboundary Wetlands Database" Water 14, no. 19: 3077. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14193077
Diving into water diplomacy–exploring the emergence of a concept
Sehring, Jenniver, Susanne Schmeier, Rozemarijn ter Horst, Alyssa Offutt, and Bota Sharipova. "Diving into Water Diplomacy – Exploring the Emergence of a Concept", Diplomatica 4, 2 (2022): 200-221.
Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context
Susanne Schmeier, Aaron T. Wolf, and Melissa McCracken. 2021. Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context. United Nations: Geneva. Published online: December 2021.
Transboundary Wetlands: Exploring formal mechanisms for cooperation
Rosenblum, Zoe H. 2020. Transboundary Wetlands: Exploring Formal Mechanisms for Cooperation. : Oregon State University.
The institutional design of river basin organizations–empirical findings from around the world
Schmeier, Susanne. 2015. “The Institutional Design of River Basin Organizations – Empirical Findings from around the World.” International Journal of River Basin Management 13 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1080/15715124.2014.963862.
The Institutional Design of River Basin Organizations–Introducing the RBO, Institutional Design Database and its main Findings
Schmeier, Susanne. 2013. The Institutional Design of River Basin Organizations–Introducing the RBO, Institutional Design Database and its main Findings. Working paper, Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD), Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University.
Governing International Watercourses: River basin organizations and the sustainable governance of internationally shared rivers and lakes
Schmeier, S. (2012). Governing International Watercourses: River Basin Organizations and the Sustainable Governance of Internationally Shared Rivers and Lakes (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203105160