January 2021
Setting a Progressive Foreign Policy Agenda
IPS joins with The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung for a webinar on "Restoring the United States’ Standing During the Biden Administration."
Find out more »Dignity, Not Domination: The Need to Transform the US’ Relationship with Iran
A discussion on what needs to change in the US-Iran relationship and what US policy rooted in respect of Iranian dignity could look like, one year anniversary after the US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
Find out more »December 2020
IPS Holiday Skit 2020
We can't meet in person this year, but the staff of IPS would still like to share some holiday cheer, camaraderie, and laughter with you this year! Our party will consist entirely of our skit online.
Find out more »IPS Table Talks: How Much Is 10%?
This month features Ashik Siddique with IPS' National Priorities Project, showing what real needs can be funded by a cut in the US military budget opening a world of possibilities for a more just and peaceful world.
Find out more »Music Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
Hyung Joon Won will discuss how the power of music can help achieve harmony and peace between the North and South.
Find out more »Book Talk: The History of The USA in Eritrea
A discussion about the book unveiling US history in Eritrea from various vantage points, subject matter that very little is written about by someone who grew up feeling the repercussions of US actions in the region.
Find out more »How Will President-elect Biden Approach Foreign Policy?
A look at the president elect’s approach to US allies in Europe and Asia, his take on key competitors like China, and his views on the pandemic, the climate crisis, and the global economy.
Find out more »November 2020
The Palestine Agenda & 2020 US Elections
A panel about the impact the US election will have on Palestine and the work for Palestinian rights in the US, part of the 13th Annual Convention for Palestine in the US under the theme "Against All Odds: Palestine Beyond 2020."
Find out more »Unpacking the Implications of American Exceptionalism
A panel to unpack the overlooked assumptions that undergird American exceptionalism and how the US can grapple with its violent history to work towards positive international relations.
Find out more »Police Brutality: Defunding the Police & Community Control
Bowie State's African Psychology Student Association (APSA) presents a panel discussion on Police Brutality and Community Control, featuring among others IPS' Netfa Freeman.
Find out more »Why The World Needs a Pandemic Pivot
A conversation about what it will take to execute a pandemic pivot with five people involved in this book project giving both a sobering analysis of the present moment and a hopeful cry on behalf of the power inherent in a global, people-oriented response to the pandemic.
Find out more »Power, Empire and US elections
A week after the US elections, TNI and the Institute for Policy Studies will host a conversation with US and global scholars and activists to analyse the election outcome and look at the global consequences of these unprecedented elections.
Find out more »October 2020
Climate + State Violence: US Militarism
A conversation on the bloated military budget, the US war machine, and how it impedes us from working towards climate justice.
Find out more »Moral Policy in a Time of Crisis
A conference on the Poor People’s Campaign’s policy prescriptions in the Moral Policy Platform to Heal and Transform America, a comprehensive economic program that centers those who are most impacted by the injustices of these times.
Find out more »America’s Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and DR Congo
For Breaking the Silence Congo Week, IPS joins Friends of the Congo to host Justin Podur for an in depth discussion on the US role in dismantling democracy in the Great Lakes Region of Africa with a focus on Professor Podur's recent book.
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