As Dodd-Frank turns five, the SEC hasn’t been able to put the regulations into practice.
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Peace & Foreign Policy
To build peace, we must dislodge the economic and political foundations of war. IPS believes that a just foreign policy is based on human rights, international law, and diplomacy over military intervention.
Latest Work
A Victory for Diplomacy Over War
Phyllis Bennis discusses the Iranian nuclear agreement as a beginning, not an end, for relations between the U.S. and Iran
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Severing a Higher Education Lifeline
Ending Perkins loans would block the path to college for hundreds of thousands of students.
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Lighting a Legal Fuse
People from Seattle to Fiji are filing lawsuits over global warming.
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Iran and World Powers Reach Nuclear Deal
After more than a year of negotiations, a U.S.-backed nuclear deal with Iran has been struck.
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One Year After Air Raids, Gaza Still in Ruins
Besieged territory struggles to recover from last year’s attacks, despite pledges of aid.
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Why Some Leaders in Poorer Countries are Championing the Environment
Under what conditions do governments of poorer countries become active defenders and protectors of the environment?
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Can Americans Born in Jerusalem Say They’re From Israel?
How a semantic argument over passports prompted a debate over who gets to shape U.S. foreign policy toward Israel-Palestine.
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Spain’s Democratic Spring
Parties linked to Spain’s “Occupy” movement now lead governments in the country’s three largest cities — and they’re already ruffling feathers.
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Peoples Sovereignty vs. Impunity Inc.: Counterpower and Struggles for Justice
A new book from the Transnational Institute (TNI) includes the article “The Pacific Rim – Oceana Gold Case against El Salvador; impunity and violations of human rights, democracy and human rights”, written by IPS Associate Fellow Manuel Perez-Rocha
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Reports
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.
The Pandemic Pivot
Experts from the frontlines of global policy tackle the implications of COVID-19.
Report: No Warming, No War
In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.
Report: The Battle For Another World
The Progressive Response to the New Right
Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget
Everybody Has the Right to Live