The Blackwater case came to a close this week with sentences for four of its former guards. What is the status on measures of accountability for private military contractors today?
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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
Fight for $15 Reaches New Heights
The Fight for $15 campaign has grown into a broad-based social movement.
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Fast Track Bill Ignores Lessons of Financial Crisis
Congress and the Obama administration make clear they have not learned from two decades of failed trade policies and a devastating financial crisis in pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership forward.
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Taxpayers Subsidize Restaurant Pay
A new report reveals just how much the restaurant industry’s current low-wage model costs ordinary taxpayers.
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Obama’s Triple Crown
Obama’s no peace president, but he’s won important diplomatic victories. Will they survive the 2016 election?
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It’s Not Easy for Obama to Prove He’s Green
Hillary Clinton would probably stick with his counterproductive energy policies.
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Blowing Past Political Turbulence
Dawdling lawmakers won’t snuff out the wind industry’s growth.
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Taxes and the Martini Lunch
Restaurant jobs are among the lowest paid, but corporate executives get big tax write-offs for their business lunches.
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Manuel Pérez-Rocha discusses upcoming Summit of the Americas
Program host Jorge Gestoso interviews Manuel Pérez-Rocha about the current state of US-Latin American relations in light of the upcoming Summit of the Americas, slated later this week in Panama City.
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Reflections from India
Tiffany Williams, who has led IPS’ work on labor and human trafficking for more than a decade, reflects on a recent trip to India.
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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