Because of the events of the last weeks, months and years, should “democracy promotion” be permanently removed from the U.S. foreign policy lexicon?
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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
The Fall of Trump
Donald Trump has always been about me, me, me. Now he has no one left to blame.
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Knives Out: Boycott, Purge, and Prosecute
The ForeverTrumpers are challenging the Constitution. They should be penalized for their efforts.
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Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal
We need a decisive break from the previous century of US policy toward Iran, which has been based on domination.
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Biden’s Approach to North Korea and the NPT Option
How about turning North Korea’s nuclear weapons into solar panels?
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The COVID-19 Relief Deal is a Welcome Stopgap. Congressional Progressives Aim for Much More in 2021.
The Progressive Caucus has unveiled a legislative agenda designed to meet the scale of the pandemic catastrophe and reduce our vulnerability to future crises.
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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.
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America’s Destructive Denialisms
The refusal of tens of millions of Americans to recognize the election results is part of a much larger denialism — of COVID-19, of climate change, and U.S. decline.
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Biden Won’t Reset U.S. Foreign Policy On His Own
Biden’s foreign policy team matters less than the world they inherit, policies they pursue, and the pressure they get from progressives.
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Who Needs Zombies When We Have Republicans?
How else would you describe Americans who deny a pandemic that’s killed 250,000 people and the election that repudiated Trump?
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Reports
State of Insecurity
The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11
Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Biden Administration should help create stronger, more equitable, and more democratic multilateral structures at the international and regional level.
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.