Military recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.
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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 US Should Apologize for Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It’s past time to eliminate nuclear weapons, for good.
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America’s Multiple Infections
Too many Americans belong to the cult of selfish individualism. In the COVID era, this has become a death cult.
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I Was Tear Gassed in Portland — and Not Just by Feds
Police departments are over-militarized at the local level, too. Ending the 1033 program is one way to change that.
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The Pandemic Reveals a Europe More United than the United States
A world led by a unified Europe would be a significantly better place than one mismanaged by a fragmented United States.
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COVID-19 Can Change International Politics Forever
Countries’ bungling their responses to the coronavirus as others seal themselves off could lead to a total transformation of geopolitics.
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At a Time of a Global Crises, the United States Is Weaponizing Its Humanitarian Aid
The US should prioritize humanitarian aid over military aid. The former makes for a safer future for all, while the latter makes the world more volatile.
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Would the U.S. Have COVID Under Control If We Hadn’t Overinvested in the Pentagon?
The pandemic has exposed the inadequacies of America’s healthcare system. For proof, look no further than its failure to protect its citizens from COVID-19.
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Feds Attack!
Trump’s use of federal paramilitaries is a classic tactic of autocrats to test how far they can push their authority in opposition-controlled regions.
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Americans Want to Reinvest Ten Percent of the Military Budget Against Coronavirus
The major challenges flaring up today demand strong public investment in community well-being and resilient infrastructure, not more militarization.
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Reports
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
