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

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Apocalyptic Christianity Returns to U.S. Foreign Policy

For evangelicals, Trump’s hard right line on Israel and machinations against Iran make him an instrument of the endtimes.

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5 Reasons Mexican Workers Would Cheer the Demise of NAFTA

Manuel Perez-Rocha

And how those reasons could help Mexico reduce its economic and political subordination to the United States.

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As Monuments to White Supremacists Fall, a New Statue Celebrating Chilean Human Rights Hero Arises

Remarks at the unveiling of the Orlando Letelier statue

Do Russiagate Skeptics Go Too Far?

As top intelligence officials warn of Russian meddling in the upcoming mid-terms, John Feffer of Lobelog and Foreign Policy in Focus joins TRNN’s Aaron Mate to discuss Feffer’s new article arguing that some progressive critics are going too far in dismissing the Russiagate narrative

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Why We Need to Remember the Iraq War—As Well as the Global Resistance to It

The Middle East is still suffering from the consequences of the US invasion 15 years ago.

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The Ideology That Unites Trump and the Authoritarians He Admires

It’s about propping up “besieged majorities” in multiethnic countries.

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Emmanuel Macron Was Supposed to Be the Anti-Trump. He’s Not.

Juliette Legendre

The French darling of American liberals is slashing taxes for the rich and cracking down on immigrants.

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VIDEO: Trump’s Surprising Criticism of Israel Doesn’t Change Much

In an unusual move, the president admitted that illegal Israeli settlements were an obstacle to peace.

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Russiagate or Deep State? What Some Progressives Get Wrong on Russia

Why the current Russia situation is bigger than warmongering and the current presidential administration.

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VIDEO: Trump’s Proposed Military Budget Could Send 1 Million Kids to College — for Free

Lindsay Koshgarian

There’s a huge opportunity cost to America’s enormous military budget.