Lockheed Martin’s CEO took home $20 million while enlisted soldiers got just $20,000. Why? Because corporations have hijacked the military.
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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
Examining NATO’s Legacy After 70 Years
Tensions between the U.S. and their NATO allies were on full display last week, leading to questions about the strength of the alliance.
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Tax Day 2019: Where Your Personal Income Taxes Were Spent in 2018
How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide
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A Dangerous Precedent: US Recognition of Israel’s Annexation of the Syrian Golan
Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli control over the Golan Heights has caused waves in the international community.
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Phyllis Bennis On AIPAC, Golan Heights and Israel
Netanyahu is up for re-election, and Donald Trump gave him a boost earlier this month when he announced that the United States will recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, a move that is illegal according to international law.
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Mueller, Russiagate, and the 2020 Elections
The only true magic bullet in this case is the collective determination of all Americans who still believe in decency and democracy.
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Russia Was Never the Real Scandal
Collusion with corporations has always been hiding in plain sight. It takes real people to fight that — not an elite prosecutor.
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After Trump
Centrist liberalism is dead, and Trump is a disaster. But progressives can use what he’s done to remake America and its place in the world.
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North Korea, One More Time
The second Trump-Kim summit was a failure, quickly leading to North Korea resuming missile testing. But they aren’t the only ones with nuclear ambitions.
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Senate Invokes War Powers Act On Yemen War
The bill marks a rare show of partisan unity against the President.
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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.