As long as the top executives of our privatized war economy can reap unlimited rewards, the profit motive for war in Iran, or anywhere, will persist.
Read morePeace & 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.
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The Assassination of Suleimani Escalates the Threat of War
President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal nearly two years ago started the US down this path with Iran.
Read moreTrump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition
Trump is betraying his voters and threatening millions of lives. Call him on it before it’s too late.
Read moreCall Congress: No War With Iran
The military action to kill Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani was dangerous, illegal and possibly untruthful.
Read moreI’m Jewish. I Fight Antisemitism and I Support Palestinian Rights.
When the Trump White House says that criticizing or boycotting the state of Israel is anti-Semitic and issues an executive order that aims to shut down criticism of Israel, many Jewish people aren’t buying it.
Read moreI’m Jewish. I Fight Anti-Semitism and I Support Palestinian Rights.
Anti-Zionism isn’t anti-Semitism. A new generation of young Jews — and a bunch of us who aren’t so young anymore — know that’s wrong.
Read moreThe Disturbing Uptick in Right Wing Nationalism
Reflecting on the global trend of the rise of right wing nationalism and the people-powered movements that counteracted it.
Read moreTrump, Brexit: Where’s the Backlash?
Despite blatant corruption and ineptitude, the far right on both sides of the Atlantic continues to reap harvests from its failures.
Read moreWhose Coups?
Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It’s one more example of his attack on the rule of law.
Read moreThe Intersection of Climate Change and Security
How the U.S. could seize the initiative on arms control and link it to a global rethinking of security in light of climate change.
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