The majority of terminally ill patients would have a better quality of life in their remaining days if they were left alone.
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.
Latest Work
GOP on START: Side Dish of Lard With That Pork, Please
Republicans are holding out for even more nuclear funds than the 15% increase to which Obama has already committed.
Read moreIf They’d Listened to the Scientists We Might Not Need to Observe Hiroshima Day
Before the U.S. bombed Hiroshima, the opinions of Manhattan Project scientists were solicited.
Read moreReview: ‘China, Cambodia, and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence’
Sophie Richardson conducts a detailed examination of the beliefs driving China’s foreign policy decisions.
Read moreWar in Eastasia
When we conduct military exercises on China’s doorstep, and within range of a clearly unhappy North Korea, we might be unwittingly starting something that we neither want to nor are able to finish.
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Shales’ Disgraceful Dis of Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour’s international point of view brings out the provincialism in Washington Post TV critic Tom Shales.
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What the Zapatistas Can Teach us About the Climate Crisis
In the 1990s, the Zapatistas told the world “Enough already!” That message resonates in today’s climate crisis.
Read moreIsrael to Let the UN in…or Not?
The country just agreed to let the UN conduct an investigation of the flotilla attack. But don’t get too excited.
Read more“WikiLeaks is a criminal enterprise”
Conservatives are labeling WikiLeaks as not just a criminal enterprise, but a terrorist organization.
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Review: ‘Fixing Fractured Nations’
A new collection of essays provides a comprehensive survey of ethnic conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Reports
FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence
Here’s how legislators have splurged on militarism, and what could happen if those funds instead benefited people and communities.
REPORT: Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War
This backgrounder explores the causes of the war in Ukraine and the actions of different actors in the conflict to date.
From a Militarized to a Decarbonized Economy: A Case for Conversion
In a new analysis for Costs of War, IPS Associate Fellow Miriam Pemberton lays out a case for a transition from a militarized to a decarbonized economy.