Unchecked growth in intelligence agencies even affects how those who live near them interact with neighbors.
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
Postcard From…Nepal
The Maoists are on strike, the government falls: What’s next for Nepal?
Read moreThe WikiLeaks Documents Are NOT the Pentagon Papers 2.0
One reason the leak will not become Pentagon Papers 2.0 is that the contents tend to confirm, rather than contradict, news about Afghanistan.
Read moreConceding Failure of Pentagon Papers Critical to WikiLeaks’ Success Ending War
The Vietnam War lasted four more years after the release of the Pentagon Papers.
Read moreWikileaks’ Afghan War Diary
Reactions to the documents have been mixed, but it’s clear that they provide an important, revealing account of the cover-ups, corruption, and needless deaths that mark this aimless war.
Read moreHolding Israel’s Hand While It Attacks Iran
House Republicans are sponsoring a resolution to make it that much easier to back an Israeli attack on Iran.
Read moreLatin American Resilience
No matter what comes to mind when you think of Latin America, “Resilience,” the photography exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes, will challenge long-held concepts, ideas and stereotypes of this vast and diverse region.
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So That All May Drink
The United Nations is voting on safe drinking water as a human right.
Read moreObama: Faking Right?
Obama may be fooling us all by faking right and dribbling right — but it’s our responsibility to close down that lane and make sure he drives to the left.
Read moreImperial Overkill and the Death of U.S. Empire
The United States has gone beyond imperial overstretch, and the result will be self-defeating.
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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.