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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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BP’s Ethics
Voluntary corporate codes of conduct are like lipstick on a pig.
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G20’s Central Role? As a Lightning Rod
Nothing beats the G20 Summit as a centralized focus of anti-capitalist protest.
Read moreHow to Get Politicians to Admit in Public That the Drug War Has Been a Complete Failure
We do not need yet another blue ribbon commission or academic study to tell us our current policies are not working.
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U.S. Men’s World Cup Team Rides a Wave of Jingoism
The U.S. Men’s World Cup victories are not signs of some unique “American character” that we have and that no one else possesses.
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Pavlovian Congress Jumps to Israel’s ‘Self-‘ Defense
Learning what actually transpired during Israel’s attack on the Gaza Flotilla was apparently of little interest to the majority of congress which signed a letter in its defense.
Read moreSri Lanka’s Wartime Abuses
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in India earlier this month making promises to resettle the war-displaced Sri Lankan Tamil minority one year after his government’s forces won a crippling victory over the Tamil Tiger insurgency.
Read moreTurning Points: Israel Caves Under Flotilla Pressure
Civil society has had some success in the wake of the flotilla attack.
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Remember Vietistan?
With the latest Pentagon resignation, the Vietnam analogy continues to haunt the United States in Afghanistan.
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Turkey, America, and Empire’s Twilight
A new world order is emerging from the wreckage of Afghanistan and Iraq, and Turkey will be a major player in it.
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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.