Having an African-American president hasn’t exactly ushered in a period of racial harmony.
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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
School Resegregation
With schools again becoming more segregated, one plus one doesn’t equal two anymore.
Read moreLimbaugh Loves Universal Health Coverage
Obama’s reform passed, yet Limbaugh has not kept his pledge to deport from our shores.
Read moreChurch’s Sex Abuse Scandal Reflects Deep Flaw
There’s a systemic flaw in the way the Church does things, involving hundreds of priests and thousands of victims of abuse, mainly children.
Read moreSeismic Inequality
Why Chile fared better than Haiti after earthquakes struck both countries.
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Muslims in America
For American Muslims, home is not exile. Indeed, Muslims here can serve as the great inter-civilizational fulcrum of our time.
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Europe’s Islamophobia
It’s not just the minaret issue in Switzerland. Or the head scarf issue in France. Anti-Islamic sentiment is growing Europe-wide.
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Behind the Afghan Fraud
The checker-players of Washington are up against the chess-masters of Kabul, explains columnist Conn Hallinan.
Read moreYes, Virginia, Slavery Happened
Governor McDonnell apologizes for honoring Confederate “sacrifice” and ignoring slavery.
Read moreBad aid: Throw your arms around the world
Haiti never had a chance. It had been treated as a standing threat since its revolution in 1804.
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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.