In an unusual move, the president admitted that illegal Israeli settlements were an obstacle to peace.
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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
Russiagate or Deep State? What Some Progressives Get Wrong on Russia
Why the current Russia situation is bigger than warmongering and the current presidential administration.
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VIDEO: Trump’s Proposed Military Budget Could Send 1 Million Kids to College — for Free
There’s a huge opportunity cost to America’s enormous military budget.
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Russiaburger: The Trump-Russia Scandal Explained
It’s now clear that the Russians offered help and members of the Trump campaign accepted. But the real scandal may be money laundering.
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Congress Just Agreed to Completely Out of Control Pentagon Spending
Military spending will reach $700 billion under the deal to reopen the government, despite reports of hundreds of billions in Pentagon waste.
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Trump’s Lies Pave the Way for War
There’s a likely ending to all this military bluster and buildup, and it’s one that goes boom.
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VIDEO: Trump’s SOTU Was “Campaign-Style” Racism
It was light on foreign policy specifics, but heavy on red meat for Trump’s racist supporters.
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Big Surprise: Rich Globalists Love Trump
Trump the calm globalist is just as dangerous, if not more so, than Trump the raging populist.
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Huge Military Budgets Make Us Broke, Not Safe
Backing down from nuclear war would make us a lot safer than piling more money into the Pentagon.
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How the World Remembers Marc Raskin (1934-2017)
The memories and obituaries trickling in from all over are a tribute to Marc’s legacy — as a brilliant intellect, a lifelong activist, and a kind, caring human being.
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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.