Non-security discretionary programs are being squeezed by our nation’s rising military spending.
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
Fragrances Can Really Stink
The diverse, and unknown, range of chemicals we’re exposed to is increasingly unhealthy.
Read moreAngry about Arizona
Cities boycott Arizona to protest its immigration law as the state cracks down on ethnic studies.
Read moreBanks Put on Notice
A Senate amendment bars rewards for enabling bad loans.
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Shahzad: A Pretext, Not a Man
Pakistani officials believe the U.S. is trying to use the Shahzad case to pressure the country to launch a ground offensive against the militant hornets’ nest in Waziristan province.
Read moreA Final Survey of Nuclear Posture Perspectives
Once and for all, is the Obama administration nuclear posture review slumped or standing up straight? Here’s a sample of commentators whose insights — from fresh to just plain strange — jumped out at us. (The new START treaty is remarked upon as well.)
Read moreOkinawa and Obama’s Base-Based Addiction
Japanese PM Hatoyama tries to sell Okinawa on a modified base relocation plan.
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Arizona Rising
The fight against Arizona’s new immigration law is heating up.
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American Power Act
New energy bill mixes support for coal, nuclear, and oil industries with measures meant to reduce pollution and planet-warming emissions.
Read moreReader Challenge: Is Jerusalem ‘crumbling under the weight of its own idealization’?
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Reports
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.
Tax Day 2023: Where Your 2022 Tax Dollars Went
IPS’s National Priorities Project takes a look at where American taxpayers’ money went in 2022, and how skewed our national priorities are.
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.
REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?
How community-led energy solutions can benefit the Land of Enchantment — and the country.
State of Insecurity
The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11