The club of the richest countries in the world is about to invite Israel to join. But does it really meet the political requirements?
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
Okinawa v. Obama
Russia Today interviews John Feffer on the Okinawa bases issue.
Read moreMarines Go Home: Anti-Base Activism in Okinawa, Japan and Korea
The U.S. military’s Kooni Firing Range in the South Korean village of Maehyang-ri was closed in 2005, following a concerted effort by anti-base activists. Kageyama Asako discusses the lessons from Maehyang-re in the context of the Futenma relocation debate that is at the heart of current US-Japan conflict.
Read moreOf Donors and Disasters
When representatives from 136 countries attended the high-level International Donors’ Conference in New York on March 31, it looked like good news for Haiti.
Read moreObama’s “Remainees” Will Not One But Two Guantanamos Define the American Future?
On his first day in office, President Barack Obama promised that he would close the Bush-era prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “as soon as practicable” and “no later than one year from the date of this order.”
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Wall Street’s Back Pockets
The classic divide in American politics amounts to left vs. right pocket.
Read moreRemembering Dorothy Height
Through it all, Height’s intellect and strength remained as sharp as her signature sense of style.
Read moreCongress: Rescue the Clean Water Act
Unless we protect headwater streams, our drinking water could be contaminated.
Read moreWarning: Shopping May Prove Deadly to Miners
Miners from Utah to sub-Saharan Africa to China’s Shanxi province die, in part, for us.
Read moreTax Policy: Maybe It’s Time to Start Over
The rich actually pay a lower percentage of their total income in taxes than do the poor.
Read moreIPS Projects
Reports
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
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.