A new approach needs to be taken if we’re going to achieve progress in Northeast Asia.
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
I Coulda Been a Hedge Fund Manager
A guidance counselor cast me rudderless on the uncharted waters of higher education, where I drifted into journalism.
Read moreGotta Get Me a Gun
Experience shows that homeowner weaponry has proved more useful in shooting wives, husbands, and estranged sweethearts than in defending one’s castle.
Read moreMothers Shouldn’t Have to Fear for their Lives
It’s possible to reduce the risks to women of dying in childbirth.
Read moreNow Foreign Corporations are Citizens Too
It appears that Toyota, Unilever, Deutsche Bank, Bin Laden Construction group, and thousands of other foreign entities can also add their trillions of dollars to drown out the democratic voices of real Americans.
Read moreAnti-Immigrant Vigilante Movement in Disarray
We don’t need armed vigilantes patrolling the border.
Read moreMassacres Expose another Reason to End Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
The bylaws and directives of this war allow our Army helicopter gunners to shoot at unarmed Reuters photographers, and military convoys to fire on busloads of civilians in Afghanistan, and U.S. Special Forces to murder pregnant women and teenage girls in Iraq.
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New Law Damages Arizona’s Credibility
I believe we need comprehensive, nationwide immigration reform.
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Arizona Immigration
Docile, reliable, cheap labor welcome.
Read moreHunger Strike in Defense of Work Begins in Mexico
The struggle of Mexican electricians, now converted into a hunger strike, is against the historic injustice that is worsening daily in the country, particularly under the present government.
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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