A war-monger like General Mattis doesn’t make for a thoughtful secretary of defense, Phyllis Bennis tells MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell.
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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
Trump’s Choice for Treasury Led Foreclosures on Thousands of Families
We can say goodbye to the candidate who promised to fix a rigged economic system.
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While Trump Tries to Return to Coal, the Rest of the World Market is Turning To Renewables
Trump voters wanted an end to government corruption, but his list of energy advisers are all deeply embedded in the fossil fuel industry.
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Trump’s Pick for UN Ambassador Has Zero Foreign Policy Experience
If the Senate took the United Nations seriously, they would insist on a serious diplomat, Bennis told the Real News Network.
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Trump Can’t Hold Back the Tide of Climate Action
Climate activists remain hopeful despite the potentially disastrous Trump administration.
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Bipartisan Unity in a Deep Red State
A politically diverse coalition fighting predatory lenders in South Dakota offers hope for all of us in a divisive time.
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What Europe Can Teach Us about Trump
As America braces itself for the landfall of Hurricane Trump, it’s instructive to look at Europe’s populist leaders for clues to our future.
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Trump’s Foreign Policy Picks Don’t Match His Isolationist Rhetoric
Trump has a heavy dose of anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim sentiment behind him, Phyllis Bennis tells the Real News Network.
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The Case For Non-Cooperation With Trump
Let the next four years of antipolitics begin.
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We Can’t Predict Trump’s Foreign Policy, But We Can Mobilize a Broader Peace Movement to Protect Vulnerable Communities
The only thing we know for sure, Bennis said in an interview with FAIR, is that social movements are going to be far more important than anyone else.
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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.