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At IPS, our work is centered in our vision: we believe everyone has a right to thrive on a planet where all communities are equitable, democratic, peaceful, and sustainable. Our intersecting programs and initiatives, led by a diverse group of expert staff and associate fellows, are helping to shape progressive movements toward this vision.
Latest Work
Israelis and Palestinians Attempt to Jumpstart the Peace Process Despite Washington’s Support for Sharon
Attempts at negotiation between Israel and Palestine despite Bush’s efforts
Miami’s Trade Troubles
Negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) failed before they ever began.
After Cancun: Possibilities for a New North-South Grand Bargain on Trade
The failure of the Cancun WTO ministerial may eventually come to be viewed as marking the end of the current global trade agenda.
Critical Collaboration: Empire versus Sovereignty in Iraq
In the aftermath of the bloodiest period of the occupation since the invasion, talk was rife that members of the U.S.-handpicked Iraqi Governing Council will soon be shown the door.
Bush on Middle East Democracy? & Ending Occupation? in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #10: Bush calls for a “forward strategy of freedom” and puts forth a high-profile timetable for Iraq.
Noble Rhetoric Supports Democracy While Ignoble Policies Support Repression
President George W. Bush’s November 6 speech before the National Endowment for Democracy emphasizing the need for greater democracy and freedom in the Arab world, while containing a number of positive aspects, was nevertheless very misleading and all-too characteristic of the longstanding contradictory messages that have plagued U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Spoilers Gatecrash the Iraq Spoils Party
Despite new offers for broader participation in Iraq’s reconstruction bonanza, the United States-convened donors’ conference on Iraq ended in stifled disappointment, with only $13 billion raised–a far cry from the $36 billion target. To dampen expectatio
A Wall by Any Other Name
War and walls have demonstrably failed to make good neighbors in the Middle East. That leaves peace the “road less traveled.”
Bush & Congress Ignore Breakthrough in Peace Process
In what may be the most hopeful development in years to establish a permanent Israeli-Palestinian peace, an unofficial group of Palestinian and Israeli political leaders announced on October 12 that they had agreed to a detailed framework that would end t
Pillars of Power
How the free trade agenda promotes dirty energy.