Our Work

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

Credibility Gap over Iraq WMD Looms Larger

Arguments over what the administration knew about weapons of mass destruction and when it knew it–to paraphrase the famous Watergate questions–are now claiming the limelight, to the administration’s clear discomfort.

Debt, Africa and Global Economic Governance: Very Little from Evian

The preparatory work leading up to the G-8 meeting had already shown that very little would emerge on three key crises that affect global development today–the Third World debt crisis, the African crisis, and the crisis of legitimacy of the global arrang

Iraq: The Challenge of Humanitarian Response

To be successful, humanitarian organizations providing aid to Iraq must struggle to establish a humanitarian/reconstruction agenda with some degree of autonomy from military occupation plans.

A Threadbare Emperor

Like Caesar, Bush expects others to show due respect for the global hegemon, suggesting, for example, that he was ready to forgive if not quite forget those, like French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who doubted his wis

India May Send Troops to Iraq

Responding to the U.S. request to send troops to occupied, post-war Iraq, India’s army is going full steam ahead with preparations for possible deployment.

Iraq: Descending into the Quagmire

The Bush administration seems headed toward committing the same mistakes of its Vietnam-era predecessors–plus a number of its own.

Global Showdown in Evian

The non-proliferation proposals that Jacques Chirac intends to put on the table at Evian will no doubt merit international attention.

Resolution 1483: Legalizing an Occupation

It had to admit that it was in fact an Occupying power.

Is Tehran Back in the Crosshairs of the Neocon Crusade?

Reports that top officials in the administration of President George W. Bush met Tuesday, May 27th to discuss U.S. policy toward Iran, including possible efforts to overthrow its government, mark a major advance in what has been an 18-month-old campaign b

The New Global Peace Movement vs. the Bush Juggernaut

Here are some strategies that can make the new global peace movement tenacious and effective in the post-Iraq war period.