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
Credit the Serbian People, Not NATO
As in 1989, it was not the military prowess of the western alliance bringing freedom to an Eastern European country, but the power of nonviolent action by the subjugated peoples themselves.
Huntington Guides Vajpayee in Washington
Global poverty today is no longer a legacy of the past; the new global poverty is not only the direct consequence of globalization, but an integral part of it.
Star Wars II: Don’t Delay It, Kill It
President Clinton’s September 1st decision to delay deployment of the Pentagon’s proposed National Missile Defense (NMD) system is an example of good policy and good politics.
Real Reform at the UN
Despite years of UN-bashing in Washington, the global organization remains one of the most popular institutions among U.S. voters.
Executive Excess 2000
The seventh annual CEO compensation survey.
Campaign 2000: Why is Military Spending Not an Issue?
The U.S. must recognize that preventive actions — diplomacy, contributing to global economic development, promoting political and religious freedom — that get to the root causes of conflict are the long-term paths to global peace and stability.
And the Next President of… Texas
One progressive’s recount of the Republican National Convention.
Camp David II: Clinton Should Pressure Israel, As Carter Did
It is highly unlikely that the upcoming summit between the United States, Israel, and Palestine at Camp David will the kind of positive results that came from the 1978 summit between the United States, Israel, and Egypt.
Ross Gelbspan on Global Warming
What is news is that the heating of our atmosphere has propelled our climate into a new state of instability.
A World Awash in Weaponry
Late last month, President Clinton announced the Defense Trade Security Initiative, the most significant loosening of arms-export controls since the end of the Cold War.