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
Confronting the Multilateral Debt Burden
Multilateral debt, the result of lending by the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), is contributing to the economic and social crisis that is overtaking many Low Income Countries (LICs).
The Costs and Dangers of NATO Expansion
With the end of the cold war and the demise of the Soviet threat, NATO must find new rationales for its existence.
U.S. Panama Policy: Canal, Bases, and Dollars
A history of mutual dependence underlies U.S.-Panama foreign policy and accounts for the patterns of dominance and dependence in bilateral relations.
U.S.-Iraq Policy: Recent Military Attacks
When Saddam Hussein ordered his tanks and more than 40,000 troops into the Kurdish city of Irbil on August 31, 1996, he offered President Clinton an apparent “win-win,” election-season opportunity.
Executive Excess 1996: How Wall Street Rewards Job Destroyers
The third annual executive compensation survey examines a new and disturbing trend: Wall Street’s rewarding of corporate layoffs.
Executive Excess 1995: Workers Lose, CEOs Win (II)
The second annual report on CEO pay: The widening wage gap between U.S. executives and their U.S. and Mexican workers.
Executive Excess 1994: Workers Lose, CEOs Win
The first annual CEO pay survey: An analysis of executive salaries at top job-cutting firms
Winning America: Ideas and Leadership for the 1990s
This collection of 38 short, clear and prescriptive articles covers virtually every topic that may be at issue in the 1988 presidential election, from the drug war and welfare reform to the Middle East conflict.