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

The Bush Administration and Human Rights

Many see self-interest behind U.S. claims to be upholding high moral principles, and they also see hypocrisy in the U.S. government’s reluctance to be bound by the same instruments it is so ready to apply to others.

Paternal Legacies

Even other Persian Gulf countries have moderated their positions toward Saddam in light of his ostentatious and highly popular condemnation of Israel’s violent retaliation against the new Palestinian Intifada.

The Gulf War: 8 Myths

Washington’s misguided policies toward Iraq but have warped the overall thrust of U.S. foreign and military policy for the past decade.

Bush’s Foreign Policy in Latin America: Colombia and U.S. Drug Policy

While Latin America may be off the maps of key political pundits, the Bush administration faces immediate and extremely important policy challenges that will shape U.S.-Latin American relations over the course of President Bush’s tenure in the White House

Rumsfeld Reconsidered: An Ideologue in Moderate’s Clothing

The Rumsfeld Commission report is, at its core, a landmark in political spin control, not a landmark in objective analysis of the threats facing our nation.

Africa: Off the Agenda?

Will Africa be “off the agenda” of a Bush administration?

The Unanticipated Consequences of Policy Blindness: Why Even Belarus Matters

A dangerous blind spot in the incoming administration’s view of Russian affairs is its inadequate understanding of the significance of the newly independent states.

Top 200: The Rise of Corporate Global Power

As citizen movements the world over launch activities to counter aspects of economic globalization, the growing power of private corporations is becoming a central issue.

Fire, Earth, and Water

An assessment of the environmental, safety and health Impacts of the Cerro Grande Fire on Los Alamos National Laboratory,

Beating About the Bush

For those who see George W. Bush as a dummy, the question is, who are his ventriloquists?