Peace and Foreign Policy

To build peace, we must dislodge the economic and political foundations of war. IPS believes that a just foreign policy is based on human rights, international law, and diplomacy over military intervention.

Latest Work

Trump Snubbed McCain. The Media Snubbed the Rest of Us.

The media treated Trump’s petty snub of John McCain as a bigger controversy than the $717 billion Pentagon bill named for the Arizona senator.

The Best of All Possible Worlds?

The powerlessness of positive thinking in the age of Trump.

A Bold Foreign Policy Platform for the New Wave of Left Lawmakers

Socialists and other progressives are running for office on strong domestic programs. Here’s how their foreign policy platform can be just as strong.

Both Parties Help Trump Boost War Spending

From weapons and intelligence dealing abroad to nuclear arms development at home, concerns regarding the 2019 NDAA budget are plenty.

Wait, You’re Sanctioning Us?!

It’s time for the world to blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.

Drifting Away from Peace

According to a new study, peaceful countries are getting more peaceful while the violent are getting more violent.

The $717 Billion Defense Bill That Just Breezed Through the Senate Should Be a National Scandal

Democrats and Republicans rubber-stamped a severely bloated war budget.

The War Before the Iran War

Division in the ranks of the conservative movement is a critical sign that a war with Iran isn’t inevitable.

Israel’s Jewish State Law and the Trump-Putin Summit

Israel faces backlash for essentially legalizing apartheid.

Trump’s Dirty Money

Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the cause of his political demise?

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Report: Energy Efficiency with Justice

Basav Sen, Celia Bottger, Griffin Bird | August 9, 2018

How State Energy Efficiency Policy Can Mitigate Climate Change, Create Jobs, and Address Racial and Economic Inequality

Report: CEO-Worker Pay Ratios in the Banking Industry

Bartlett Naylor, Sarah Anderson | April 26, 2018

A decade after the crash, excessive pay is still a problem at the mega-banks and the 2nd-tier firms that stand to benefit from the current deregulation push.