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.
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Has U.S. Policy Toward Cuba Really Changed?
Despite its improving relations with Havana, Washington’s ultimate goal for the island remains regime change.
How America’s War On Drugs Unintentionally Aids Mexican Drug Cartels
U.S. drug policy has been an “excerise in futility”
Getting Climate Finance Right
Successful Examples for the Green Climate Fund from around the World
Infographic: Lessons from NAFTA for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Two decades of high costs for Mexico’s agriculture, economy, families, and environment
The Islamic State and the Terrible Twos
If we continue to think about the Islamic State as a force to be fought on the battlefield, its second year will be worse than its first.
Flagging Hate Speech
It shouldn’t have taken 150 years and the deaths of nine innocent churchgoers for Southern states to renounce the Confederate flag.
Losing Their Grip
The Supreme Court’s affirmation of the right to marry and its rainbow-striped afterglow unleashed conservative tantrums.
Think California’s Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine’s.
While Israelis water their lawns and swim in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinians a few kilometers away are literally dying of thirst.
Six Ways TPP Opponents Have Won—Even as Fast Track Advances
Critics of the TPP forged relationship with foreign allies, firmed up union positions, and forced some concessions on the secrecy of the text.
How Would Francis Invest?
Heed the pope’s call to tread more lightly upon the Earth by making your money fossil-free.
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The Pandemic Pivot
