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

Can Ukraine Gnaw Its Way out of Trouble?

If Ukraine wants to move closer to the West, it will probably have to submit to the knife.

What Is Going To End the War in Syria?

Phyllis Bennis, Jill Filipovic, James Traub, and Asra Nomani join The Last Word to discuss what type of strategy is needed to end the terror attacks from the Islamic State.

Authorities Too Quick To Rule Out Terrorism in Chapel Hill Shooting

Domestic terrorism has been quickly ruled out of the killing of three young Muslim students.

Our 100 Most Overpaid Corporate CEOs

This new report on inequality and CEO pay ought to become an annual exercise.

‘Network of Ideology’ Fueling ISIS

Lawrence O’Donnell discusses the recent terrorist attacks in Denmark and North Africa with Phyllis Bennis.

Is War Against ISIS the Answer?

President Obama’s requests from Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State. Phyllis Bennis joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss the authorization and Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress.

Five Reasons Congress Should Reject Obama’s ISIS War

The Obama administration wants a rubber stamp on its unwise, unlimited, and unauthorized new war in the Middle East. It shouldn’t get it.

ISIS Unites the World

There’s no better time for Sunni and Shia to sit down together and address not just ISIS but the injustice, intolerance, and inequality that birthed it.

The Military Option ‘Has Failed’ in the Middle East

Phyllis Bennis joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss why current U.S. military strategy against ISIS isn’t working and what alternative strategies should be used instead.

Hollywood’s ‘Furriner’ Problem

In films like American Sniper and The Interview, Americans are the heroes and “furriners” are the targets: an undifferentiated group of people so alien that they’re practically subhuman.