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
Biden’s Climate Pledges Are Incompatible With His Belligerence Toward China
Bipartisan belligerence and spiraling Pentagon budgets threaten to undermine global climate action just when we need it most.
Biden Needs to Re-engage Iran Before It’s Too Late
Instead of resetting U.S. relations with Iran, Biden has mostly continued the course of aggression set by the Trump Administration.
The Politics of American Protest, With a North Korean Twist
The right wing has attacked Gwen Berry for her Olympic trial protest. A North Korean defector has joined that chorus.
War Criminal Found Dead at 88
The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.
Biden’s Conventional Foreign Policy
America is back—to the same old, same old.
Iran’s Hardliners: We’re Back, Too
The victory of Ebrahim Raisi in Iran’s recent presidential elections may contain some surprising good news for the Biden administration.
The Real Danger of Israel’s New Government
Some in Washington may be so glad to be rid of Netanyahu that they’ll welcome his even more hardline successor.
Building the World Back Better?
Instead of consigning China to the doghouse, why not create one big Green reconstruction team?
Bracing for a Surge of Trumpism in the Twilight of the Pandemic
More infectious strains of Trumpism are emerging for which we haven’t yet developed a vaccine.
To End Poverty in the United States, End Militarism
Congress rarely links poverty to militarism, but that’s about to change.
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Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Pandemic Pivot
