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
10th Anniversary of United States Africa Command
From the destabilization of the African continent to the militarization of local police, parallels between AFRICOM and the repression of Blacks in America are evident.
Phyllis Bennis on What We Can Expect From Trump-led Security Council Meeting
Phyllis Bennis discusses the Trump-led UN Security Council meeting, the impact advisors Pompeo and Bolton are having on U.S. Foreign Policy, and conflict in Palestine.
Trump’s ‘Dissociation from Reality’ at UN
When addressing the UN General Assembly, president Trump painted Saudi Arabia and the UAE as “good neighbors” trying to help end a destructive civil war in Yemen. And that wasn’t even the biggest lie in his speech.
As Authoritarians Band Together, We Need a Global Opposition Movement
From Trump to Putin, Netanyahu to Duterte, and around the world, democratic rights are under attack.
Here’s What We Could Have If We Slashed the Military Budget
The US military budget sucks up an enormous amount of resources without making the world more peaceful or democratic. Here are a few ways we could better spend that $717 billion.
The U.S. Isn’t Just Backing the Yemen War—It’s Helping Trap Those Forced to Flee
How the United States is helping Oman militarize its border with Yemen.
There’s a New Crash Coming
Skyrocketing debt, Wall Street deregulation, a fraying social safety net, and a diminished dollar could soon leave the United States looking like Greece.
How the Next Presidential Candidate Can Defeat Trump
It’s never too early to come up with an agenda for 2020.
Trump Administration Tells Palestinian Refugees to Submit or Starve
The Trump administration’s willingness to target UNRWA singles out Palestinian refugees and holds them hostage.
North American Fair Trade Activists Denounce Trump’s NAFTA Bullying
Leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States demand a trade deal that lifts up people and communities in all three countries.
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Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Pandemic Pivot
