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
The Global Game of Thrones
At a time of declining faith in democracy, the institution of royalty is looking surprisingly resilient.
A Green New Deal Needs to Fight US Militarism
We can’t heal the climate if our war machine keeps raining destruction, absorbing resources, and gobbling up fossil fuels all around the world. Here’s how to stop it.
As Long as Guantanamo Exists, Trump Has a Torture Chamber Ready To Use
The administration has discussed warehousing refugee children at the notorious prison.
A Farewell to Arms Control?
With Trump and Bolton at the helm, the international arms control regime is effectively dead. But could that spark a new movement for disarmament?
Who Is Breaking The Law At The Border?
At the Mexican border, US law is flagrantly disregarded by people who know they will never be punished.
Report: Extraction Casino
Extraction Casino Mining Companies Gambling with Latin American Livesand Sovereignty Through International Arbitration Manuel Perez Rocha | Jen Moore Introduction: This report exposes 38 cases of mining companies that have been filing dozens of multi-million dollar...
Trump Oversees Death And Destruction In Syria, Afghanistan
Findings from a new Amnesty International report paint a gruesome, but accurate, picture of U.S. military involvement Raqqa, Syria.
Q+A with Lindsay Koshgarian on the US’ Abhorrent Military Budget
The United States is spending $750 billion on its war machine. That money should be going to food, education, health care, and shelter for working people.
What’s Behind Bolton’s Attacks on the ‘Troika of Tyranny’?
Bolton’s ire for Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela is real. But they’re just a precursor to who he really perceives as the “troika of tyranny,” Russia, China, and North Korea.
Mueller Can’t Unrig the System, but Movements Can
Leading Democrats treated Russia as Trump’s worst crime, even sprinkling in some neo-Cold War rhetoric, while dismissing movements doing the real work of resistance.