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 Troubling Message of Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia
The fossil fuel industry’s global links to political violence and repression couldn’t be clearer. Unfortunately, the U.S. is enabling it.
The Plot Against America
They say comedy is tragedy plus time, but it is clearly too soon for the events of Jan. 6 to be presented as comedy.
The Pentagon Doesn’t Need More Money. These Things Do.
Even $100 billion is actually a modest cut when it comes to the Pentagon. We could cut much more and end up even safer.
While the Nation Reels, the Pentagon Budget Keeps Ramping Up Nuclear Weapons
With a full vote for this year’s NDAA expected in July, it is not too late to turn the tide. It is time to say no to nuclear weapons.
China Will Decide the Outcome of Russia Versus the West
Is Putin the Face of the Future or the Final Gasp of the Past?
What’s Really Going On with the War in Ukraine?
Phyllis Bennis joins a panel to discuss the peace movement, the Ukraine war, Russia, and NATO.
NATO, Ukraine and the New World Disorder: Against Imperialism East and West
Phyllis Bennis joins an international panel to debunk the Western myths about the Ukraine War and provide a much needed analysis of the alarming global drift to war.
Pentagon Increases in 2022 Could Almost Fund Build Back Better
The National Defense Authorization Act is expected to receive a full vote in July. It’s not too late for members of Congress to change course.
U.S. Still Spends More on Military Than Next Nine Countries Combined
Over-investment in the military is a factor that left the U.S. so vulnerable to the pandemic in the first place.
Latin America’s ‘New’ New Left
The recent election in Colombia has produced new hope for the country–and for the whole region.
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Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Pandemic Pivot
