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.
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Cause for Celebration, Cause for Concern
The Iraqi people certainly have reason to celebrate the ouster of Saddam Hussein’s regime. But it’s premature for the Bush administration to join in.
What Can the World Do with U.S. Troops in Baghdad?
Despite the presence of U.S. troops in the center of Baghdad, does the world remain powerless to stop the ongoing invasion?
Nine Theses on Moving the Peace Movement Forward
As the U.S. army occupies Baghdad, the peace movement is faced with a series of strategic challenges, challenges we must face openly, and challenges for which there are no easy answers.
Who Will Govern Iraq?
With Baghdad having fallen and the territorial consolidation of Iraq near at hand, discussion of the postwar period has intensified dramatically.
India’s “Middle Path” Through War in Iraq: A Devious Route to the U.S. Camp
India’s political leaders’ responses to the U.S.-led war in Iraq are notable for what they say about the country’s willingness to sacrifice traditional concerns regarding nonalignment and international law for the opportunity to raise its profile and powe
Is U.S. Casualty Reporting Suffering from Double Standards?
The war in Iraq has highlighted how reporting on casualties during an armed conflict is a sensitive issue.
U.S. Public Rallies to Bush and Supports the UN
While a strong majority of the U.S. public is rallying behind President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, they also support the United Nations Security Council and back multilateral diplomacy rather than unilateral U.S. action, according to a major poll
The Forgotten War Shows No Sign of Abating
Though force may be the only language that Afghanistan’s spoiler groups understand, they can only survive as long as they have a fountain of discontent to draw support from. Remove this support base, and these groups will succumb to pressure and fade away
Iraq War Unleashes Barbarism
So much for a world united behind the War on Terror.
The Bush Administration and Congress Join the Coverup in the Murder of Rachel Corrie
ere has been a real fear in recent months that the right-wing government of Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon might take advantage of the international focus on the U.S. invasion of Iraq to increase its repression in the occupied Palestinian territories