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 Time-Out Method Doesn’t Work
For the past two years, the Bush administration has treated North Korea like a child throwing a tantrum.
Bush Working to Ensure Sharon’s Re-election
Israeli voters will be facing perhaps the most crucial vote in their nation’s history between the right-wing incumbent prime minister Ariel Sharon of the Likud Bloc and the more moderate Amram Mitznaa former general and mayor of Haifafrom the Labor Alig
War is not inevitable
UFPJ Talking Points #3: Despite the very dangerous troop build-up in the region, we still have the capacity to stop the Iraq war.
CAFTA: Leaping Without Looking?
The potential benefits of trade can be an important engine for economic growth and poverty reduction. However, only when trade is built upon solid institutional foundations are these benefits typically realized.
American Commander Alters Military Strategy in Afghanistan
Decision by the American commander in Afghanistan to expand security- and reconstruction-related missions beyond Kabul.
Bush No-Show in Mauritius Reflects Deeper Disdain
When and if President Bush does visit Africa, he may seek to avoid answering the question of whether he values African lives.
A U.S. Invasion of Iraq Can Be Stopped
The antiwar movement served to stall the invasion of Iraq – it can be used to stop it too.
The Coming War With Iraq: Deciphering the Bush Administration’s Motives
The United States is about to go to war with Iraq
Iraq, North Korea, and the U.S. Nuclear “…Or Else”
The axis of Evil, Iraq and North Korea
UN Inspectors Find No Evidence of WMDs in Iraq
UFPJ Talking Points #2: International support for war is lower than ever.
IPS Projects
Affiliated Projects
Reports
REPORT: Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War
Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Pandemic Pivot
