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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Both Israelis and Palestinians Are Victims of Israel’s Apartheid System
The answer to Hamas’s horrifying crimes isn’t to kill innocent Gazans — it’s to change the conditions from which this brutality sprang.
CounterSpin Interview with Phyllis Bennis on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
Janine Jackson interviews IPS's New Internationalism Project director Phyllis Bennis about the crisis in Gaza for the October 13, 2023 episode of CounterSpin. Phyllis Bennis joins CounterSpin following a week of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza strip. Phyllis maintains...
Ignoring India’s Fascism Will Lead to Blowback
It’s in the long-term self-interest of the U.S. to stop coddling the dangerous authoritarian government of India.
Phyllis Bennis Quoted in Truthout: Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War Against Palestinians
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
As Israel and Gaza Erupt, the U.S. Must Commit to Ending the Violence — All the Violence
That means ending Washington’s enabling of Israeli violations, and instead demanding real accountability for violations of human rights and international law.
Russia’s Eroding Geopolitical Strength
In its war in Ukraine, Russia is trying to protect a few pawns even as it puts its powerful queen at risk.
Congressmembers Express Regret for U.S. Support of Pinochet Dictatorship as Chilean President Arrives in Washington
President Boric will reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup at the site of the assassination of two Institute for Policy Studies colleagues in 1976.
More Butterflies, Fewer Billionaires: Unrigging the Global Economy
The world has one last shot at reducing global inequality and saving the planet.
Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War
If the United States can’t learn to cooperate with China, our future will be one of constant escalation of wars and threats of wars and all that comes with them
El Institute for Policy Studies, la Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre América Latina, Pax Christi Internacional, el Centro de Investigación Económica y Política, y el Diálogo Interamericano, con el patrocinio de la Embajada de Chile en Washington D.C., invitan a conmemoran el 50 aniversario del golpe de Estado en Chile en en 1973 y el asesinato de Orlando Letelier y Ronni Karpen Moffitt
El Presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, pronunciará un discurso como parte de la conmemoración.