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
Silence Is Betrayal
Much of the responsibility for this rests on the shoulders of the Clinton administration, which knew what was happening to Iraq’s children.
After President’s Speech, Questions Remain Unanswered
George Bush prepares to invade Iraq
United Nations Security Council Resolutions Currently Being Violated by Countries Other than Iraq
In its effort to justify its planned invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration has emphasized the importance of enforcing UN Security Council resolutions. However, in addition to the dozen or so resolutions currently being violated by Iraq, a conservative
War Plans and Pitfalls
After months of internal wrangling over tactics and strategy, it now appears that the White House has settled on the basic design for the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The Case Against a War with Iraq
An invasion of Iraq constitutes such a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy and involves enormous political and military risks.
Afghanistan: Donor Inaction and Ineffectiveness
The fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in November 2001 presented the international community with an unprecedented opportunity to restore peace and security to a perennial trouble spot.
After Bali, The Need to Understand
From Yemen to Kuwait and Pakistan, is the entanglement of the U.S. in the Islamic world actually serving the group’s long-term strategy?
Forced Labor of Public Employees in the United States: A Note from the 2002 International Labor Conference
For the first time ever, the case of a violation of an ILO convention by the Government of the United States was taken up by the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards.
Wake Up and Smell the Occupation
As Israel jumps from one self-made crisis to the next, the State of Israel itself is in an alarming condition.
Roadmap To Nowhere
The new U.S. “road map” for peace in the Middle East presented by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William J. Burns is no more than a placebo for consumption by both Palestinians and the world community