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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Slow Western Aid Could Undermine Afghan Stability
At one level there is a kind of donor fatigue, at another there are concerns about security in the country.
A Tall Order
This week’s official inauguration of the African Union (AU), which replaces the moribund Organization of African Unity (OAU), was held amid predictable fanfare.
Dirty Bomb Investigation Targets Central Asia and The Caucasus
No one knows how big the problem of clandestine trafficking in radioactive materials is.
The BUSHARON Global War
Sharon and Bush as war mongers
Random Realism
Most liberal commentators seemed to agree that Bush was merely the paperback edition of an American president.
Elections Without Democracy in Pakistan
“Free and fair” elections under a military government imply continuity of military rule, not a transfer of power to an elected parliament.
Russia Mulls A New Unilateralism
Russia’s former republics have fixed borders, but Russia’s conception of its own southern frontier appears to remain undefined. After a casual meeting with the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in Aktau, Kazakhstan on July 6
Sudan: Growing Pressure for Harder Line Against Khartoum
“The window of opportunity for peace in Sudan is beginning to close,” according to the report.
Slouching Toward Johannesburg: U.S. is a Long Way from Sustainability
Slouching Toward Johannesburg: U.S. is a Long Way from Sustainability
View Abroad: Bush’s War on Terrorism Is Floundering
For America’s allies, the new Bush Doctrine of attacking people before they attack us, known as “first strike,” is another example of a bull-in-a-china shop approach to world affairs.