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
Palestinians and the American People
The Palestinians are doing what any American citizen would do: we are fighting for our rights.
Anthrax, Drug Transnationals, and TRIPs
It is high time that the primacy of national health policy over international agreements, including the WTO, be restored.
Venezuela: Not a Banana-Oil Republic After All
he conflict between forces loyal to President Hugo Chavez and those opposed to him heated up particularly after November 2001, when Chavez, using new powers granted him by the National Assembly, passed 49 laws, some of which were extremely controversial–
Oil and Venezuela’s Failed Coup
Oil policy must be seen within the context of Chávez’s larger political project, which is an attempt to construct an alternative to neoliberal globalization.
Bush Disengagement Not Limited to the Middle East
President Bush is currently being assailed from all sides for his Middle East foreign policy.
War on Terror Expands at Expense of Human Rights, Future Stability
In a speech marking the 6-month anniversary of September 11th, President George Bush envisioned a “peaceful world beyond terror” where “disputes can be settled within the bounds of reason and good will and mutual security.”
One Path to Peace: Kofi Annan’s Multinational Force
The Powell mission, whatever fig leaf it produces, has shown that the United States is unable or unwilling to impose peace. The only solution is for the whole world to join together and force the two sides to back off.
Taming the Nuclear Monster
Not since the dawn of the nuclear age at the end of World War II has the danger of nuclear war been greater.
Ariel Sharon, Take A Bow
Not only has Sharon’s war on Arafat unified the Arab world in ways not seen in decades, it has also had the effect of undermining the legal basis for the continuing sanctions and U.S. bombing of Iraqi targets.
Sharon’s War
The security of Israelis and Palestinians is intertwined