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
China: A Giant at the Crossroads
China’s foreign policy has been hit hard by recent developments, including new U.S. influence on their western border.
Japan: A New Security Posture Raising Concerns
China and North Korea in particular have expressed strong concern with the “dangerous trend” in Japan’s emerging activist security posture.
World Social Forum Retrospective
As plans begin to be laid for the World Social Forums next round, many are asking if it will become a serious political platform or merely a street party.
Extending the War on Terrorism to Colombia: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
The roots of Colombia’s conflict are deep and complicated, and will require a creative mix of strategies to solve it.
Porto Alegre: A Competing Vision
Porto Alegre, Brazil As the sixth and final full day of the World Social Forum dawns here on southern tip of Brazil, delegates prepare for a now-familiar routine of dawn to dusk forums, side meetings over meals, and impromptu protests in the foyer of th
Challenges for Peace Movement in Time of War
The tragic events of September 11 have created unprecedented challenges for the peace movement, anti-interventionist forces, and other progressive activists.
An Enron War on Terrorism
President Bush, undeterred by Congress and emboldened by his high ratings in the polls, is making new military investments in countries all over the world, while downplaying or keeping secret from the American people the problems that these investments wi
Bush’s Hot Air Plan
In a tricky maneuver, President Bush managed to sound like he was advocating reducing emissions when he stated that his voluntary goal is to reduce greenhouse gas “intensity” by 18 percent.
Korea: U.S. Policy Casting a Long Shadow over the Sunshine Policy
Immediately after the September 11 attacks in New York, South Korean and U.S. forces went into a state of heightened security alert that the North claimed was “threatening,” leading Pyongyang to break off ongoing negotiations on family reunions that remai
The U.S. “War on Terror” and East Asia
President Bush’s State of the Union speech served clear notice that the U.S. “war on terror” is coming to Northeast Asia.