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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Bin Laden and Mandela: Yesterday’s Freedom Fighters, Today’s Terrorist?
Did we make a monster out of Bin Laden?
Global Economic Governance: Strategic Crossroads
The objective of this discussion paper is to examine in broad terms the emergence of a transnational citizen movement opposed to the current forms of global economic governance, while providing sketches of main analytical tendencies within this diverse movement.
Shelve Plan for Missile Defense
It would be premature at this point for anyone to come forward with a grand blueprint for America’s future defense posture.
Pakistan’s Day of Reckoning
Whatever turn events take from here onward, the Pakistani state and society is bracing for a troubling time ahead.
Thought Not Vengeance
Instead of continuing the cycle of violence, we need to re-evaluate policies that lead to such anger and resentment.
U.S. Under Attack: Implications for Muslims Everywhere
If Muslims are responsible for the attack on America, then Muslims as never before will be in desperate need of American protection.
Foreign Policy Shift: The Terrible Trade-Offs
It appears that foreign governments will be rewarded or punished by whether or not they become part of the U.S.-led war against terrorism.
The Folly of the U.S. Boycott
The U.S. is now officially among the few countries in the world not formally committed to the fight against racism.
How the War Against Terrorism Could Escalate
Ever since hijacked aircraft smashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, the White House and the Pentagon have been devising a menu of retaliatory strikes against those deemed responsible.
What Bin Laden and Global Warming Have in Common
Global warming is an example of an environmental issue that is perhaps not as obviously vital to national interests as terrorism, but which–like terrorism–has the potential to affect the entire world and not just the United States.