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
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.
Executive Excess 2001: Layoffs, Tax Rebates, and the Gender Gap
The eighth annual CEO compensation survey.
Making a Statement in Durban
The U.S. will not escape the consequences of racism and colonialism no matter what course the government chooses.
NATO’s Credibility in Macedonia
In Macedonia peace remains elusive, despite the signing of a political compromise between Macedonia’s ethnic Albanian and Macedonian leaders on August 13.
Reframing the Debate on Missile Defenses
President Bush and his Republican colleagues should be congratulated for their call to end our vulnerability to nuclear weapons and to reach beyond cold war policies. The key question is: how should we end this vulnerability.
The Inclusion of Sinks Has Sunk the Kyoto Protocol
The solution to “save” it was the inclusion of tree plantations as carbon sinks
Palestine in Durban: Sideshow or Main Event?
The signs here frame the debate in sharp terms: On the one hand “Anti-Zionism = Anti-Semitism,” on the other “Zionism = Apartheid.”
The Military Occupation of Macedonia
The signing of the Ohrid “framework document” will provide legitimacy to the occupation of Macedonia by NATO troops and the militarization of the entire Balkans region.
Bush Discovers a New Middle East
America’s main strategic goal in the Middle East is to secure the supply of oil.