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
WTO, Agricultural Deregulation and Food Security
Nobody needs to go hungryeach person that does is the victim of conscious policy choices and policy failures.
WTO and Sustainable Development
Sustainable development a framework for reconciling key international goals, and it applies to national actions as well.
U.S.-EU Trade Issues
The EU should neither be treated as a partner superpower with whom the U.S. can share the spoils of unfettered trade nor should it be underestimated as a subordinate global power.
U.S. Drug Policy
U.S. drug policy has failed to reduce either the overall quantities of drugs produced and delivered or the number of seriously addicted drug abusers in the United States.
Benefits of Capital Flows: New Role for Public
After a worldwide removal of regulatory constraints, market forces have assumed a dominant role in the international financial system.
Iran: Time for Detente
The ongoing struggle in Iran between Islamic reformers and Islamic hard-liners, along with struggles within the U.S. foreign policy establishment between hawks and those seeking accommodation, has left U.S.-Iranian relations in a state of flux.
Cuba: Policy Agenda for the Future
In recent years, U.S. policy toward Cuba has been guided by two primary objectives or tracks: to isolate the Cuban government and to provide support to the Cuban population.
Colombia’s Role in International Drug Industry
What is called drug trafficking in the U.S. is in fact a major, multifaceted, and global industry.
U.S., Greece, and Turkey
President Bill Clinton’s visit to NATO allies Greece and Turkey is raising new questions about the ongoing strategic relationship the United States has with these two historic rivals
Keys to Stability in the Balkans
Washington’s support of the establishment of a credible coalition government — including political leaders of all the various ethnic communities — would represent a clear signal that the U.S. is sincerely interested in establishing a multiethnic Kosovo.
IPS Projects
Affiliated Projects
Reports
REPORT: Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War
Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Pandemic Pivot
