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
Military Contractors Spent Freely To Influence 2000 Election, Future Policy
U.S. defense contractors were full participants in the last election cycle
The Bush Administration and Human Rights
Many see self-interest behind U.S. claims to be upholding high moral principles, and they also see hypocrisy in the U.S. government’s reluctance to be bound by the same instruments it is so ready to apply to others.
Paternal Legacies
Even other Persian Gulf countries have moderated their positions toward Saddam in light of his ostentatious and highly popular condemnation of Israel’s violent retaliation against the new Palestinian Intifada.
Bush’s Foreign Policy in Latin America: Colombia and U.S. Drug Policy
While Latin America may be off the maps of key political pundits, the Bush administration faces immediate and extremely important policy challenges that will shape U.S.-Latin American relations over the course of President Bush’s tenure in the White House
Africa: Off the Agenda?
Will Africa be âoff the agendaâ of a Bush administration?
The Unanticipated Consequences of Policy Blindness: Why Even Belarus Matters
A dangerous blind spot in the incoming administrations view of Russian affairs is its inadequate understanding of the significance of the newly independent states.
Latin American Policy and the Bush Administration
George W. Bushs decision to make his first overseas trip to Mexico, in mid-February, has generated a great deal of speculation about what this could possibly mean for changes in U.S. policy toward Latin America over the next four years.
Bush Administration Should Reevaluate Failed Clinton Policies in Middle East
The new administration must look critically at how we define security.
Top 200: The Rise of Corporate Global Power
As citizen movements the world over launch activities to counter aspects of economic globalization, the growing power of private corporations is becoming a central issue.
Beating About the Bush
For those who see George W. Bush as a dummy, the question is, who are his ventriloquists?