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
Ignoring Calls for a Ceasefire Is Putting Biden’s Reelection at Risk
And that’s an increasingly isolated point of view in this country, where 66 percent of people support a ceasefire.
Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now
Why we need a ceasefire to save lives, release the hostages, prosecute war crimes, and follow international law: a guide for those still uneasy, unconvinced, or uncertain.
Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another
In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.
Never Underestimate the Power of a Small Group of Committed People
A small meeting blossomed into national recognition of the dangers of building nuclear weapons.
Shuttering the Nuclear Weapons Sites: There’s Gold in Those Warheads but the Scrap Metal is Radioactive
I drew the line when it came to the disposition of radiologically contaminated materials, such as the vast amount of scrap metal resulting from the decommissioning of nuclear weapons facilities.
Biden Must Speak Out Against India’s Assassination Campaign | Opinion
The Biden administration’s apparent silence about the threat to U.S. citizens is particularly worrisome.
Pentagon Pollution Is a Global Embarrasment
The Department of Defense remains the most carbon-intensive institution in the world. It’s time to stop dumping money into the military.
The Horrors of Gaza
Any solution to the current crisis must put Palestinians at the center of decision-making.
The Horrors of Gaza
Any solution to the current crisis must put Palestinians at the center of decision-making.
Mexico Must Stand up to Agribusiness Oligopolies on GM Corn Ban
U.S. and Canadian civil society groups are denouncing their own governments’ efforts, driven by the agribusiness industry, to repeal Mexico’s proposed ban on genetically modified corn.