Peace Transitions
Building peace requires undermining the economic foundations of war. In the U.S., those foundations are built on a military budget as large as that of the next seven countries put together, and representing a majority share of the federal discretionary budget. Those who profit from the excessive concentration of federal resources on the military have been careful to spread those resources across the country, weaving military contracting into the economies of communities and congressional districts across the country.
IPS’ work on behalf of a peace economy has three parts: First, writing, speaking and organizing in support of a shift of federal spending from military to civilian priorities; second, working on models of community transition from defense dependency to alternative economic foundations; and third, building a digital archive of materials on peace economy research and advocacy from the Cold War, post-Cold War, and post-9/11 periods to inform and inspire future work in the field.
Latest Work
The War Will Further Militarize the U.S. Economy
From a Militarized to a Decarbonized Economy: A Case for Conversion
The U.S. Unveils Its New Bomber, But the Real Future is Next Door
Jobs and Saudi arms sales: The real story
Reining In the War Economy
New Book Examines and Reimagines Warfare Economies
Let's Turn Our Military Resources to Building a Post-COVID Industrial Base for All Americans
From Swords to Ploughshares
China Might Be Bugging US Subways — But There’s a Bigger Problem
Something We Can Agree On: Close Some Overseas Bases
Plan to Cut Pentagon Waste Eliminates an Office Designed to Do Just That
Google Employees are Rejecting Militarism. That's a Great Sign.
The Pentagon Can't Keep Track of the Billions it Already Gets
The Little Agency That Could Have Tamed the Military-Industrial Complex
Congress Just Agreed to Completely Out of Control Pentagon Spending
Huge Military Budgets Make Us Broke, Not Safe
Climate Change is a Bigger Threat Than Any Military — Our Budget Should Reflect That
Trump's Insecurity Budget
Trump’s Phony Populism on Military Spending
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