We develop alternative U.S. policies that promote international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for human rights. We publicize and advocate for these policies through traditional and social media outlets, contacts with policy makers to whom we have access and by working in close collaboration with grassroots organizations.
See below for links to our advocacy oriented work.
By Wayne Smith
May-20-2013 | Policy Brief
Wayne Smith follows up on a previous CIP study examining the case of the Cuban Five and the effect it has had on U.S.-Cuba relations... Read More »
By Tom Barry
Apr-23-2013 | Report
A report exploring how politics, money and lack of oversight have sparked drone proliferation, and what we can do about it... Read More »
By Melvin A. Goodman
Feb-18-2013 | Book
Upon leaving the White House in 1961, President Eisenhower famously warned Americans about the dangers of a "military industrial complex," and was clearly worried about the destabilizing effects of a national economy based on outsized investments in military spending. As more and more Americans fall into poverty and the global economy spirals downward, the United States is spending more on the military than ever before... Read More »
By Tom Barry
Jun-03-2013 | Article
As tensions rise in Chihuahua over water, farmers take to the streets in protest of the government's failure to protect their rights... Read More »
By Matthew Hoh, Matt Southworth
May-23-2013 | Article
There is no military solution to Afghan political problems. Staying longer only costs more lives and money... Read More »
By William D. Hartung
May-23-2013 | Article
If the Pentagon goes ahead with an East Coast missile defense system, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., wants it to be based in New York State... Read More »
Mar-20-13 | 14th & V St. NW
Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore welcomes Melvin Goodman to discuss and sign his new book, "National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism"... Read More »
Feb-12-13 | Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Choate Room
Join us for a discussion of Laurence Cockcroft's new book, Global Corruption: Money, Power, and Ethics in the Modern World.... Read More »
Jun-04-12 | United States Institute of Peace
An exploration of the effect of the "War on Drugs" on women's lives and freedoms in Latin America... Read More »
By William D. Hartung, Stephen Miles
Jul-17-2012 | Fact Sheet
As defense contractors play to American's fears of poor security to increase military spending, Bill Hartung and Stephen Miles reveal the facts about Pentagon spending... Read More »
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