Report to Supporters Spring 2014
By Bill Goodfellow
May-19-2014 | Report
2014 has been a successful year so far with major advances in reshaping defense spending, curbing tax evasion and advancing awareness on global climate change... Read More »
Policy Research
We conduct research in Washington where policy is made and travel around the world to examine the reality of those policies on the ground. Our delegations and investigative missions enable CIP to expose policies that may be counterproductive to U.S. interests and harmful to citizens of countries on the receiving end of those policies.
See below for links to our policy research work.
Promising the Sky: Pork Barrel Politics and the F-35 Combat Aircraft
By William D. Hartung
Jan-22-2014 | Report
Lockheed Martin's assertions that the development and construction of the F-35 combat aircraft sustains 125,000 jobs in 46 states are exaggerated says Hartung, and his latest report documents how the real number is roughly half of what Lockheed Martin claims... Read More »
A Sustainable, Just and Peaceful World
By CIP
Dec-09-2013 | Report
Find out how CIP can make a difference in facing some of the world's largest problems... Read More »
Avoid 'Mission Creep' in Iraq
By William D. Hartung
Jul-16-2014 | Article
Injecting more U.S. weapons, trainers or combat troops into Iraq is likely to only make matters worse... Read More »
Afghanistan's Ongoing Nightmare
By Matthew Hoh
Jul-11-2014 | Article
A messy presidential election is just the latest proof that America's campaign in Afghanistan failed... Read More »
F-35: The Plane to Nowhere
By William D. Hartung
Jul-10-2014 | Article
When the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee meets to mark up the FY 2015 Pentagon spending bill next week, it has a chance to strike a blow for fiscal discipline and sound national security policy. It can do so by scaling back the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program... Read More »
Advancing Collaboration between the United States and Cuba in Marine Science and Conservation
May-08-14 | Carnegie
Join us for a unique panel discussion to learn about the results of a landmark meeting for Cuba and the U.S., and what it may mean for the future of marine science and international relations... Read More »
Afghanistan: Past, Present and Future
Oct-18-13 | 2000 M Street NW Conference Room A
Please join us in a lively discussion on how Afghanistan’s rich history will affect its future with two experts who have over 80 years of combined experience analyzing the country’s historical and socio-political context... Read More »
Towards Transparency: Making the Global Financial System Work for Development
Oct-01-13 | Dar es Salaam
Illicit financial flows are one of the leading, and most under-appreciated, causes of poverty in the developing world... Read More »
US Policy on Syria: War or Diplomacy?
By Carl Conetta
Sep-23-2013 | Fact Sheet
A selection of critical views and proposals on the way forward with Syria... Read More »
Four Decades of US Defense Spending
By Carl Conetta, Charles Knight,
Jan-25-2013 | Fact Sheet
A one page review and assessment of the change in US defense spending over 40 years... Read More »
USA and Allies Outspend Potential Rivals on Military by Four-to-One; America Carries Much of the Defense Burden for its Allies
By Carl Conetta
Jul-17-2012 | Fact Sheet
In this fact sheet Carl Conetta looks U.S. military spending compared to that of other countries... Read More »
