A leading progressive voice on US foreign affairs for nearly 50 years.
-
Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression
A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century
READ MORE -
Beyond Maximalism: Reimagining U.S. Strategy Toward Iran Through Systems Thinking
The outcome of the U.S.-Iran war launched in February 2026 “exposed a deeper failure of systems thinking in U.S. strategy toward Iran and the region,” argues CIP Senior Nonresident Fellow Sina Toossi, in a new report supported by Horizon 2045 and Ploughshares.
READ MORE -
The True Cost of the U.S. Military in South Korea
The U. S. Government significantly underestimates that taxpayers spend to maintain U.S. forces in the country
READ MORE -
International Policy Journal
Curious about what policies can be taken to make the world a better place? Explore the International Policy Journal (IPJ), a platform dedicated to discussing foreign policy priorities within a progressive agenda.
READ MORE -
America Is Cursed by a Foreign Policy of Nostalgia
In a provocative new essay published by Foreign Affairs, Nancy Okail, President and CEO of the Center for International Policy, and Matt Duss, the organization’s Executive Vice President, present a sweeping critique of the entrenched U.S. foreign policy orthodoxy and lay out a bold blueprint for reform.
READ MORE
Our programs
The Center for International Policy is a woman-led, progressive, independent nonprofit center for research, education, and advocacy working to advance a more peaceful, just, and sustainable U.S. approach to foreign policy.
Our programs provide interdisciplinary, intersectional, and cross-cutting analysis of the true causes and unforeseen consequences of conflict. Crucial to our mission is incorporating the voices of people most affected by U.S. foreign policy in the regions we study. This strategic analytical approach is integrated into all of CIP’s programs to offer alternative solutions to security challenges that are effective and sustainable for our nation, our global community, and our planet.
Latest content
-
-
-
-
-
Subscribe for updates
Our impact
Putting people and the planet first for nearly 50 years.
-
We Get the Word Out
-
We Convene Change-Makers
-
We Elevate the Dialogue
-
We Amplify Diverse Perspectives
-
We Influence Policy
Why we’re here
The Center for International Policy (CIP) aims to advance a peaceful, just, and sustainable world supported by U.S. foreign policy that puts people and the planet first.
We work to promote greater transparency, government accountability and advance intersectional and interdisciplinary data-driven solutions to today's global security challenges. Our programs offer sustainable and effective solutions to address the most urgent threats to our planet: war, corruption, inequity, and the climate crisis.
Our latest on social media
The last public execution in the US was in 1936. We’ve never broadcast one.
We didn’t even do this to the Nazis sentenced to death at Nuremberg.
It is widely seen as violating international human rights standards, except by a few outliers like Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea.
New statement from CIP President and CEO @nancy_okail on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
CIP President and CEO @NancyGEO says the Trump administration's sanctions on the ICC are "the broadest attack yet on the one permanent tribunal able to prosecute war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity."
Statement:
US Members of Congress should unequivocally condemn Trump's sanctioning of the International Criminal Court.
internationalpolicy.orgNew statement from CIP President and CEO @NancyGEO on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
After a strong showing in the first round, Brazil seems likely to elect Flávio Bolsonaro, son of Jair, over incumbent Lula, despite Lula's success in delivering material results. Why? @MPaarlberg walks @AthertonKD how this came to be & what to expect
To understand Brazil's election, look beyond material factors to shifts in media, ideology, and narratives hostile to left populism.
internationalpolicy.orgThe atrocities committed in the Hamas-led attack on Israel three years ago and those that Israel then committed in Gaza should shock the conscience of all people.
We should honor the memories of those lost to these crimes and fully enforce the laws to deter and punish such acts.
In a new piece for @CIPolicy, @samratner of grantee @WinWithoutWar argues that addressing the broader risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East requires a vision for regional denuclearization.
Read more ⬇️
A full denuclearization of the Middle East offers a robust, progressive alternative to Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi.
America formally pulled its troops from Iraq again at the end of September. Is there a better way to end the forever wars?
New @OrderFromAshes pod with Fotini Christia, @SajadJiyad @rohadvani @tcambanis
I wrote on Trump's delusional Saudi nuclear deal, the unfolding nuclear proliferation nightmare that everyone predicted, and how progressives can meet a moment that everyone else seems intent on ducking.
Make a donation
CIP does not accept funding from the U.S. government or private corporations, remaining truly independent for over 40 years. We rely on individual contributors like you to make a peaceful, just, and sustainable world the central pursuit of U.S. foreign policy.