For too long, U.S. foreign policy has been driven by fear, force, and the false promise that security can only come through military dominance. Year after year, we spend more on weapons, war, and surveillance than on diplomacy, development, and human rights combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This militarized approach hasn\u2019t made us safer \u2014 it has led to endless conflict, destabilized regions, and deepened global inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Peace Economy Project<\/a><\/strong>, we believe it\u2019s time for a different path \u2014 one that prioritizes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83c\udf0d Peacebuilding over war-making<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83e\udd1d Diplomacy over domination<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udcb8 Investment in people over profit for weapons manufacturers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83c\udfe5 Global health, education, and climate justice over military expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re calling on Congress, the White House, and the American people to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join us. Speak out. Demand change.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 Add your name<\/a><\/strong> | Contact your lawmakers<\/a><\/strong> | Donate to support this work<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" U.S. foreign policy has long prioritized military dominance over diplomacy, leading to endless wars, bloated defense budgets, and global instability. At Peace Economy Project, we believe it\u2019s time for a shift \u2014 one that builds peace, not power. This new vision demands bold investments in diplomacy, human rights, and global cooperation, rather than weapons and war. It\u2019s not just possible \u2014 it\u2019s necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[208],"tags":[327,228,232,281,264],"class_list":["post-7986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-call-to-action","tag-anti-war-movement","tag-demilitarization","tag-military-spending","tag-peacebuilding","tag-u-s-foreign-policy"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f True national security means shared prosperity, not perpetual war.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n