Redefining Global Relations

Our Priorities

Prioritize diplomacy instead of military intervention or broad economic sanctions
Promote long-term, stable international relationships through infrastructure and development funding
Stop endless, wasteful regime-change wars, and rein in Presidential war powers
Advocate for human rights both here, and abroad
Advocate for bolder, global climate action and climate reparations to developing countries
Significantly cut the defense budget and reinvest in our communities

Diplomacy, Not War:

Stop waging endless wars
Reduce the President’s power to authorize military conflicts, bringing the power back to Congress
Push for alternatives to broad-based economic sanctions which are inhumane
End the influence of military contractors on elected officials through campaign finance reform

Stand for Human Rights, Here and Abroad:

Advocate for human rights accountability by rejoining the International Criminal Court
Advocate for the rights of indigenous people globally
Push for a ban on nuclear weapons globally and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
End discriminatory bans on the entry of citizens from other countries
Ensure protections for whistleblowers who expose the wrongdoing of governments
End unchecked authority to spy on civilians without a warrant by repealing the Patriot Act
Stand for the human rights of women, the LGBTQIA+ community, children, and people with disabilities, here and abroad

Promote Global Economic Justice and Sustainability:

Decrease the “defense” budget of $770 billion, and invest in tackling the climate crisis, pandemics, and domestic and global inequity
Push for a global minimum tax to make the rich pay taxes like we do, instead of allowing them to hide their wealth using tax shelters
Advocate for a global living wage to lift millions out of poverty
Support cancellation of unjust and unpayable global debts so that developing countries can dedicate resources to fund infrastructure, the domestic economy, public health, education, and social programs
Reform the International Monetary Fund to provide necessary climate funds for vulnerable countries
End vaccine apartheid through bills like the NOVID Act

Afghanistan

Armenia

End military aid to Azerbaijan and Turkey
Support the sovereignty for the Republic of Artsakh’s independence
Advocate for the protection of Armenia’s historical and cultural sites in the region
Support peaceful negotiations in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

Central America

Reverse harmful provisions in the Central America Free Trade Agreement that undermine local regulations and social protections, while privileging foreign corporations
Acknowledge and take responsibility for funding and promoting proxy wars in countries like El Salvador and Guatemala during the 1980s
Revamp immigration policies that are more humane and respect the right of foreign nationals to seek refuge in the U.S. See our immigration policy page

China

Prioritize diplomacy and human rights for US-China policies
Actively participate in international organizations to strengthen human rights in China
Build strong relations and support human rights activists, persecuted religious and ethnic minorities, and other civil society actors across the country
Support independent Chinese news media to counter the Chinese government’s censorship and cyber-surveillance
End the ineffective China Initiative to address the broad racial profiling of Chinese and Chinese American scientists in the United States

Iran

Support reentering the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as long as Iran returns to compliance with the agreement
End all economic sanctions to begin proper negotiations for the US to support the Iran Nuclear Deal

Iraq

Repeal presidential authority to use military force in Iraq by supporting H.R. 256
Advocate for the complete removal of all U.S. military personnel
Increase humanitarian aid assistance to Iraq

Israel

Advocate for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict
Withhold economic and military aid to Israel
Support the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement which prevents purchases of products made in occupied Palestine

Mexico

Address gun trafficking to Mexico by holding U.S. gun companies accountable
Advocate for fair and transparent trade agreements that end the exploitation of Mexico’s natural resources by U.S. corporations and support workers’ right to a living wage
Stop U.S. oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Revamp immigration policies that are more humane and respect the right of foreign nationals to seek refuge in the U.S. See our immigration policy page

North & South Korea

End the Korean War officially through diplomacy
End broad-based sanctions against North Korea, which only hurt innocent civilians
End military exercises with South Korean and Japanese military forces on the Korean Peninsula
Lift the travel ban to and from North Korea
Advocate for the reunification of Korea

Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Syria