International Relations Center

The International Relations Center (IRC; formerly Interhemispheric Resource Center) is an American "policy studies institute" based in Silver City, New Mexico. It was founded in 1979 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, focusing initially on "The plight of undocumented Mexican workers and the impact of energy development on indigenous communities in the [American] Southwest" ("History"). Co-founder Tom Barry, who is also the founder of its Foreign Policy in Focus program (FPIF) being absorbed by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), contributes to IRC publications and will continue to work in its Americas program. [http://www.irc-online.org/ International Relations Center] home page, accessed June 2, 2007. "As part of the current transition, the Foreign Policy In Focus program, previously a joint project between the IRC and the Institute for Policy Studies, will become the sole responsibility of IPS on June 1 [, 2007] ."]

The IRC's stated "mission" is working "to make the U.S. a more responsible member of the global community by promoting progressive strategic dialogues that lead to new citizen-based agendas" ("About Us").

The IRC lists "three primary programs" on its website:
*IRC Global Affairs Program
*IRC Americas Program
*IRC Right Web.

The IRC Right Web provides documented biographical profiles. According to the website:

Right Web, founded in 2003, is a program of the International Relations Center (IRC) that tracks the work of those, in and outside of government, who have been instrumental in shaping or supporting U.S. policies in the global war on terror. Right Web explores the many ties that link the main players, organizations, corporate supporters, foundations, educational institutions, and government representatives in what could be described as a new architecture of power. Right Web aims to shine a spotlight on how these links influence the direction of foreign, military, and homeland security policies, and to illuminate this web for the public.... ("Right Web")

ee also

*Civil society
*Foreign relations of the United States
*War on Terrorism
*Military of the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.irc-online.org/ International Relations Center] IRC website. Last updated and accessed May 21, 2007.
** [http://www.irc-online.org/content/general/10 "About Us"] at website of the International Relations Center (IRC).
** [http://www.irc-online.org/content/general/9 "History"] of the IRC.
** [http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ Right Web] .
** [http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/?sort=title_tagline Right Web Profiles Index] .