International Relations Center

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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.^[1]

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")

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^ 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]."