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Pragmatism trumps change

Phyllis Bennis
Lawrence Korb and Phyllis Bennis
December 2008

Although Obama might not change drastically the US foreign policy, he was elected on the promise that he would not only end the war but change the mindset that led to the war, and we should keep reminding him of his promise, argues Phyllis Bennis.
Although Obama might not change drastically the US foreign policy, he was elected on the promise that he would not only end the war but change the mindset that led to the war, and we should keep reminding him of his promise, argues Phyllis Bennis.
Phyllis Bennis

Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of both TNI and the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC where she directs IPS's New Internationalism Project. Phyllis specialises in U.S. foreign policy issues, particularly involving the Middle East and United Nations. She worked as a journalist at the UN for ten years and currently serves as a special adviser to several top-level UN officials on Middle East and UN democratization issues. A frequent contributor to U.S. and global media, Phyllis is also the author of numerous articles and books, particularly on Palestine, Iraq, the UN, and U.S. foreign policy. 

 

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