Phyllis Bennis

Type of author: 
Fellow
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Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies

Phyllis Bennis

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. 

 

Contact details: 

Phone: +1 202-234-9382
Email: pbennis [at] ips-dc.org
Facebook: Phyllis Bennis

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Areas of expertise: 
Middle East Politics; Iran; Iraq Occupation; American Foreign Policy; United Nations Reform
Languages spoken: 

English

Media experience: 

Phyllis Bennis is frequently interviewed for radio and television and regularly contributes to Foreign Policy in Focus as well as The Nation, TomPaine.com and other progressive US magazines.

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