Home

Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis Bennis

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

application/pdf iconphyllis long bio.pdf
Peace & Security
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. 

 

Middle East Politics; Iran; Iraq Occupation; American Foreign Policy; United Nations Reform

English

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.

Selected publications: 
Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Understanding the US-Iran crisis
Ending the Iraq War: A Primer
Challenging Empire
Before & After
Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN

Recent content by Phyllis Bennis

Occupy Wall Street: New politics and new milestones (1 Nov 2011)

The occupy movement has achieved an incredible and much-needed shake-up of a long-standing political stasis in the US and elsewhere, but it is crucial now to highlight the connection between failed foreign policy, bloated military spending and illegal wars, and the economic crisis at home.

After Gadhafi, the West eyes the Libyan prize (21 Oct 2011)

The Libyan people face major challenges in deepening democracy in a country that is oil rich, deeply divided and dependant on NATO for its victory against Gadhafi.

Bye-bye peace process: Palestine comes to the UN (21 Sep 2011)

After 20 years of failed U.S. diplomacy based on protecting Israel’s occupation, the need to move to a new diplomacy rooted in international law and human rights remains a vital necessity.

September 11th Didn't Change the World. September 12th Did (12 Sep 2011)

It wasn’t the events of September 11th that changed the world, but the events of September 12th and beyond, when the Bush administration took the world to war in response; that changed the world, and continues to threaten U.S. and global security, and shred U.S. democracy.

Headlines or Not, the Iraq War is Not Over (8 Sep 2011)

It might seem like cause for celebration after reading the New York Times headline, "Iraq War Marks First Month with No U.S. Military Deaths." But the smaller print on the page reminds us why celebrating is not really in order: "Many Iraqis are killed..." 

Libya: Too Soon to Declare Victory (24 Aug 2011)

The success of Libya's uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the United States and NATO.

Mubarak behind bars: Human rights and justice (15 Aug 2011)

Human rights standards may not be met in this trial, but the more essential purpose is to prove there's no going back to the days prior to the Tahrir revolution.

Obama offers token troop withdrawals in Afghanistan while maintaining "war on terror” mindset (23 Jun 2011)

President Obama passed up an opportunity to end the war in Afghanistan and respect the views of the vast majority of the American people.

Understanding the Arab Spring (21 Jun 2011)

Middle East scholars join TNI fellows in a unique and fascinating discussion of the context of the democracy uprisings in the Middle East and the way it may shape the region for future generations.

Obama's changes don't match changes of the Arab Spring (2 Jun 2011)

There is still a long way to go before the US response to the Arab uprising can be taken seriously by the people of the Middle East and North Africa.

more