Democracy Movements in the Middle East: How Can We Help? Phyllis Bennis
Thursday, 13 Oct 2011 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at both the Transnational Institute, a global fellowship of scholar activists, and the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, where she directs the New Internationalism Project. She specializes in U.S. foreign policy issues, particularly involving the Middle East and United Nations. Bennis 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. She is the author of Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer; coauthor of Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan: A Primer; has published numerous articles on Palestine, Iraq, the UN, and U.S. foreign policy; and is a frequent contributor to U.S. and global media. Part of the World Affairs Series: The World in Transition.Cosponsored By:
- World Affairs
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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