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Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C., and serves on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace. She is the author of Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism.

ActivismApril 3, 2003

Response 1

David Cortright has laid out many aspects of an agenda to help the US peace movement move from the immediate work of trying to stop this war, to continuing to broaden the reach of our movement

Phyllis Bennis and John Cavanagh
Global OrganizationsFebruary 5, 2003

Powell’s UN Presentation

Secretary of State Colin Powell’s presentation wasn’t likely to win over anyone not already on his side.

Phyllis Bennis
Global OrganizationsJanuary 30, 2003

Undermining the UN

The long-awaited January 27 report of United Nations inspection chiefs Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, as anticipated, did not include a clear-cut finding of success and readiness to close the

Phyllis Bennis
Global OrganizationsNovember 14, 2002

Half a Victory at the UN

Iraq’s decision to accept the United Nations Security Council resolution, passed unanimously on November 8, sets in motion a tightly scripted plan for UN arms inspectors to return to Iraq.

Phyllis Bennis
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US Wars and Military ActionOctober 24, 2002

The UN, the US and Iraq

As the United Nations Security Council neared approval of a resolution on Iraq, it appeared that Council resistance was giving way to rising US pressure.

Phyllis Bennis