Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, specializing in Middle East and United Nations issues. She is the author of
Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis (Olive Branch Press, 2002),
Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s UN, second edition (Olive Branch Press, 2000), and
From Stones to Statehood: The Palestinian Uprising (Olive Branch Press, 1990). She has also co-edited, with Michel Moushabeck,
Beyond the Storm: A Gulf Crisis Reader (1991) and
Altered States: A Reader in the New World Order (1993), both published by Olive Branch Press. Her new book,
Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy U.S. Power, is published by
Interlink.