Phyllis Bennis
Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror
February 2nd
3:00 p.m.
150 Demaray Hall
Seattle Pacific University
Phyllis Bennis is a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington and of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She has written widely, publishing 12 books and dozens of chapters in encyclopedias and various anthologies. Bennis’ books include Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s UN, Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror, and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments and the UN Defy US Power, and a set of Middle East primers. Her most recent books include this year’s 6th updated edition of her best-selling Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer, and the just-released Understanding ISIS and the New Global War on Terror.
Sponsored by: Departments of History and the School of Business, Government and Economics, The John Perkins Center, The Israeli-Palestine Club and the Political Union Club.