Phyllis Bennis is Red Pepper’s United Nations correspondent, and a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. Her books include Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.
21 August 2013 Israel-Palestine talks will continue to fail until they are based on international law, human rights and equality for all, writes Phyllis Bennis
4 July 2013 Whether or not the events in Egypt constitute a military coup, Morsi’s fall portends great excitement but even greater dangers, writes Phyllis Bennis
4 June 2013 The Syrian civil war is spreading, writes Phyllis Bennis – but US military action is the last thing the country needs
15 February 2013 Phyllis Bennis argues that while the day of mass protest did not stop the war, it did change history
13 November 2012 Phyllis Bennis reports from Washington DC on the ideological impact of Hurricane Sandy
1 October 2012 Palestinian Chairman Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu address the United Nations. Phyllis Bennis reports from New York
22 July 2012 The pressure to ‘do something’ about the killings and repression in Syria is immense. Phyllis Bennis cautions against simplistic answers
2 March 2012 Sabre rattling against Iran is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean the threat of war isn’t real. Phyllis Bennis analyses the situation in the wider Middle East
2 May 2011 Phyllis Bennis on the killing of Osama bin Laden and the 'unfinished business' of 9/11
23 March 2011 Phyllis Bennis argues that foreign military intervention in Libya has little to do with humanitarian concerns, and protracted militarization could threaten the country's chance for real democratic development.
10 February 2011 Phyllis Bennis on the situation in Egypt as Mubarak vows to remain in power.
29 December 2008 Phyllis Bennis on holding Israel to account
4 August 2008 With US threats, Israeli military exercises and Iranian missile tests, it seems like a carefully choreographed build up to the next Middle East conflagration is under way. But can the US really risk a strike on Iran? Phyllis Bennis weighs up the evidence in conversation with Oscar Reyes
1 May 2003 The war on Iraq has been waged without UN authority in violation of the organisation's charter. Because the war is illegal, any post-war US occupation will be illegal too. That means the US should not be allowed to claim any power to rule or determine economic, political or social arrangements in post-war Iraq. Only the UN has the legitimate authority to provide governance and help rebuild civil society in Iraq now Saddam Hussein's regime has been overthrown.