Event Title
Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror
Description
What gave rise to ISIS and how is the group holding onto power? To answer these questions, Phyllis Bennis will address the intersecting crises of terrorism, war, refugees and racism. She will examine the failure of US military strategy, the reasons for Obama's edition of the 'global war on terror,' the origins of ISIS and links to the Iraq war, and what US policy SHOULD be on Syria and ISIS.
About the Lecturer: Fellow Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at IPS, working as a writer, activist and analyst on Middle East and UN issues. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. In 2001 she helped found and remains active with the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. She works with many anti-war organizations, and writes and speaks widely across the U.S. and around the world as part of the global peace movement. She has served as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on Middle East and UN democratization issues. Phyllis has written and edited eleven books. Among them are her new Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror: A Primer, the 6th updated edition of her popular Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, as well as Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments and the UN Defy U.S. Power.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
3-2-2016 12:00 PM
End Date
3-2-2016 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Political aspects; Syria--Terrism--Syria; Terrism--Religious aspects--Islam
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
IS (Organization)
Geographic Coverage
Syria--Strategic aspects; United States--Relations--Syria
Type
Moving image
Keywords
ISIS, Global war on terror, Israel and Palestine
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror
Fairhaven College Auditorium
What gave rise to ISIS and how is the group holding onto power? To answer these questions, Phyllis Bennis will address the intersecting crises of terrorism, war, refugees and racism. She will examine the failure of US military strategy, the reasons for Obama's edition of the 'global war on terror,' the origins of ISIS and links to the Iraq war, and what US policy SHOULD be on Syria and ISIS.
About the Lecturer: Fellow Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at IPS, working as a writer, activist and analyst on Middle East and UN issues. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. In 2001 she helped found and remains active with the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. She works with many anti-war organizations, and writes and speaks widely across the U.S. and around the world as part of the global peace movement. She has served as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on Middle East and UN democratization issues. Phyllis has written and edited eleven books. Among them are her new Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror: A Primer, the 6th updated edition of her popular Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, as well as Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments and the UN Defy U.S. Power.
