Director, Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University's Institute for the Study of Human Rights
Mr. Phillips is a former Foreign Affairs Expert and Senior Adviser to the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State. He is author of many articles and books on political developments in the Middle East, including Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco and From Bullets to Ballots: Violent Muslim Movements in Transition.
Co-sponsored by the Middle East Institute and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights.
