Alon Ben-Meir

Alon Ben-Meir

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. He teaches courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies. alon@alonben-meir.com

Published books available on Amazon include:

Erdogan’s lust for power destroying Turkish democracy

  This is the first in a series of articles based in part on eyewitness accounts about the rapidly deteriorating socio-political conditions in Turkey and what the future may hold for the country. By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — During the past few months I interviewed scores of Turkish citizens who escaped from Turkey following […]

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East

A three- track approach to Mideast peace

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK–Recent developments in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict demonstrated the huge gap between the Israeli government and the international community’s position about the settlements in the occupied territories and the prospect of a two-state solution. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, followed by Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech condemning the

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

What will America’s role be in the world?

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK – In a recent conversation I had with students, faculty, and alumni at New York University just before the start of my program “Global Leaders: Conversations with Alon Ben-Meir” on November 3, I had the opportunity to answer some questions concerning the turmoil in the Middle East and America’s role

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

U.S. must not stand idly by as civilians die in Syria

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Much has been written about the unfolding tragedy in Syria, but how many of  these unimaginable atrocities have been etched in the consciousness of the  American public? As president, Obama refuses to rise up to stop this  unfathomable horror; thousands more innocent men, women, and children are  butchered each

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

Israel’s settlement policy is self- destructive

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK–Israel’s continued settlement activity—whether retroactively approving ‘unauthorized’ outposts or advancing plans for new units as was recently announced—represents yet another nail in the coffin of the peace process. The settlements have become nothing but Israel’s self-entrapment, threatening its very existence. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his coalition partners, however, are not concerned

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East

Trust- building required for Middle East peace

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The international conference that was convened by France on June 3rd in Paris to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process ended up without concretely establishing specific measures that would persuade both parties to resume negotiations in order to reach a peace agreement. The joint communiqué issued following the conference stated “The

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USA

Defeating ISIS and ending Sunni-Shiite war in Iraq

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Now that Iraqi forces, with the support of the international coalition, are gearing up to recapture Mosul — ISIS’s  last major stronghold in Iraq–the question that looms high is what will be the fate of the Iraqi Sunni community following ISIS’s inevitable defeat? I maintain that unless the political discussion begins

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA