Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
Obama’s Syria Debacle
I am not a war monger; I know the meaning of war, the death toll, the suffering, and the destruction of property along with the...
The Absence Of Strategic Vision
The question often raised by many is this: does the Obama administration have a cohesive strategy toward the Middle East that addresses the developments of...
Democracy Isn’t Easy
What is currently happening in Egypt should not come as a surprise to anyone who has even cursory knowledge of the Arab world from historical,...
The Time is Now for U.S.-Iran Talks
A wide range of credible sources suggest that the election of Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani presents a timely, if not momentous, opportunity to initiate...
Stop Talking About Talks
Secretary of State John Kerry should be highly commended for his tireless efforts to persuade the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace negotiations soon in...
Killing in the Name of God
Notwithstanding the cultural and interpretive differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the God worshiped by Muhammad is the same God that communicated with Abraham and...
Is Islam Compatible with Democracy?
The question raised by the ouster of Egypt's President Morsi is whether Islam is compatible with democracy or any form of government that empowers the...
Contrasting Strategies, Same Results
Whereas former President Bush and President Obama are ideologically a world apart, their policies toward Middle Eastern conflicts produced the same damning reaction. Bush's misguided...
Mastering The Nuclear Chess Game
Iran may have not invented chess, but it has nevertheless demonstrated unsurpassed skills in playing the nuclear chess game against the P5+1 (US,...
The Palestinians Must Wake Up to Their Bitter Reality
Although repeated polls taken in the West Bank and Gaza consistently show that a majority of Palestinians support a two-state solution, their leadership has miserably...
Saving Yemen From Itself
Yemen as a nation has gone through dramatic turmoil brought about by internal violent conflicts occurring over the last several decades. The forced resignation of...
Iran’s Intervention In Syria Must Be Stopped
As the situation in Syria continues to deteriorate with the collapse of the Assad regime becoming increasingly more imminent, further direct intervention by...
The Syrian Crisis: Pitting Russia Against The U.S.
The latest UN resolution sponsored by Western powers (the United States, England and France) designed to increase the pressure on Assad and force...
Sustainable Economic Development: Central To The Durability Of Political Reforms In Arab States
There is a pressing need in the Arab states, especially the countries with nascent democratic restructuring such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, to...
