Alon Ben-Meir
ARTICLES BY: Alon Ben-Meir
The Settlements: Self-Entrapment of Existential Proportions
Israel’s continued settlement activity -- whether retroactively approving "unauthorized" outposts or advancing plans for new units -- represents yet another nail in the coffin of the peace process. The...
Peace Incentives for Israel and the Palestinians (PART TWO)
Note: For part one of this article, please click here. The international conference that was convened by France on June 3 in Paris to advance the...
Peace Incentives for Israel and the Palestinians
Unless distrust, insecurity and illusions are first addressed, no incentives -- however sweeping and compelling -- will motivate Israel and the Palestinians to make the critical concessions needed to...
The Afghanistan Quagmire: Time for an Exit Strategy
Two weeks ago, President Obama announced that the US will draw down its troops in Afghanistan from 9,800 to 8,400, altering his original plan to...
Defeating ISIS and Ending the Sunni-Shiite War in Iraq
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...
Turkey’s Elected Dictator
Even before the failed military coup, Turkey’s President Erdogan governed like a dictator who had the last word on all state matters. The botched coup...
A Movement to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been steadily deteriorating, making the prospect of reaching an agreement on the basis of a two-state solution ever more intractable. What...
Mideast Peace: Moving Beyond the Quartet
The report that was recently released by the Middle East Quartet -- comprised of the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations -- is...
Bernie Sanders Has It Right on Israel
Following the 2016 US presidential elections, the next administration must adopt a new and realistically balanced policy toward Israel and the Palestinians to bring an...
Deradicalization in Refugee Camps and Beyond
The influx of millions of Syrian refugees into Europe is more than likely to become another source of radicalization that could increase the number of...
How Turkey Became a De Facto Dictatorship
The forced resignation of Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu suggests only one thing -- President Erdogan, who is totally absorbed by his lust for power, will tolerate...
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Breaking the Deadlock
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has rarely been so far from finding a resolution. Since the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas during the summer of...
The Global Crisis of Leadership
A question often raised is: are leaders a reflection of their time, or are they individuals who rise to answer the call of the hour?...
Saudi Arabia: A Kingdom In Retreat
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was once at the front and center of the Arab world and a significant player on the global stage...
