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Author: Alon Ben-Meir

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations, most recently at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies. www.alonben-meir.com

OPINION: Israel’s Strategic Delusion

Posted on September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

A sustainable future cannot be built on the expectation that one side will vanish…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: A Prisoner, A Peacemaker, A Defining Choice

Posted on August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

The release of Marwan Barghouti should be understood not as a price to be paid, but as an opportunity to be seized…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Trumps’ Play Against Foreign Journalists

Posted on July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

For decades, Washington has rightly insisted that host states of international institutions must guarantee press access and avoid politicizing visas…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: America At 250

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Once we were the envy of the earth, a lighthouse of boundless possibility, our achievements rising like cities of glass and steel…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

OPINION: The Price of Miscalculation in the Middle East

Posted on June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

What was meant to compel surrender instead elevated Iran’s standing and leverage, leaving diplomacy to recover, at a higher cost, what military power failed to secure…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: History Will Not Yield to Power

Posted on May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

At this critical juncture, the moral imperative is as compelling as the strategic one…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: The Global Epidemic of Violence in an Age of Impunity

Posted on May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Political violence emerges not merely from divergent interests but from the deliberate choice to pursue objectives through coercion…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
POETRY: The Shattered Covenant

POETRY: The Shattered Covenant

Posted on May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

The golden age that might have been / has turned to rust and ruin…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

OPINION: The Five Enablers of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Posted on April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

The Gaza war has stripped away any remaining illusions. Even amid mass devastation and accusations of genocidal conduct, Washington has continued to arm and protect Israel diplomatically…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Twin Autocrats Leading the War on Iran

Posted on April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Both cultivate images of personal command over territory, borders, and even regional order…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: A Ominous Reckoning for Persian Gulf Nations

Posted on March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Gulf leaders long warned that a war with Iran would shatter their security and economies…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: A Trap of His Own Making

Posted on March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

The question is not whether that off-ramp is easy. It is whether we have the wisdom to take it before the alternatives become far worse…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: U.S. and Israel Chasing an Illusion in Iran

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

The result will not be transformation in Tehran, but a high-risk spiral toward open-ended war…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: A White Supremacist Agenda

Posted on February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Trump needs MAGA to realize his authoritarian ambitions, and MAGA needs him to prevent what it perceives as fateful developments…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: A Key Source of America Greatness

Posted on February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

“Since this is the last speech that I will give as president, I think it’s fitting to leave one final thought, an observation about a country which I love….”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Board of Peace, Board of Trump

OPINION: Board of Peace, Board of Trump

Posted on January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

At a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump unveiled his newly formed Board of Peace…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Are There 10 Courageous Republicans Who Can Save America?

Posted on January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

However, there are clear signs of fissures among Republican lawmakers who are terrified of what may come next…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Only the Rising of the People Can Stop Trump

Posted on January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

The public, which would bear the brunt of dictatorial rule, must be the first line of defense…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Greenland is Not For Sale

Posted on January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Greenland is a country with a very small population of only 57,000 people, but its people have a deep culture with a proud history…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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