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Senior Fellow & Professor of international relations and Middle Eastern studies at the Center for Global Affairs, New York University.
Middle East Project Director at the World Policy Institute, New York.
Syndicated columnist by United Press International.
Track II Diplomacy.
Since 1995 Ben-Meir actively participated in the Israeli-Syrian negotiations and over the past few years he has provided several position papers to advance the Arab Israeli peace process. In each case he engaged top officials of the respective countries.
Author, journalist, political columnist/advocator.
International Relations
Middle Eastern Studies
Terrorism
Conflict Resolution
International Negotiation
1973-1975 Ph.D. in International Relations at Queen’s College at Oxford University, United Kingdom. 1970-1972 Master’s Degree in Philosophy at Queen’s College at Oxford University, United Kingdom.
1966-70 Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East politics and affairs, specializing in the Arab-Israeli peace process. For the past twenty five years, Dr. Ben-Meir has been directly involved in various negotiations and has operated as a liaison between top Arab and Israeli officials. Dr. Ben-Meir serves as senior fellow at New York University's Center for Global Affairs where he teaches courses on the Middle East and international negotiations. He is the host of "Global Leaders: Conversations with Alon Ben-Meir," a series of debates and conversations with top policy-makers around the world. Dr. Ben-Meir is also the Middle Eastern Studies Project Director at the World Policy Institute. Dr. Ben-Meir writes frequently and has written for numerous publications including the Middle East Times, the Journal of Turkish Weekly, Le Monde, American Chronicle, the Week, the Political Quarterly, the Jerusalem Post, Gulf Times, and the Huffington Post. He also makes regular television and radio appearances, and has been featured on networks such as CNN, FOX, PBS, ABC, Al Jazeera (English and Arabic), and NPR. Dr. Ben-Meir regularly briefs international visitors at the U.S. State Department on issues concerning American foreign policy. Dr. Ben-Meir has authored six books related to Middle East policy and is currently working on a book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He holds a masters degree in philosophy and doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. Dr. Ben-Meir is fluent in English, Arabic, and Hebrew.
