USAK Lecture Announcement

Confronting Iran’s Nuclear program, Turkey’s Role and Israel’s Response

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies at the Center for Global Affairs, 
New York University.

Date: 13 January 2010

Time: 14.00 – 15.30

Place: International Strategic Research Organization – (USAK) / ANKARA

Dear Sir / Madam,

The USAK is delighted to invite you to a lecture on “Confronting Iran’s Nuclear Program, Turkey’s Role and Israel’s Response" by Prof. Dr. Alon Ben-Meir. The event will take place at USAK on 13 January 2010.

We hope you will be able to attend this special event. 

Sincerely,

International Strategic Research Organization / USAK

Middle Eastern and African Studies Centre 

RSVP: acelalifer@usak.org.tr

Tel: 0090 312 212 2886  
 
 

Biography: Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is an expert on Middle East politics and affairs, specializing in peace negotiations between Israel and the Arab states. 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 School of Global Affairs where he has been teaching courses on the Middle East and negotiations for 18 years. He is also a Senior Fellow and the Middle Eastern Studies Project Director at the World Policy Institute. Dr. Ben-Meir hosts "Global Leaders: Conversations with Alon Ben-Meir," a series of debates and conversations with top policy-makers around the world. He also regularly holds briefings at the US State Department for international visitors.

 
 
Dr. Ben-Meir writes frequently and has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and websites including the Middle East Times, the Christian Science Monitor, Le Monde, American Chronicle, the Week, the Political Quarterly, Israel Policy Forum, Gulf Times, the Peninsula, The Jerusalem Post, 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.

 
 
He has authored six books related to Middle East policy and is currently working on a book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dr. Ben-Meir holds a masters degree in philosophy and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. He is fluent in English, Arabic, and Hebrew. 

 
http://www.alonben-meir.com/