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Shlomo Ben-Ami

Shlomo Ben-Ami

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Shlomo Ben-Ami, a former Israeli foreign minister, is Vice President of the Toledo International Center for Peace and the author of Prophets without Honor: The 2000 Camp David Summit and the End of the Two-State Solution (Oxford University Press, 2022).

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  1. Europe’s War Jitters
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    Europe’s War Jitters

    Apr 12, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami urges EU member states to prepare for the possibility of the US abandoning its NATO commitments.

  2. The Untimely Resurrection of the Two-State Solution
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    The Untimely Resurrection of the Two-State Solution

    Mar 7, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami explains why the prospects for a US-backed diplomatic resolution to the crisis remain bleak.

  3. How Will the War in Gaza End?
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    How Will the War in Gaza End?

    Feb 6, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami argues that a future characterized by chaos, violence, and extremism is far more likely than a stable peace.

  4. A Reprieve for Israel’s Democracy
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    A Reprieve for Israel’s Democracy

    Jan 5, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami highlights the significance of the Supreme Court's decision striking down the government's judicial reforms.

  5. The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation
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    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Nov 27, 2023 Shlomo Ben-Ami rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.

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    AI Needs UN Oversight

    Peter G. Kirchschläger calls for the creation of a watchdog – similar to the IAEA – that employs a human rights-based approach.
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    The West Is Hastening Its Own Decline

    Brahma Chellaney argues that the unprecedented US and European sanctions against Russia are backfiring.
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    Canceling Palestine

    Slavoj Žižek

    Current debates about Israeli policy are rife with double standards, leading to absurd decisions like Germany’s recent cancellation of a pro-Palestinian gathering. By quashing legitimate speech and assembly, an Israel-aligned establishment risks inciting precisely the kind of anti-Semitism that it wants to prevent.

     worries that the double standards applied on Israel’s behalf will lead to an anti-Semitic backlash.
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    America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age

    Bruce Ackerman urges US President Joe Biden to put universal preschool at the center of his re-election campaign.
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    History Already Tells Us the Future of AI

    Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson find policy lessons for the 2020s in the work of the early-nineteenth-century economist David Ricardo.
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    Trump and the Risk of a US Debt Default

    William L. Silber thinks the former president would be even more reckless if awarded another term this year.
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    Europe’s Red Tape Is Helping Russia

    Laurence Boone & Nicu Popescu propose a European Defense Production Act to help fast-track processes for public procurement and spending.
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    What to Look for in Trump’s First Trial

    Eric Posner

    The intricate legal issues and colorful characters in Donald Trump's criminal trials will undoubtedly keep the media and the viewing public enraptured for months to come. But when it comes to the 2024 election, all that really matters is how the defendant appears to a narrow sliver of undecided voters.

     points out that optics, more than the law or the facts, will be what matters most for the election.
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    AI Holds the Key to Resilient Cities

    Justina Nixon-Saintil surveys the technology's foreseeable applications in promoting urban sustainable development.

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