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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. The West Should Avoid Nagorno-Karabakh
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    The West Should Avoid Nagorno-Karabakh

    Oct 17, 2023 Shlomo Ben-Ami explains the dynamics behind the dissolution of the ethnic-Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan.

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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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