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Shlomo Ben-Ami

Shlomo Ben-Ami

Writing for PS since 2006
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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 Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism
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    The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism

    May 9, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami warns that demonizing all Israelis will only make peace less likely – though that may be the point.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass

    Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Adviser, has expressed the view that 2025 could be the time for Ukraine to once again mount a counter-offensive against Russian troops. Given the strategic math, that would be a serious mistake.

     calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.
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    Russia’s Battle of the Ministries

    Nina L. Khrushcheva sees a high-ranking official's recent arrest as a sign of declining confidence in Vladimir Putin's leadership.
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    The “Billions to Trillions” Charade

    Jayati Ghosh

    Multilateral development banks and international financial institutions argue that mobilizing private investment is crucial to meeting developing economies’ needs for climate and development finance. But boosting government revenues is far more likely to generate the trillions of dollars needed to close these financing gaps.

     explains why using development banks' resources to incentivize private-sector finance is unlikely to succeed.
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    Leveraging Islamic Finance for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

    Muhammad Al Jasser shows how a hybrid financing model could help fund desperately needed projects in the developing world.
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    Adekeye Adebajo on the Non-Aligned Movement, United Nations peacekeeping, African institution-building, and more

    Adekeye Adebajo argues that Israel’s war in Gaza is accelerating the trend toward global apartheid, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of United Nations peacekeeping missions, criticizes the militarization of US engagement with Africa, and more.

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