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Itamar Rabinovich

Itamar Rabinovich

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Itamar Rabinovich, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, is President of The Israel Institute (Washington, DC and Tel Aviv) and is a senior scholar at Tel Aviv University, New York University, and the Brookings Institution.

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  1. Israel’s Last Founding Father
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    Israel’s Last Founding Father

    Sep 28, 2016 Itamar Rabinovich traces the dramatic sweep of Shimon Peres's nearly 70-year political career.

  2. Bibi’s Big Surprise
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    Bibi’s Big Surprise

    Mar 18, 2015 Itamar Rabinovich explains how Binyamin Netanyahu proved the pollsters wrong – and what comes next for Israel.

  3. Israel’s Ukraine Dilemma

    Israel’s Ukraine Dilemma

    Apr 23, 2014 Itamar Rabinovich defends Israel's decision not to support the US in condemning Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

  4. Defusing the Syrian Time Bomb
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    Defusing the Syrian Time Bomb

    Aug 12, 2013 Itamar Rabinovich

  5. The Egypt-Israel Peace Test
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    The Egypt-Israel Peace Test

    May 10, 2013 Itamar Rabinovich & Tamara Wittes

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    Fintech Must Embrace Universal Inclusion

    Carl Manlan & Adanna Chukwuma point out that developing financial products for people with disabilities is a major economic opportunity.
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    The Urgency of Global Debt Reform

    Anne O. Krueger highlights the need for an international framework that prevents prolonged restructuring negotiations.
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    Economic Development in a Protectionist World

    Raghuram G. Rajan thinks poorer countries should be exploring new growth models, regardless of whether a new trade war erupts.
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    China Takes Aim at Philippine Democracy

    Adam Nelson & May Butoy urge the US and its regional allies to focus on helping policymakers address five key vulnerabilities.
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    The Economic Consequences of Trump 2.0

    Simon Johnson explains why reality is unlikely to come close to matching the US president-elect's rhetoric.
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    Our AI Near-Future

    Charles Ferguson

    Although AI has great potential to bring exciting changes to education, art, medicine, robotics, and other fields, it also poses major risks, most of which are not being addressed. Judging by the response so far from political and other institutions, we can safely expect many years of instability.

     offers a brief roadmap of how the technology will evolve and be deployed over the next few years.
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    The Indians Dividing MAGA

    Shashi Tharoor shows how one immigrant group became central to the “civil war” within Donald Trump’s base.
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    Shock Therapy for Multilateralism

    Harold James considers what another Donald Trump presidency will, and will not, mean for global cooperation.
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    Will Trump Fire the Fed?

    Kenneth Rogoff

    Despite Donald Trump’s assurances that he will not seek to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, there is little doubt that the US president-elect aims to gain greater influence over the Fed’s decision-making. Such interference could drive up long-term interest rates, damaging the American economy.

     worries about the incoming US administration’s plans to weaken the central bank’s independence.

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