Can Hawkish Leaders Make Peace Israeli Prime Ministers and Israeli Palestinian Peacemaking

Описание: Dr. Guy Ziv, Assistant Professor at American University's School of International Service and an alumnus of UMD, discusses his recently published book on how leaders' personalities impact their states' foreign policies. Ziv's work focuses in particular on Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres' dramatic shift from hawkish strategist to dovish peacemaker. Ziv applied his research findings to other leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and discuss the relevance of his work to the upcoming elections in Israel and their implications for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking