Shlomo Ben-Ami for PS Longer Reads: Anatomy of a Massacre

AI: Hope or Hype? Daron Acemoglu, Michael R. Strain, Angela Huyue Zhang, and more highlight the potential and shortcomings of artificial intelligence [View this message in a web browser]( JUNE 14, 2024 This week in PS Longer Reads, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Vice President of the Toledo International Center for Peace, considers what the 1860 massacre of Christians in Damascus can and cannot teach us about preventing genocide. [Read now](. In PS Say More, Carla Norrlöf, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, discusses NATO's operational focus, the US dollar's global hegemony, the Gaza war, and more. [Read now](. And in PS Big Picture, Daron Acemoglu, Michael R. Strain, Angela Huyue Zhang, and more highlight both the vast potential and identifiable shortcomings of artificial intelligence. [Read now](. [PS Longer Reads: Anatomy of a Massacre]( [Anatomy of a Massacre]( By Shlomo Ben-Ami In studying inter-communal violence, there is a tendency to over-emphasize the ethnic and religious causes of conflict, while ignoring underlying social and economic factors. A nuanced approach that recognizes historical lessons – and their limits – is essential to guide reconciliation and long-term stability. [Read more]( [PS. Subscribe to Premium to access PS Quarterly: Age of Extremes.]( [PS Say More: Carla Norrlöf on NATO, the US dollar, the Gaza war, and more]( [Carla Norrlöf on NATO, the US dollar, the Gaza war, and more]( Carla Norrlöf advocates an expansion of NATO’s operational focus, suggests ways the US can enhance global confidence in the dollar, offers the Biden administration advice on how to respond to escalating tensions in the Middle East, and more. [Read more]( [PS Big Picture: AI: Hope or Hype?]( [AI: Hope or Hype?]( with Angela Huyue Zhang, Daron Acemoglu, Michael R. Strain, and more Whether generative artificial intelligence will do more harm or good to our families, economies, and societies remains an open question. In devising strategies for harnessing the technology, optimism is undoubtedly warranted, but it should not come at the expense of realism. [Read more]( [PS. Save 30% on a new Digital subscription with our special introductory offer.]( [PS Longer Reads: The New-Old Authoritarianism]( [The New-Old Authoritarianism]( By Ruth Ben-Ghiat With US think tanks having already drawn up plans for instituting an authoritarian government under a second Donald Trump administration, the stakes in the year's presidential election are difficult to overstate. Around the world, "strongmen" are turning democratic institutions on themselves and learning from each other. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.