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Nov 17, 2025, 10:18 AM

Inside the King’s mind: What Bhutan can teach us about building the future

Villagers in traditional attire take rest after casting their votes, outside a polling centre during general election in Rikhey village, Bhutan, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

At a time when development often deepens inequality, the tiny Himalayan kingdom is trying to modernize without losing its soul

May 7, 2019, 6:11 AM

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The ultimate shadow strike to safeguard Israel

Before and after satellite images of the Syrian nuclear reactor at al-Kibar, which was struck by Israel in 2007 (AP/DigitalGlobe)

Yaakov Katz writes a page-turning account of the never-before-told story of how Israel took out Syria’s nuclear reactor

Feb 6, 2019, 1:46 AM

Putting a Ziploc on World Hunger

A company headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts with Israeli roots is playing an important role in curbing global hunger, saving millions of people from malnutrition, and pulling farmers around the globe out of the cycle of poverty. Its invention is...

Dec 4, 2018, 9:19 AM

Wake Up America: What Israel can do to help Battle The Looming Water Crisis

As Americans turn on their taps, most are in the dark about a crisis coming to at least a third of U.S. households in the next four years: a lack of potable water. Experts predict that by 2022, 42 million...

Oct 4, 2018, 7:30 PM

The Right to Walk Again

There are an estimated 6 million wheelchair users in the United States and Europe, some of whom could walk again if insurance carriers would approve the cost of coverage for a device innovated in Israel. Not only would underwriting...

Sep 20, 2018, 7:52 AM

Let There Be Light: How Israel Can Power America’s Clean Energy Revolution

America is undergoing a quiet clean-energy revolution. Renewable resources such as solar, wind, hydro- and nuclear power produce more than a third of the country’s energy, and this sector is growing at a rate several times faster than the national economy. Many would...

Sep 4, 2018, 12:48 PM

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J-Date: Bringing together Israelis and Arabs?!

The Judean Date Palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. (via Wikipedia)

The revival of an extinct plant has sown seeds of hope and collaboration between scientists throughout the Middle East

Mar 20, 2018, 5:39 PM

How Israel can help Egypt Avoid a Water Crisis of Biblical Proportions

An Open Letter to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Dear President Sisi: Egypt’s annual water supply has dropped dramatically in the last 70 years. The United Nations predicts that by 2025, your country will approach a state of “absolute water crisis.”...

Mar 15, 2018, 8:31 PM

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Stop killing birds to secure New York’s air traffic

Migrating birds (Global Post Screen Shot)

Israeli birds wouldn't alter course, so the pilots steer clear of the migration routes instead

About Me

Avi Jorisch is the CEO of the Israel Economic Forum and Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council. He is the author of Next: A Brief History of the Future (Gefen Publishing), as well as Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World.