{"title":"Dan Senor","description":"Dan Senor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, has been on the front lines of policy, politics, and business in the Middle East. As a senior foreign policy advisor to the U.S. Government, he was one of the longest-serving civilian officials in Iraq. He has also served in Qatar and studied in Israel. Senor's pieces are frequently published by the Wall Street Journal. Saul Singer is the editorial editor of the Jerusalem Post, for which he writes a weekly column, and the author of Confronting Jihad: Israel's Struggle and the World after 9\/11. For ten years, he served as a foreign policy advisor on Capitol Hill. http: \/\/www.startupnationbook.com\/","products":[{"product_id":"start-up-nation-the-story-of-israels-economic-miracle-paperback","title":"Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e tells us what the world can learn from Israel's meteoric economic success.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eStart-Up Nation\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel -- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture, which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation. In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland, Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the \"Israel effect\", there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting. As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit, there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive, surprising clues.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365995643103,"sku":"9780446541473","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jipQjCT_sH9780446541473.webp?v=1789077214"},{"product_id":"start-up-nation-the-story-of-israels-economic-miracle-hardcover","title":"Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat the world can learn from Israel's meteoric economic success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel -- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture, which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation. In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland, Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the \"Israel effect\", there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting. As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit, there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive, surprising clues.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369751347423,"sku":"9780446541466","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/YPMaAN5gtF9780446541466.webp?v=1789146076"},{"product_id":"the-genius-of-israel-the-surprising-resilience-of-a-divided-nation-in-a-turbulent-world-hardcover","title":"The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do Israelis have among the world's highest life expectancies and lowest rates of \"deaths of despair\" from suicide and substance abuse? Why is Israel's population young and growing while all other wealthy democracies are aging and shrinking? How can it be that Israel, according to a United Nations ranking, is the fourth happiest nation in the world? Why do Israelis tend to look to the future with hope, optimism, and purpose while the rest of the West struggles with an epidemic of loneliness, teen depression, and social decline? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Senor and Saul Singer, the writers behind the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eStart-Up Nation, \u003c\/i\u003ehave long been students of the global innovation race. But as they spent time with Israel's entrepreneurs and political leaders, soldiers and students, scientists and activists, ultra-Orthodox Jews, Tel Aviv techies, and Israeli Arabs, they realized that they had missed what really sets Israel apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from military commanders integrating at-risk youth and people who are neurodiverse into national service, to high performing companies making space for working parents, from dreamers and innovators launching a duct-taped spacecraft to the moon, to bringing better health solutions to people around the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a diverse people and society built around the values of service, solidarity, and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWidely admired for having the world's highest density of high-tech start-ups, Israel's greatest innovation may not be a technology at all, but Israeli society itself. Understanding how a country facing so many challenges can be among the happiest provides surprising insights into how we can confront the crisis of community, human connectedness, and purpose in modern life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBold, timely, and insightful, Senor and Singer's latest work shines an important light on the impressive innovative distinctions of Israeli society--and what other communities and countries can learn.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369765241055,"sku":"9781982115760","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cSWEMuAONW9781982115760.webp?v=1789146149"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/dan-senor.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}