The authors of the Time article are Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Dennis Ross, and Adam Boehler.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is a TIME columnist, a global governance expert, and a senior associate dean and Lester Crown Professor of Management Practice at the Yale School of Management. He played a role in advising the development of the Abraham Accords and helped organize and produce the 2019 Peace Through Prosperity Conference, which laid the foundation for the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab nations.

Dennis Ross is a former special assistant to President Barack Obama in charge of the Middle East. He currently serves as a counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and teaches at Georgetown University’s Center for Jewish Civilization. Ross has worked on Middle East peace initiatives for over six decades, serving both Democratic and Republican Presidents, including as a Special Envoy for President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. He has also been a member of the National Security Council staff.

Adam Boehler is the founder and CEO of Rubicon Founders, a healthcare investment firm. He served in the Trump Administration as the founding Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the U.S. government’s international investment arm. Boehler was part of the negotiating team for the Abraham Accords and led the normalization discussions between Israel and Morocco. He also played a founding role in Operation Warp Speed.

The article argues that despite Hamas’ efforts to thwart the Biden Administration’s peace initiatives, there is hope for a peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. The defeat of Hamas may paradoxically accelerate regional peace. It outlines how Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinians could come together for a broader peace accord.

What role does economic development play in the prospects of achieving peace in the Middle East according to the authors?

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