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Daoud Kuttab

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Daoud Kuttab, an award-winning Palestinian journalist, is a former journalism professor at Princeton University and former director and Founder of the Institute of Modern Media at Al-Quds University in Ramallah.

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  1. The Middle East Needs a Ceasefire Now
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    The Middle East Needs a Ceasefire Now

    Apr 16, 2024 Daoud Kuttab explains why the latest escalation could lead to a truce instead of an all-out military showdown.

  2. Can Marwan Barghouti Be the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?
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    Can Marwan Barghouti Be the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?

    Feb 16, 2024 Daoud Kuttab thinks the imprisoned Fatah leader could be the key to reviving the two-state solution.

  3. Gaza’s Never-Ending Catastrophe
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    Gaza’s Never-Ending Catastrophe

    Oct 19, 2023 Daoud Kuttab draws parallels between the current war and the events that led to Palestinians’ deepest national trauma.

  4. A Winning World Cup Strategy for the Arab World
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    A Winning World Cup Strategy for the Arab World

    Dec 13, 2022 Daoud Kuttab asks whether Arab enthusiasm stirred by Morocco’s success can translate into broader regional cohesion.

  5. Resuscitating the Two-State Solution
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    Resuscitating the Two-State Solution

    Jul 13, 2022 Daoud Kuttab explains what American and Israeli leaders could do to change an increasingly unsustainable status quo.

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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Stephen S. Roach

    The most successful development stories almost always involve major shifts in the sources of economic growth, which in turn allow economies to reinvent themselves out of necessity or by design. In China, the interplay of mounting external pressures, lagging household consumption, and falling productivity will increasingly shape China’s policy choices in the years ahead.

     explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.
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    From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America

    Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami

    Designing a progressive anti-violence strategy that delivers the safety for which a huge share of Latin Americans crave is perhaps the most difficult challenge facing many of the region’s governments. But it is also the most important.

     urge the region’s progressives to start treating security as an essential component of social protection.
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    The Urgency of Sovereign-Debt Restructuring

    José Antonio Ocampo highlights the need for a comprehensive mechanism to deliver relief to low- and middle-income countries.
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    The Gaza War Goes Global

    Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Iran’s unprecedented decision to launch a direct strike on Israeli territory.
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    Gender-Neutral Fintech Isn’t Working for Women

    Emmanuel Nyirinkindi & Jessica Schnabel show that the industry is not fully delivering on its promise to accelerate financial inclusion.
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    The Urgency of Palestinian Statehood

    Gareth Evans explains why formal international recognition is crucial to ending the intolerable status quo.
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    Quality Journalism Is More Important than Ever

    Anya Schiffrin, et al. explain how policymakers can support rigorous, objective reporting, just as they provide other public goods.
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    Is India’s Economy Overhyped?

    Shang-Jin Wei argues that the country’s rapid development, while undeniable, conceals deeper structural problems.
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    Negotiating a Bigger, Better World Bank

    Michael Krake & Wempi Saputra explain how a new framework will nudge countries to invest in projects that deliver global public goods.

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