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Nurul Izzah Anwar

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Nurul Izzah Anwar, a former member of the Malaysian parliament, is a political activist and Chairperson of the Social and Economic Research Initiative.

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  1. Transforming Health Care in Southeast Asia
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    Transforming Health Care in Southeast Asia

    Aug 2, 2024 Nurul Izzah Anwar urges regional cooperation and greater local capacity to combat infectious and non-communicable diseases.

  2. Protecting Gaza’s Children
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    Protecting Gaza’s Children

    Nov 27, 2023 Nurul Izzah Anwar & Yolanda Augustin urge the international community to support the young Palestinians bearing the brunt of the war.

  3. Measuring Poverty Properly
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    Measuring Poverty Properly

    Feb 15, 2022 Nurul Izzah Anwar argues that the effects of the pandemic and climate change have put a premium on using the right methodology.

  4. Solving the Prison Dilemma of COVID-19
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    Solving the Prison Dilemma of COVID-19

    Feb 5, 2021 Nurul Izzah Anwar argues that the pandemic represents an opportunity to reduce overcrowding and prevent recidivism.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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