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Colin Powers

Colin Powers is a researcher focused on the economies of the Middle East and North Africa. He finished his PhD at Johns Hopkins SAIS in 2020.

Palestine on the Brink of Crisis
Empty streets in Ramallah in the Palestinian West Bank during a home-confinement order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, April 7, 2020. Mohamad Torokman/Reuters
Covid-19 Coverage

Palestine on the Brink of Crisis

Palestine is heading into a disastrous recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic's paralysis of economic life combined with structural factors specific to the Palestinian economy. Colin Powers explains why the Palestinian Authority is unable to generate the necessary level of revenue to suppo
Colin Powers • 15 min read