Category: In the News

Gray interviewed on Bloomberg about Trump’s Venezuela policy

By Atlantic Council

On January 4, Alexander B. Gray, a GeoStrategy Initiative nonresident senior fellow, was interviewed on Bloomberg's "The China Show" about the decision to capture Nicolas Maduro. He explains that the Trump administration has redefined US core interests as inextricably linked to the Western hemisphere, and argues ousting Maduro eliminated a hostile regime and narrowed the strategic space for US adversaries.

Charai for The National Interest: Peace Through Strength in Venezuela—and the World

By Atlantic Council

Nikoladze cited in The Washington Post on how US sanctions against Venezuela are losing effectiveness as Venezuela receives oil payments in crypto

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Charai for The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The Middle East at a Moment of Strategic Choice

By Atlantic Council

The CBDC tracker was cited in Trading View on the Reserve Bank of India’s efforts to encourage other countries to focus CBDCs over privately-issued stablecoins

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Braw in Foreign Policy on Trump’s Second Administration and its impacts on global business

On December 30, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published in Foreign Policy in an article describing how Donald Trump’s foreign policy is received by the global business community.

Lipsky writes an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on what to expect with tariffs in 2026

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The Trump Tariff Tracker was cited in FX Street on the use of IEEPA tariff powers and their implications for Fed decisions

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Lipsky quoted in Politico’s Morning Money on how the AI boom may delay US fiscal pressures while still creating immediate negative shocks in parts of the labor market

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Charai for The National Interest: Why the Middle East Needs Peace Through Strength

By Atlantic Council