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Apr 13, 2026

Kroenig interviewed on NPR on Iran’s state-sponsored piracy

By Atlantic Council

On April 11, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on NPR on Iran's state-sponsored piracy in the Straight of Hormuz.

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Apr 12, 2026

Muhleisen quoted in Bloomberg article on the IMF and anti-recession guardrails

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Apr 12, 2026

Lipsky and Muhleisen quoted in Reuters article on how the Middle East economic shock will cast a shadow over the IMF/World Bank spring meetings

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Apr 11, 2026

Trump Must Break Tehran’s Machinery of Coercion

By Atlantic Council

Middle East Politics & Diplomacy

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Apr 11, 2026

Nikoladze quoted in Wall Street Journal article on Hong Kong’s role in Iranian sanctions evasion

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Apr 11, 2026

Tran quoted in SCMP article on the World Bank and IMF’s role in rescuing the global economy

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Apr 10, 2026

Chhangani cited in House of Saud article on how Iran avoids US sanctions and sell oil to China

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Apr 10, 2026

AC Front Page event with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga featured in Reuters article on slower global growth and heightened inflation brought on by Middle East conflict.

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Apr 10, 2026

Tannebaum cited in Politico article on risks to shipping companies transiting Hormuz, and the waterway’s indispensability to the global economy.

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Apr 10, 2026

Yevgeniya Gaber says in AL-MONITOR that Ukraine is becoming the Gulf’s new shield against Iran

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