Category: In the News

Lipsky cited in Bloomberg article detailing why the Iran war may impact Trump’s goal of lowering interest rates

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Nikoladze joined the Embassy of the Republic of Poland to launch and discuss findings from the organizations’ new report

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Nikoladze joined The Warcast podcast to discuss the complications of the U.S. suspension of Russian and Iranian oil sanctions

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Washington Post cites GeoEconomics research on China’s cross-border digital currency platform mBridge

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Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg article on the timing of Trump’s biggest gambits

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Charai for The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The Iran War’s First Lesson: American Leadership, Israeli Resolve

By Atlantic Council

Matchett for War on the Rocks on threats to desalination plants and preparedness for attacks in the Gulf

By Ginger Matchett

On March 31, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett wrote a feature for “Holding water hostage” for War on Rocks on the threat to desalination plants in the Gulf and how states should prepare for attacks. She wrote: “We are at an inflection point with how aggressors threaten strategic assets in warfare and the significant geopolitical weight […]

Kroenig published in The DailyWire on US options in Iran

By Atlantic Council

On April 1, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was published in The DailyWire on the Trump administration's options in Iran, arguing that the US has achieved its core objectives and should consider withdrawal.

Saab in War on the Rocks on possible US seizure of Kharg Island

By Atlantic Council

On April 1, Bilal Saab, nonresident senior fellow with Forward Defense, published a piece in War on the Rocks assessing the feasibility and strategic risks of a potential US Marine seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island amid the ongoing US-Iran war.

Matchett quoted in ABC News on the threat of Iranian attacks on Gulf desalination plants

By Ginger Matchett

On March 31, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “As Trump postpones threatened attacks on Iran’s power plants, experts warn of the potential humanitarian crisis” for ABC News about the consequences if Iran successfully destroyed the Gulf’s desalination infrastructure. She noted that due to arid conditions in the region, the facilities are a major potential […]