Category: In the News

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

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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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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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Matchett in AFP, France 24, and Arab News on the consequences of bombing Iran’s power plants

By Ginger Matchett

On April 8, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “The consequences of bombing Iran’s power stations” for AFP on the risks of attacking civilian critical infrastructure if President Trump follow through on his “power plant day” threat. She and Joseph Webster argued that targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran is strategically ineffective for […]

Matchett in The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Nepal News, The Express Tribune, on warning against US striking Iranian critical infrastructure

By Ginger Matchett

On April 7, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Atlantic Council warns: Hitting Iran’s power grid risks humanitarian disaster” for The Economic Times on President Trump’s “power plant day” threat. She and Joseph Webster argued that targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran is strategically ineffective and would have devasting spillover effects. They were […]

Chhangani cited in FT article on the banks and financial institutions willing to launder dollar payments for Iran

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Kroenig interviewed on BBC on Trump and Iran

By Atlantic Council

On April 7, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on BBC on the Trump administration’s policy in Iran.

Matchett for MIT Technology Review on weaponizing water in future warfare

By Ginger Matchett

On April 7, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable” for MIT Technology Review on how lessons learned from the Iran war mean water can be weaponized more strategically than previously imagined.

Lipsky quoted in Reuters article on China’s role in Iran’s military and drone production process, and how Trump is unlikely to follow through with threatened tariffs on Beijing

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Charai for The Jerusalem Post: Trump and the end of Tehran’s illusion

By Atlantic Council