Category: In the News

Pınar Dost appears on The New Arab, commenting on the Iran War and its possible spillover effects

Lipsky interviewed on CNBC’s segment The China Connection where he explains China-Russia-Iran trade ties

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Matchett quoted in CNN on the Iran war’s threat to desalination plants and data center investment in the Gulf

By Ginger Matchett

On March 30, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Trump helped build the Middle East’s AI ambitions. Could his war break them?” for CNN on the risk to data center investment because of the US-Israel-Iran war. She explained how the war is leaving data center investment up in the air because protection of data centers […]

Matchett quoted in Agencia EFE on how the war in the Middle East puts desalination plants at risk

By Ginger Matchett

On March 27, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Middle East war puts drinking water supply in Gulf countries at risk” for Agencia EFE on how the Gulf states rely on desalination plants, making infrastructure an easy target and vulnerable to attacks. She noted there is a paradox between oil and water, where oil extraction […]

Yevgeniya Gaber gives a speech at the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM) in Istanbul on the importance of accurate reporting on the ground in Ukraine

Daniels published in RAND on AI competition between the US and China

By Atlantic Council

On March 26, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Owen Daniels published a policy paper for the RAND Corporation on “Open Models, Soft Power, and Spectrum of US-China Artificial Intelligence Competition.”

Donovan and Ezratty cited in an Asia Times article explaining Russia’s and Iran’s drone ties

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Lipsky quoted in Foreign Policy article on Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump Tariff Tracker cited in the African Development Bank Group’s November Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook

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Tannebaum featured on CNBC on securing the Strait of Hormuz

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