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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins Alaraby TV to discuss the challenges Raisi’s government will face

By Atlantic Council

Arabic Conflict

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Aug 6, 2021

Cooper for CNBC on the Taliban advance in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Scott Cooper interviewed by CNBC in a conversation titled "Veteran reacts as Taliban advance in Afghanistan."

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins War on the Rocks to discuss Iran’s attack on a commercial tanker in the north Arabian Sea

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

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Aug 6, 2021

Slavin joins TRT World to discuss the likelihood of concessions made by President Raisi

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Elections

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Aug 6, 2021

Roberts quoted in Fortune on Beijing’s recent crackdowns on its technology giants

On August 6, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in Fortune that discussed Beijing’s outsize influence on China’s technology giants, highlighting that these companies contribute billions of dollars to the central government in order to escape scrutinization from the CCP. Roberts explains that “the sudden bout of gift-giving is certainly no guarantee that […]

China Economy & Business

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Aug 5, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: (Dis)integrated Deterrence

By Atlantic Council

On August 5, Christopher Preble and co-hosts explored the Pentagon’s new concept of “integrated deterrence” on the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They attempted to differentiate the idea from existing theories of deterrence and concluded that the phrase seems better suited to identifying a problem, but not necessarily a solution. More about our […]

Defense Policy Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 5, 2021

Nasr quoted in the Monocle Minute: Cutting ties

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

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Aug 5, 2021

Roberts quoted in The Diplomat on China’s recent crackdowns on its ed-tech industries

On August 5, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Diplomat that discussed new Chinese regulations across its education and technology industries, highlighting the trend of China’s public sector replacing its private sector as the CCP’s key economic priority as it seeks to ensure internal stability. Roberts argues that, “while the importance […]

China Economy & Business

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Aug 5, 2021

CBDC Tracker highlighted in Bloomberg

By The GeoEconomics Center

Read the full article here. Explore the CBDC tracker here.

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Aug 5, 2021

Dagres joins Al Jazeera to discuss the challenges facing Iran’s new president

By Atlantic Council

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