Category: In the News

Spencer in Eurasianet on Russia’s creation of a digital iron curtain

By Katherine Spencer

On October 22, Katherine Spencer, program assistant at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, was published in Eurasianet on Russia’s increasing internet restrictions and blackouts.

Donovan quoted in The Independent on the new sanctions’ significance and their expected immediate impact on Russia’s oil profits

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Nikoladze quoted in Bankier.pl on the Trump administration’s new sanctions significantly cutting Russia’s oil revenues and underscoring Washington’s determination to end the war in Ukraine

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Donovan quoted in Kyiv Post on the Trump administration’s new sanctions targeting key energy firms and signaling a US commitment in pushing for a ceasefire

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Tannebaum quoted in The New York Times on US sanctions on Russia only being effective if Washington is willing to use or threaten secondary sanctions on third countries

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Gray on Fox News ‘America Reports’ on the Gaza ceasefire deal

On October 20, Alexander B. Gray, nonresident senior fellow of the GeoStrategy Initiative of the Scowcroft Center, appeared on Fox News to discuss the terms and implications of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Atlantic Council mentioned in South China Morning Post coverage of Hong Kong FS Paul Chan’s IMF/World Bank week meetings.

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Wieslander in Al Jazeera

Director for Northern Europe, Anna Wieslander, was interviewed October 17 in an Al Jazeera article on Russia’s economy, sanctions against it and how it impacts the war in Ukraine. Wieslander argues that US leadership has changed when it comes to addressing Russia as a threat to European security and warns that Europe will pay a higher […]

Mark quoted in NPR on China’s fading consumer stimulus, noting that spending slowed once government incentives ran out

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Bank of England’s Megan Greene quoted in Reuters at an Atlantic Council event, saying rising unemployment has eased wage pressures and argued against continued quarterly rate cuts

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