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Feb 2, 2023

Global sanctions dashboard cited in Bloomberg article on Russia-China relations

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Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

In the News

Feb 2, 2023

Wieslander on BBC World Service

Anna Wieslander spoke with BBC’s World Service about Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession process.

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Feb 1, 2023

Dahl in Svenska Dagbladet on lessons Sweden can learn from Denmark (in Swedish)

On February 1, TSI NRSF Ann-Sofie Dahl wrote an op-ed in Svenska Dagbladet arguing that there are lessons that Sweden could learn from Denmark and its past Muhammed cartoon controversy (in Swedish).

Europe & Eurasia Extremism

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Feb 1, 2023

Davidzon in Tablet: On Putin and Babyn Yar

By Atlantic Council

Russia Ukraine

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Feb 1, 2023

Lipner interviewed by Formiche on Netanyahu’s dilemma between the US and the government.

By Atlantic Council

Israel Italian

In the News

Jan 31, 2023

Wieslander in Financial Times on potential solo Finnish NATO accession

“The focus now is to calm down the situation,” said Anna Wieslander. “Swedish policymakers are still quite confident that Turkey will ratify . . . in the end, but they also realise that the road will continue to be bumpy.”

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jan 31, 2023

Guevara in Heraldo de Mexico on sending Soviet-era weapons from Mexico to Ukraine (in Spanish)

On January 31, TSI NRSF Íñigo Guevara Moyano wrote an op-ed arguing that the restrictive policies for the export of military equipment from the United States and Germany is an opportunity for Mexico to transfer its Soviet-era equipment to the United States to then send to Ukraine (in Spanish).

Europe & Eurasia Mexico

In the News

Jan 31, 2023

CBDC Tracker cited by Cryptoslate on Elon Musk’s perspective of CBDCs

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Digital Currencies Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 31, 2023

Wieslander in WSJ on Western support for Ukraine

“This is a very transformative period in the conflict. But to me, the reactions from Western capitals have been merely tactical so far. We lack a common vision about how the war should end and how these deliveries fit into that vision,” Wieslander said.

Northern Europe Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 30, 2023

Charai in The Hill: The horrifying shift to lone gunman terrorism in Israel

By Ahmed Charai

Last week on the day of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as the memory of those lost in the Holocaust was commemorated around the world, a lone gunman shot eight Israelis from his car window. The innocent victims were killed walking peacefully toward their neighborhood synagogue in Jerusalem. Israel plunged into mourning while fresh attacks drew […]

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