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Ashford in the Christian Science Monitor: A new Iron Curtain? How Russia’s invasion will reshape the world

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On March 2, Emma Ashford was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on how the Russian economy might adapt to Western sanctions. “How deep the new economic division goes may be contingent on the outcome of the Ukraine invasion. The Russian people might find it difficult to accept a deep plunge in their standard of […]

Friedlander interviewed in BBC News Mundo on the impact of sanctions on Russia

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O’Toole interviewed by France24 on the scope of impact of sanctions targeting Russia’s financial sector

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Bell quoted in Financial Times on the war in Ukraine

Fannon in Financial Times, “War in Ukraine: when political risks upturn commodity markets”

Roberts featured in VOA News on China’s economic relationship with Ukraine

On February 25, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in VOA News on China’s economic investments in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city. Roberts stated that Huawei’s investment in Kyiv’s metro system to construct a 4G wireless system, agreed in 2017, is now in peril due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition, continuing Chinese imports such as grains […]

Ullman in UPI: Shock and awe in Ukraine? Not yet

Sullivan quoted in Al-Monitor on Nile Dam conflict amid Ukraine crisis

Plitsas in Voice of America on Afghan evacuation

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Forward Defense's Alex Plitsas estimates the number Afghans that have escaped the Taliban in the last six months.

Alvarado in Defense One: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not put Beijing in a bind

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On March 2, 2022, Gabriel Alvarado published an article in Defense One, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not put Beijing in a bind”. In this piece, he argues that “there is no reason to believe that Chinese leaders will deviate from previous tactics. Nor should we be surprised if Beijing relaxes its efforts to maintain […]