Atlantic Council in the news

Lipsky and Muhleisen quoted in Reuters article on how the Middle East economic shock will cast a shadow over the IMF/World Bank spring meetings

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Trump Must Break Tehran’s Machinery of Coercion

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Nikoladze quoted in Wall Street Journal article on Hong Kong’s role in Iranian sanctions evasion

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Tran quoted in SCMP article on the World Bank and IMF’s role in rescuing the global economy

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Chhangani cited in House of Saud article on how Iran avoids US sanctions and sell oil to China

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AC Front Page event with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga featured in Reuters article on slower global growth and heightened inflation brought on by Middle East conflict.

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Tannebaum cited in Politico article on risks to shipping companies transiting Hormuz, and the waterway’s indispensability to the global economy.

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Lipsky quoted in Politico article on how the IMF-World Bank spring meetings will be dominated by economic fallout of the US-Israeli war in Iran and private credit markets in the US

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Matchett in AFP, France 24, and Arab News on the consequences of bombing Iran’s power plants

By Ginger Matchett

On April 8, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “The consequences of bombing Iran’s power stations” for AFP on the risks of attacking civilian critical infrastructure if President Trump follow through on his “power plant day” threat. She and Joseph Webster argued that targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran is strategically ineffective for […]

Matchett in The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Nepal News, The Express Tribune, on warning against US striking Iranian critical infrastructure

By Ginger Matchett

On April 7, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Atlantic Council warns: Hitting Iran’s power grid risks humanitarian disaster” for The Economic Times on President Trump’s “power plant day” threat. She and Joseph Webster argued that targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran is strategically ineffective and would have devasting spillover effects. They were […]