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Apr 9, 2026

Chhangani cited in FT article on the banks and financial institutions willing to launder dollar payments for Iran

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Apr 8, 2026

Kroenig interviewed on BBC on Trump and Iran

By Atlantic Council

On April 7, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on BBC on the Trump administration’s policy in Iran.

Iran Security & Defense

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Apr 8, 2026

Matchett for MIT Technology Review on weaponizing water in future warfare

By Ginger Matchett

On April 7, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable” for MIT Technology Review on how lessons learned from the Iran war mean water can be weaponized more strategically than previously imagined.

Critical Infrastructure Policy Energy & Environment

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Apr 8, 2026

Lipsky quoted in Reuters article on China’s role in Iran’s military and drone production process, and how Trump is unlikely to follow through with threatened tariffs on Beijing

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Apr 6, 2026

Charai for The Jerusalem Post: Trump and the end of Tehran’s illusion

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Iran Middle East

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Apr 6, 2026

Chhangani and Kumar cited in 2025 ECA report discussing advancement of regional integration in Africa using frontier technologies and innovation

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Apr 6, 2026

Lipsky cited in Bloomberg article detailing why the Iran war may impact Trump’s goal of lowering interest rates

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Apr 6, 2026

Nikoladze joined the Embassy of the Republic of Poland to launch and discuss findings from the organizations’ new report

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Apr 6, 2026

Nikoladze joined The Warcast podcast to discuss the complications of the U.S. suspension of Russian and Iranian oil sanctions

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Apr 6, 2026

Washington Post cites GeoEconomics research on China’s cross-border digital currency platform mBridge

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