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Feb 23, 2026

Jan Hatzius’ interview with Lipsky featured in Gizmodo article on AI investment’s low contribution to US GDP growth in 2025

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Feb 23, 2026

Wieslander published in Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

On Monday, February 23, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was published in the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. In the piece, Wieslander argues that the new U.S. National Security Strategy, released by the Trump administration in November 2025, has left Europe squeezed from both the east and the west. “To the east, Europe […]

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Feb 23, 2026

Costa quoted in NBC News article on potential Iranian responses to US strikes

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On February 23, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense Program Joe Costa was quoted in an article from NBC News on Iran’s retaliatory responses to possible US strikes. Costa warns that if the threat becomes existential for the Iranian regime, Iran’s response would be more aggressive.

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In the News

Feb 22, 2026

Lipsky cited in Reuters on why the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling limits Trump’s leverage but won’t end uncertainty for trade partners

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Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in Bloomberg discussing how Trump’s negotiating edge was dulled by Supreme Court tariff ruling

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Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in WSJ on why US trade policy will change even with Supreme court ruling on Trump tariffs

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Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in Reuters detailing Trump’s pivot to new 10% global import duty and probes following Supreme Court tariff ruling

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Feb 21, 2026

Lipsky cited in AFP on what comes next after the Supreme Court tariff ruling

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Feb 20, 2026

ACFront Page event with Amb. Jamieson Greer featured in Bloomberg article on the Supreme Court’s IEEPA tariff ruling

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Feb 20, 2026

Kroenig interviewed on CBS News on US strategy in Iran and the Board of Peace

By Atlantic Council

On February 19, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on CBS News about potential US strikes in Iran and the Board of Peace.

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