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Apr 6, 2022

Ashford in NPR’s All Things Considered: Where do sanctions on Russia go from here? A foreign policy expert weighs in

By Atlantic Council

On April 6, Emma Ashford was interviewed on DW about Russia’s war against Ukraine and the potential implications of cutting off Russian oil and gas imports to Europe. “These sanctions were initially intended as a deterrent. The Biden administration said to Russia, ‘If you invade Ukraine, we will slap the sanctions on you,’ in the […]

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UkraineAlert

Apr 6, 2022

Genocide in Ukraine: Putin will not stop until the world stops him

By Mykhailo Tkach

If Western leaders wish to defend the rules-based order that has served them all so well since WWII, they must urgently do so in Ukraine by supplying the country with the offensive weapons needed to defeat Russia.

Conflict European Union

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Apr 6, 2022

Azodi quoted in Al Jazeera US-Iran nuclear talks and possible concessions in final stages

By Atlantic Council

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

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Apr 6, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Politico on Russian debt and credit rating

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Apr 6, 2022

Friedlander interviewed on MSNBC Meet the Press on Western sanctions

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Apr 5, 2022

Cohen joins Marketplace to discuss economic sanctions against Russia

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

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Apr 5, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Politico discussing impacts of a potential Russian default on the global economy

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Apr 5, 2022

The rising national security threats from climate change in the Mediterranean region

By Katerina Sokou

Climate change hazards will asymmetrically impact the Mediterranean’s coastal ecosystems. In addition increased natural disasters, climate change will also exacerbate the region’s economic vulnerabilities.

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Apr 5, 2022

How the world’s parliaments can team up against Russian aggression

By Francis Shin and Riho Terras

An interparliamentary alliance against Kremlin aggression would maximize global efforts to coordinate sanctions and keep the pressure on Moscow.

Corruption Europe & Eurasia

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Apr 5, 2022

Fontenrose quoted in The Hill on Saudi Arabia’s increase of oil prices amidst Ukraine crisis

By Atlantic Council

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