Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Lipsky quoted in Wall Street Journal on whether CIPS is a viable alternative to SWIFT for sanction evasion or means for sanction evasion

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Friendlander quoted in Politico on China aiding Russia in light of western sanctions

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Amb. Fried quoted in the Washington Post on the long term considerations for the war in Ukraine

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Amb. Fried quoted in NPR on how sanctions may influence Putin’s military objectives

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Friendlander quoted in Bloomberg on long term effect of sanctions and the Russia Ukraine war

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Friendlander quoted in the Pioneer on economic sanctions

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Preble on Net Assessment: Putin’s taunt: what are you going to do about it?

By Atlantic Council

On March 3, Christopher Preble joined his co-hosts on the Net Assessment podcast to discuss the implications of the war in Ukraine, focusing on escalation risks, the use of sanctions, and what the war may do to Europe’s defense posture. “On a somber day, Chris, Melanie, and Zack ponder the implications of the war in […]

Ashford in Fortune: Banks are stopping Putin from tapping a $630 billion war chest Russia stockpiled before invading Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

On March 3, Emma Ashford was quoted in Fortune on government reserves of foreign currency. “Foreign reserves are a government’s holdings of gold, foreign debt, and foreign currency, which is usually denominated in the world’s most popular coins—dollars, euros, pounds, yen, and yuan. Although a country can hold foreign reserves in its own banks, governments […]

Friendlander quoted in CNBC on the unprecedented nature of Western sanctions against Russia

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CBDC tracker cited in the South China Morning Post

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