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New Atlanticist

Apr 7, 2022

In Argentina, the IMF risks placing geopolitics over economics

By Martin Mühleisen

The IMF’s decision to approve another loan to help Argentina's troubled economy sets a dangerous precedent that the fund might come to rue.

Americas
Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Apr 1, 2022

Foreign direct investment, infrastructure, and supply chain resiliency: A new nexus for US industrial strategy

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

Introduction                                      The United States’ aging infrastructure is currently unable to support the kind of economic growth and productivity it needs to successfully compete with other advanced and emerging economies. This includes the present state of nontraditional infrastructure, such as the semiconductor industry; and recent shortages have highlighted US dependency on foreign producers. Inbound FDI stock […]

China
Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 29, 2022

Putin’s ruble ploy confirms that energy exports are his lifeline

By Charles Lichfield

Western allies can only 'reduce the ruble to rubble' by dramatically reducing oil and gas imports.

Economic Sanctions
Economy & Business

SouthAsiaSource

Mar 28, 2022

For Afghanistan’s economic revival, focus on macroeconomic stability, financial flows, and economic governance

By Paul Fishstein and Murtaza E. Amiryar

The Biden administration’s General License, announced in February 2022 and exempting international commercial transactions from US sanctions, is a step in the right direction, but its effects will prove limited.

Afghanistan
Economy & Business

Econographics

Mar 22, 2022

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine threatens a global wheat crisis 

By Niels Graham and Inbar Pe'er

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has rattled global wheat markets. Both nations account for nearly a third of global wheat exports leaving importers scrambling

China
Macroeconomics

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2022

Beyond crypto: How DeFi can defy finance elites to empower all

By Dante Disparte

With Biden’s new executive order on cryptocurrencies suggesting a supportive approach to emerging financial technologies, it’s time to understand how DeFi could defy naysayers. 

Digital Currencies
Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 16, 2022

Farrand quoted in El Pais on the economic impacts of the Ukraine war on North African markets

By Atlantic Council

Conflict
Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 12, 2022

CBDC Tracker cited in an Amazon Web Services White Paper on retail CBDCs

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Digital Currencies
Digital Policy

Britain Debrief

Mar 12, 2022

#BritainDebrief – Can Decarbonization Disarm Putin’s War Machine? A Debrief from Laurie Laybourn

By Ben Judah

As European countries have reluctantly started to announce programs to be less reliant on Russian oil and gas, Senior Fellow Ben Judah interviews Laurie Laybourn, Visiting Fellow at the Chatham House Sustainability Accelerator for #BritainDebrief.

Climate Change & Climate Action
Conflict

Econographics

Mar 9, 2022

Beyond oil, natural gas, and wheat: The commodity shock of Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

The impact of Russia-Ukraine crisis on the global economy is much broader than oil, natural gas, and wheat. The commodity shock of the crisis and the resulting supply chain disruptions in many strategic industries threatens the global economic recovery and the fight against inflation.

Economic Sanctions
Economy & Business

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