GeoEconomics Commentary & Analysis

We offer real-time analysis and commentary on a range of economic issues including international trade, economic sanctions, the European economy, and inclusive growth.

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

Econographics

Mar 18, 2022

US export controls aim to degrade Russia’s military

By Maia Nikoladze

As soon as the Russian military depletes current equipment, they will find it difficult to obtain critical technology for upgrading and maintaining aircrafts, ships, and weaponry used for waging an unjust war on Ukraine.

Conflict Defense Technologies

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

Econographics

Mar 18, 2022

Economic complexity emerges as a new restraint on wars of conquest

By George Pearkes

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the economic disincentives countries considering wars of conquest must reckon with.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

Econographics

Mar 18, 2022

Internationalization of the Renmibi via bilateral swap lines

By Hung Tran

Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine has triggered unprecedented sanctions being imposed by the US, Europe and other countries on various Russian entities. The most important measure so far is denying the Russian central bank access to most of its international reserves held in major world currencies.

China Digital Currencies

Fast Thinking

Mar 16, 2022

FAST THINKING: Reading between the lines of Zelenskyy’s address to Congress

By Atlantic Council

Our experts reacted to the Ukrainian president's emotional appeal to US lawmakers—and weighed in on whether US thinking on Ukraine could continue to shift.

Conflict Crisis Management

Markup

Mar 11, 2022

What does Biden’s executive order on crypto actually mean? We gave it a close read.

By Atlantic Council experts

What signals does this order send about the Biden administration’s approach to cryptocurrency as well as a potential central bank digital currency?

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

Econographics

Mar 11, 2022

Biden’s executive order on digital assets has been released. Now what?

By Ananya Kumar

Biden signed an Executive Order on CBDCs, Stablecoins and Cryptocurrencies. What does this mean for the future of digital assets and their regulation in the United States?

Digital Currencies Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2022

What’s left to sanction in Russia? Wallets, stocks, and foreign investments.

By Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried

There are still some tools left for the West to escalate sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression against Ukraine—including an Iran-style approach.

Economy & Business Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2022

Biden’s Russian oil ban: Slick, or nothing special?

By Randolph Bell, Reed Blakemore, and Charles Lichfield

Our experts break down the new US move against Russia's energy industry, from its impact on global oil prices to the pressure it puts in Europe.

Energy & Environment European Union
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