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Mar 4, 2022

Schnapper-Casteras cited in CoinDesk Podcast on cryptocurrency and sanctions

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Mar 4, 2022

Friedlander and our event on what sanctions mean for the Russian and global economy mentioned in Voice of America

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Britain Debrief

Mar 4, 2022

#BritainDebrief – Is this economic war with Russia? A Debrief from Edward Fishman

By Ben Judah

As a newly-formed anti-invasion coalition forms in the international community and takes increasingly severe economic actions against Russia, Senior Fellow Ben Judah interviewed Edward Fishman, former Russia and Europe Lead in the State Department’s Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, for #BritainDebrief.

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Mar 4, 2022

Kumar’s CoinDesk interview featured in Yahoo

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Mar 4, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on the effectiveness of sanctions imposed on Russia

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Mar 3, 2022

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

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Mar 3, 2022

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

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New Atlanticist

Mar 3, 2022

Europe needs to prepare for a future without Russian energy

By Michael John Williams and Erin Hodges

One of Putin’s greatest assets is Western reliance on Russia; to move forward, this relationship must shift from one of necessity to one of convenience.

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Mar 3, 2022

Friendlander quoted in the Pioneer on economic sanctions

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Mar 3, 2022

CBDC tracker cited in CNBC

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