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Feb 28, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by Lawfare on how the scope and effectiveness of sanctions against Russia

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Feb 28, 2022

Manning and Burrows in Foreign Policy: The US can’t afford a double Cold War

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, Mathew Burrows and Robert Manning published an article in Foreign Policy making the case that the United States cannot afford to have a double Cold War with China and Russia. “Fighting a two-front new cold war would mean far higher military expenditures, great uncertainty weighing down the global economy, and a diversion […]

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Feb 28, 2022

Kroenig in the Irish Times on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's heightened nuclear alert is textbook Russian strategy and likely a bluff.

Arms Control Crisis Management

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Feb 28, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by Yahoo Finance on the West blocking Russia from SWIFT and Russia’s economic outlook

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Feb 28, 2022

Friendlander quoted in Wall Street Journal how Western sanctions on Russia will impact global monetary and macro stability

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Feb 28, 2022

Polymeropoulos in Washington Monthly on US covert assistance to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos recommends to the Washington Monthly that the US covertly provide assistance to the Ukrainian resistance.

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Feb 28, 2022

Lipsky interviewed by NBC News on how the new round of sanctions on Russia will affect the global economy

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

SouthAsiaSource

Feb 28, 2022

An aid-trade corridor is key to the Afghan economy’s revival

By Gul Maqsood Sabit

Humanitarian assistance is a temporary solution to a long-term problem in Afghanistan. To reduce aid dependency and give hope to a suffering population, it is essential that the economy remains somewhat functional and the Afghan currency holds some value.

Afghanistan Economy & Business

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Feb 28, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Politico on Western sanctions targeting ‘Fortress Russia’

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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Feb 27, 2022

Friendlander interviewed by NPR on how sanctions could affect assets Russian elites have in the US

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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