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Mar 8, 2022

Ashford in The New Republic: The no fly-zone risk: what if Russia doesn’t back down?

By Atlantic Council

On March 8, Emma Ashford and Joshua Shrifinson were quoted on the escalatory risks of a no-fly-zone. “Even if a no-fly zone miraculously didn’t lead to direct war, it would significantly escalate a conflict that is already dangerously intensifying with no clear pathways for de-escalation. The sanctions are unprecedentedly harsh, turning Russia into the most […]

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Mar 8, 2022

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: How the war in Ukraine could get much worse

By Atlantic Council

On March 8, along with Joshua Shifrinson of Boston University, Emma Ashford published an article in Foreign Affairs on the war in Ukraine. “The most effective way to curtail the risks of escalation in Europe is to end the conflict in Ukraine. This will be difficult, perhaps impossible, to do in the near term given […]

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Mar 8, 2022

Zarazinski in CoinDesk: National security at stake with Biden’s crypto executive order

"The U.S. administration has an opportunity to take the lead on the future of finance and the internet and restore American credibility in the world" writes Adam Zarazinski

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UkraineAlert

Mar 7, 2022

Western weakness is enabling Russian war crimes in Ukraine

By Bohdan Klid

The democratic world has loudly condemned Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian invasion but longstanding policies of Western weakness towards the Kremlin linger on and are now enabling Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

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Mar 7, 2022

Amb. Fried interviewed in Bloomberg’s Balance of Power podcast on the Ukrainian refugee crisis

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Mar 7, 2022

Friedlander interviewed on Hidden Forces podcast regarding economic sanctions against Russia

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Mar 7, 2022

Friedlander quoted in Politico on economic sanctions against Russian oligarchs

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Mar 7, 2022

Plitsas in News12 on stopping the Russian advance in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Alex Plitsas considers non-military measures for deterring the Russian advance.

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Mar 7, 2022

Hu in Voice of America on information warfare around Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Evanna Hu addresses information operations around Ukraine, and the recent growth of Western narrative dominance.

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Mar 7, 2022

Norrlof article published in the Washington Post on SWIFT and sanctions

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