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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

In the News

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

In the News

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.

Conflict Rule of Law

In the News

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

In the News

Feb 28, 2022

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

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

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

Inflection Points

Feb 27, 2022

Ukraine has finally prompted the West to shift course on Putin

By Frederick Kempe

The Zelenskyy delegation’s chance to succeed in talks at the Belarus border with a Russian delegation would be far greater if Putin were confident that the West has Ukraine’s back.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Reuters on imposing a financial embargo on Russia

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 27, 2022

Kroenig in the Mirror on Russia’s nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig explains that Putin's nuclear alert mandates the movement of nuclear weapons to strategic positions.

Arms Control Crisis Management

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