Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center

🚨 Looking for more in-depth geoeconomic analysis? The GeoEconomics Center is on LinkedIn! Follow along to stay ahead of the headlines with insights from our experts 👉 linkedin.com/posts/activity…

📺 Yesterday, saw a GeoEconomics Center double act with director @clichfield1 and senior fellow @dantannNYC featured on @BloombergTV with @flacqua. They covered the geoeconomics of the war in Iran, from its impact on the midterms to its strain on America’s finite resources. ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=4gH0hb…

📚What we’re reading As the rest of the globe obsesses over crypto and digital assets, Switzerland is doubling down on old-school money. Following a national referendum backed by 73 percent of voters, the country will soon join Hungary, Slovenia, and Slovakia in enshrining the right to use cash in its constitution. @bsmithmey reports for @politico⬇️ politico.eu/article/switze…

🛢️Trump has issued a 60-day waiver to the Jones Act, opening up domestic shipping routes to foreign vessels to try and stabilize oil markets. As senior director @joshualipsky writes, expect to see more geoeconomic tools like this in the weeks ahead. ⬇️ wsj.com/opinion/to-squ…

Two weeks into the conflict in Iran, Atlantic Council experts are answering twenty of the most pressing questions about the fast-moving war. @joshualipsky and @KDonovan_AC explain how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could impact economies—from higher prices at the gas pump to increased revenues for Russia's wartime economy. To read more 👇 atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/twe…

📊 13. That’s how many G20 countries saw backsliding on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Index between 2021 and 2025. See how major economies are faring on gender equality in our new analysis below. 🔽

🏦With IMF-World Bank Week at the @AtlanticCouncil approaching, we are pleased to share some of the distinguished finance ministers and central bank governors joining us alongside the Spring Meetings in April. 📨 Register to receive updates 👉atlanticcouncil.org/event/2026-imf…

📚What we’re reading Central banking isn’t always a game of follow-the-leader. As the era of tightly coordinated global monetary policy fades, central banks may increasingly need to chart their own course. @economistmeg reports for @FT ⬇️ ft.com/content/fa994b…

👥 IMF-World Bank Week at the @AtlanticCouncil is one month away, and we are pleased to announce a few of the outstanding speakers joining us alongside IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings from April 13th to 17th. 📩 Register here to receive updates 👉 atlanticcouncil.org/event/2026-imf…

Amid the war in Iran, investors have rushed back into dollar-denominated assets. Economic Statecraft Initiative program assistant Lize de Kruijf explains how to interpret the dollar’s safe haven status. To learn more, check out the Dollar Dominance Monitor: bit.ly/4blmPFU

🇮🇷 With an administration keen on pulling economic power back into the equation, the conflict in Iran is changing how the U.S. wages war. Senior director @joshualipsky explains how through various tools of intervention–foreign and domestic–the U.S. economy is being leveraged to prosecute war. ⬇️ wsj.com/opinion/to-squ…

At the onset of the conflict in Iran, director of the Economic Statecraft Initiative @KDonovan_AC warned that Russia would profit from rising oil prices. One week later, the @FinancialTimes reports that Russia is bringing in an additional $150 million/day in oil revenue. This surge is not only due to higher oil prices, but also the recent US waiver permitting the sale of sanctioned Russian oil. To learn more about what the US can do to prevent Russia from benefitting from the conflict, read the full article ⤵️ atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/enf…

Two weeks into the conflict in Iran, Atlantic Council experts are answering twenty of the most pressing questions about the fast-moving war. @joshualipsky and @KDonovan_AC explain how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could impact economies—from higher prices at the gas pump to increased revenues for Russia's wartime economy. To read more 👇 atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/twe…

Amid the war in Iran, investors have rushed back into dollar-denominated assets. Economic Statecraft Initiative program assistant Lize de Kruijf explains how to interpret the dollar’s safe haven status. To learn more, check out the Dollar Dominance Monitor: bit.ly/4blmPFU

🇮🇷 With an administration keen on pulling economic power back into the equation, the conflict in Iran is changing how the U.S. wages war. Senior director @joshualipsky explains how through various tools of intervention–foreign and domestic–the U.S. economy is being leveraged to prosecute war. ⬇️ wsj.com/opinion/to-squ…

Tune in to this week's episode of the Guide to the Global Economy podcast as @joshualipsky, Jessie Yin, @kdonovan_ac, and @mai_nikoladze breakdown the energy dimension of Russia's wartime economy. 🎧 Even after four years of coordinated economic pressure, Russia's economy remains afloat, largely due to its energy exports. Last week, the US granted India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil. Will Russia be able to take advantage of the conflict in Iran and rising global energy prices to keep its war economy afloat? 🇷🇺 Listen here to learn what this means for Russia's war economy👉 atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/pod…

📊 This week, our team took a deep dive into the lifeline of the Russian economy: oil exports. See our new analysis below to understand just how far Europe has come since 2022 ⬇️ India, Turkey and China have filled the gap created by the European exit from Russian oil. On this week’s Guide to the Global Economy podcast, Economic Statecraft Initiative’s @KDonovan_AC and @Mai_Nikoladze breakdown this energy dimension of Russia’s wartime economy. 🎧 Listen here: atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/pod…