MenuThe U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions against Russia’s Gazprombank, a lending institution inexorably linked with Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom, along with fifty other small and medium-sized banks and forty securities registrars. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also issued a warning of sanctions risks for financial institutions joining Russia’s System for Transfer of
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Winter Is Coming, But Russia Refuses To Stop The Energy War On Ukraine
A massive attack by Russia against the Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Sunday, November 17th may have caused the Biden Administration to green-light Ukraine’s use of the U.S. ATACMS long-range missiles. Ukraine took parts of the Kursk region during its 2024 summer offensive and is struggling to hold on in the region as some 50,000 Russian
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia | Kamala Harris’ Foreign Policy
Dr. Cohen appears on Bloomberg Daybreak Asia to provide insight into what can be expected from Vice President Harris’ foreign policy as she launches her campaign for the U.S. presidency. Watch Here
Ariel Cohen on Bloomberg Intelligence | Insights from the NATO Summit
Dr. Ariel Cohen outlines the insights gleaned after this week’s NATO summit as well as the emerging threats relevant to the alliance. Watch Here
Dr. Ariel Cohen Discusses Ukrainian Energy Security at US-UA Working Group Yearly Summit XII
Dr. Ariel Cohen discusses the current state of energy security in Ukraine, the gaps in Western aid toward the war, and Ukraine’s remaining needs heading into the Winter. Watch Here
Russia’s Major Evasion of Sanctions | Webinar with the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council
Dr. Ariel Cohen discusses Russia’s evasion of sanctions in various sectors in a webinar hosted by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council. USUBC Website: https://www.usubc.org/ Watch Part 1 Here Watch Part 2 Here
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Khodorkovsky Live | Putin’s Visit to China
In an interview with Khodorsky Live, Dr. Ariel Cohen discusses the current political relationship between Russia and the United States and the impact of Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on international relations. В интервью с Ходорковский Live на программе Суббота Недели доктор Ариэль Коэн обсуждает текущие политические отношения между Россией и США, а также влияние
Russia’s war on Ukraine: Moscow’s pressure points and US strategic opportunities
Read Report | Watch Report Presentation Panel Whichever candidate takes the White House in November, the Russian war on Ukraine will be a major challenge. To handle it successfully, leaders in the West must realize that Moscow is fighting not just for Ukraine but to shift the balance of power in Europe and, through it,
Central Asia: A Source of Energy for the 21st Century
November 2022 | Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., Wesley A. Hill, and Daniel Tomares | Download This report analyzes opportunities for Central Asia to expand its energy-exporting capacities, fortifying and assuaging a disrupted international system reeling from Russian aggression and its lack of reliability as an energy supplier. This report engages with four axes of analysis: 1)
Russia’s Landmark BRICS Summit and the Specter of De-Dollarization
Last week saw a landmark summit of the BRICS group of nations, a nine-country economic bloc led by Moscow and Beijing, which drew representatives from 36 countries, including 22 heads of state. Held from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 in the Russian city of Kazan, the event focused largely on “de-dollarization”—the idea of phasing out