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Meghan O’Sullivan writes in Bloomberg: “Oil’s Collapse Is a Geopolitical Reset In Disguise”

"The world is on the cusp of a geopolitical reset. The global pandemic could well undermine international institutions, reinforce nationalism and spur de-globalization. But far-sighted leadership could also rekindle cooperation, glimmers of which appeared in the G-20’s offer of debt relief for some of the world’s poorest countries, a joint plea from more than 200 former national leaders for a more coordinated pandemic response and an unprecedented multinational pact to arrest the crash in oil markets. "The remarkable effort to address [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-05-01T14:36:09-04:00April 29, 2020|Economy & Trade, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Meghan O’Sullivan quoted in the Financial Times article, “Will American Shale Oil Rise Again?”

“Meghan O'Sullivan, the head of the geopolitics programme at Harvard's Kennedy School, says the shale revolution had bolstered the US internationally by, 'altering the global strategic environment in a way that made it more conducive to US interests.' "'The global energy abundance that was in large part due to American shale... helped US allies and, on the whole, tended to harm its adversaries, from Iran to Russia to Venezuela,' she adds..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-05-01T14:53:04-04:00April 24, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Meghan O’Sullivan writes in Bloomberg: “Oil Markets Provide a Glimpse of the Post-Pandemic Future”

"Henry Kissinger warns that many existing domestic and international institutions that have helped govern the past decades will not survive the Covid-19 crisis. He is surely correct. "Which institutions will endure, and what will replace those that meet their demise? Will, as Kissinger describes it, the revival of the 'walled city' prevail? Or will the seriousness of this moment catalyze the global cooperation that has been in such short supply to make globalization more resilient in the face of future threats? [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-14T13:21:06-04:00April 7, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in S&P Global article, “With Oil Prices Down, Some Federal, State Efforts to Aid Producers Stumble”

"'In a collapsed oil market there's every additional opportunity for sanctions hawks to layer it on,' said Elizabeth Rosenberg, director of the energy program at the Center for a New American Security and a former senior sanctions adviser at the Department of the Treasury. 'In fact, it's in the interest of US producers who are grasping for a lifeline...'" Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-04-03T09:54:59-04:00March 27, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in S&P Global article, “Oil Price Crash Prompts Tougher U.S. Sanctions Push on Iran, Venezuela Flows: Analysts”

"'Something that's really interesting is how much has not changed,' said Elizabeth Rosenberg, director of the energy program at the Center for a New American Security and a former senior sanctions adviser at the Department of the Treasury. 'In a collapsed oil market there's every additional opportunity for sanctions hawks to layer it on. In fact, it's in the interest of U.S. producers who are grasping for a lifeline...' "'I would like to think that the basis for sanctions is a [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-03-30T10:58:49-04:00March 24, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Meghan O’Sullivan interviewed on Bloomberg podcast

"Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School, former National Security Council advisor, and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, discusses the oil market plunge, and the Russia-Saudi relationship..." Listen to the full episode here: Full Episode

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-03-30T10:53:41-04:00March 20, 2020|Economy & Trade, Geopolitical Perspectives|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in Reuters article, “U.S. to Iran: Coronavirus Won’t Save You from Sanctions”

“'While Iran is an epicenter of this virus outbreak and facing true economic catastrophe... there will be no relief on sanctions,' said Elizabeth Rosenberg of the Center for a New American Security think tank..." Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-03-30T10:56:01-04:00March 20, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Liz Rosenberg quoted in Slate article, “Would Lifting Sanctions Really Help With Iran’s Coronavirus Crisis?”

"At this point, it’s probably not enough for the U.S. to say that companies are allowed to sell drugs and medical equipment to Iran to help battle the coronavirus—they’re already technically allowed to sell those things. But that doesn’t mean the U.S. can just sit back. 'There are small and large steps the United States can take to try to speed aid to Iran,' says Elizabeth Rosenberg, a former Treasury Department official who is now a senior fellow at the Center [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-03-24T11:33:37-04:00March 18, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Liz Rosenberg interviewed by NPR, “Iran Sanctions Aggravate Coronavirus Crisis”

"'The pressure of economic sanctions does show up in the difficulty that, say, Iran has in getting access to medicine and medical devices.' "Elizabeth Rosenberg is a former senior Treasury official now at the Center for a New American Security. She says international banks and companies worry they'll be blacklisted by the Trump administration if they do business with Iran. In theory, the U.S. sanctions do allow for items, such as food and medical supplies, to be sold to Iran. But [...]

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-03-13T15:45:36-04:00March 7, 2020|Economy & Trade|

Ely Ratner quoted in The Washington Post article, “100 Things the United States Must Do to Compete with China”

“'If we are going to get this right, the China challenge has to be the single or one of the top organizing principles of U.S. foreign policy,' said CNAS senior fellow Ely Ratner, one of the report’s principal authors. 'What we need now is an honest conversation that dealing with the China challenge is going to require more cost and more risk than we anticipated...'” Read the full article here: Full Article

Rebecca Skoryanc2020-01-31T16:04:05-05:00January 29, 2020|Economy & Trade|