Media Commentary and Citations
“China as a trading partner and Hong Kong as a financial transaction hub will become very important for Iran”
- Maia Nikoladze, Interview with the Wall Street Journal
“The key elements of the sanctioned oil trade system between Iran and China include shadow fleet tankers and Chinese teapot refineries”
-Maia Nikoladze, Interview with BBC
“Russian oligarchs have quite an experience in creating complex ownership structures and disguising their connection to property.”
- Maia Nikoladze, Interview with NPR
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Nikoladze was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on Hong Kong's role in enabling Iran sanctions evasion.
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Donovan and Nikoladze were cited by the New York Times on Iran's economic diversification under sanctions pressure.
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Nikoladze was featured by War on the Rocks podcast discussing oil sanctions waivers issued for Russia and Iran.
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Donovan and Nikoladze cited by FXStreet on central banks' stockpiling of gold.
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Nikoladze was cited in the US Army Training and Doctrine Command on Russia’s push to cut ties with global markets and undermine the dollar.
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Nikoladze was quoted in Bankier.pl and Yahoo Finance UK on the Trump administration’s new sanctions significantly cutting Russia’s oil revenues and underscoring Washington’s determination to end the war in Ukraine.
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Nikoladze's commentary was featured by Tygodnik Powszechny on US efforts to seize sanctioned Russian assets and how oligarchs use shell companies to obscure ownership.
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Nikoladze was interviewed by the BBC on Russia-China economic cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit context.
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Donovan, Nikoladze, and De Kruijf were cited by the US Army War College on Russia sanctions.
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Donovan and Nikoladze were cited by CNBC and Foreign Policy on the systems of sanctions evasion between China and Iran.
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Donovan and Nikoladze were cited by South China Morning Post, FXStreet, and Kitco News on the increasing usage of gold to avoid the dollar-dominated financial system.
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Russia Sanctions Database by Donovan, Nikoladze, De Kruijf, and Tursun was featured in Ukraine's ZN.ua newsletter.
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Nikoladze was quoted in Deutsche Welle on the implications of the BlackRock-CK Hutchinson deal.
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Global Sanctions Dashboard by Donovan, Nikoladze, and Murphy was cited by the Royal United Services Institute on Wagner's business model in Syria and Africa.
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Nikoladze’s piece on Georgian Dream’s connections with the Russia-China-Iran camp was cited by the Washington Post and Handelsblatt.
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Nikoladze was interviewed by Global News Canada on protests in Georgia in response to Georgian Dream’s suspension of EU accession.
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Bhusari and Nikoladze were cited by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Council on Foreign Relations on dedollarization.
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Donovan and Nikoladze were cited in the 2024 Annual Report to Congress of the US-China Economic and Security Commission on sanctioned oil trade between Russia, China, and Iran.
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Nikoladze’s commentary on yuan-denominated trade between Russia and China was featured by Deutsche Welle.
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Nikoladze’s article on Georgia’s offshore law was cited by the Congressional Research Service report on Georgia and US policy.
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Nikoladze’s commentary was featured by Voice of America on the financial cooperation between Russia and China.
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Nikoladze was interviewed by NPR on seized Russian luxury assets.
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Donovan, Nikoladze, and Murphy were cited by the Brookings Institution on the economics of Russia sanctions.
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Donovan, Nikoladze, Goldin, Bhusari, Bauerle Danzman, Sahu and McDowell were cited by the International Cybersecurity Law Review journal on transatlantic economic statecraft.
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Nikoladze’s interview with the BBC on the sanctioned oil trade between Iran and China was translated in sixteen different languages.
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Nikoladze was interviewed by the BBC podcast The Inquiry on Georgia's foreign agent law and parliamentary elections.
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Donovan and Nikoladze were cited by the Financial Times, Washington Post, Politico, Yahoo Finance, and Business Insider on the sanctioned oil trade between China, Russia, and Iran.
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Russia Sanctions Database by Donovan and Nikoladze was cited by the US Senate Subcommittee on Investigations on US technology used by Russia.
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Nikoladze's piece on Chinese companies' overseas listings was cited by the Center for a New American Security.
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Nikoladze was quoted by Business Insider Polska on sanctions and export controls enforcement against Russia.
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Donovan and Nikoladze were cited by the European Parliament on legal ways of confiscating Russia’s sovereign assets.
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Nikoladze, Meng, and Yin were cited in the 2023 Annual Report to Congress of the US-China Economic and Security Commission on China's mitigation of Russia sanctions.
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Nikoladze was quoted by the Voice of America on Russia sanctions evasion.
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Nikoladze, Meng, and Yin were cited by the International Law Studies Journal on China's mitigation of Russia sanctions.
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Nikoladze was quoted in El Pais on Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers and sanctions evasion.
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Bhusari and Nikoladze were cited by Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Hong Kong on dedollarization.
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Nikoladze and Bhusari were cited by the Washington Post on Chinese and Russian efforts to reduce reliance on the dollar.
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Nikoladze was quoted in The Hill on potential US sanctions response to China-Russia cooperation in Ukraine.
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Nikoladze was quoted by Deutsche Welle on Beijing’s concerns about triggering US secondary sanctions by transacting with sanctioned Russian banks.
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Nikoladze and Lichfield interviewed on CNBC India on the impact of Western sanctions on the global economy.
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Nikoladze was cited by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on cybersecurity export controls.