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Greenback Warfare: The Treasury Department’s Approach to Global Economic Security
Commentary
Rumors about the demise of the U.S. dollar remain premature....
By Alex Zerden
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Six steps to disrupt Hamas and other terrorist groups’ finances
Commentary
The US government should use all available tools of national power to protect the United States and its allies, work toward the recovery of American and partner hostages, and ...
By Alex Zerden
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Incentivizing Whistleblowers to Combat Sanctions Evasion
Commentary
Although misguided patriotism drives many Russian intelligence officers to support President Vladimir Putin’s war machine, money can persuade sanctions-evasion enablers — espe...
By Alex Zerden & Arshan Barzani
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The Lawfare Podcast: A New Sanctions Approach for Humanitarian Assistance
Podcast
For years, the international community has wrestled with how to reconcile sanctions policies targeting terrorist groups and other malevolent actors with the need to provide hu...
By Alex Zerden
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The Afghan Financial Sector
Video
Alex Zerden joins RUSI to discuss the Unintended Consequences of Sanctions within the Afghan Financial Sector. Watch the full interview from Royal United Services Institute....
By Alex Zerden
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Demystifying the Financial Action Task Force
Commentary
Unprecedented economic sanctions. SWIFT financial messaging bans. Central bank asset freezings. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unleashed a new phase of economic warfare and heig...
By Alex Zerden
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The crypto market is not large enough to offset Russian losses, says fmr. CIA analyst
Video
Alex Zerden of Capital Peak Strategies; Yaya Fanusie, former economic analyst in the CIA; and Michelle Bond, CEO of the Association for Digital Asset Markets, join Carl Quinta...
By Yaya J. Fanusie & Alex Zerden
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Biden Administration and Afghanistan’s Frozen Assets
Podcast
The Biden administration on Friday notified a court of a novel proposal to dispose of $7 billion in frozen Afghanistan assets, producing some pretty confusing media and a lot ...
By Alex Zerden
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What We Have and Haven’t Learned About Terrorism Financing
Terrorist financing nevertheless remains a perennial security challenge that cannot and will not be ignored by policymakers....
By Alex Zerden
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Hunger Crisis in Afghanistan
Podcast
Is it time to stop the freeze of the country's financial assets and donor aid or will that just legitimise the Taliban? Ed Butler speaks to John Sifton, the Asia advocacy dire...
By Alex Zerden
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Establishing a Humanitarian Financial Corridor for Afghanistan
Commentary
The international community, led by the United States, must take further action to help the Afghan people without rewarding the Taliban....
By Alex Zerden
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Facing a Humanitarian Crisis and Renewed Terror Threat in Afghanistan
Podcast
Financial Crime Matters talks with Alex Zerden about his time as Treasury attaché at the United States Embassy in Kabul, the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and t...
By Alex Zerden
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Economic Crisis in Afghanistan
Podcast
Alex Zerden, founder and principal of Capitol Peak Strategies discusses the economic crisis in Afghanistan. He spoke with Bloomberg's David Westin. Listen to the full convers...
By Alex Zerden
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Are Terrorist Groups Using Cryptocurrency in Afghanistan?
Video
What role will crypto play in Afghanistan's future? Alex Zerden, founder of Capitol Peak Strategies and former Treasury Dept. attache to the U.S. embassy in Kabul, takes us in...
By Alex Zerden
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Afghanistan's Economy Has Worsened Since The Taliban Took Power
Podcast
Center for a New American Security Adjunct Senior Fellow Alex Zerden speaks to NPR about Afghanistan's struggling economy under Taliban rule. Listen to the full conversation ...
By Alex Zerden
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Reassessing Counter Terrorism Financing in a Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
Commentary
The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan set back decades-long efforts to integrate Afghanistan into the international community....
By Alex Zerden
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The Afghan economy
Podcast
The Taliban are now in charge, and the immediate prospects for the Afghan economy are dire. Sanctions have effectively cut the country off from the global financial system. Fo...
By Alex Zerden
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What Is Known About ISIS-K Funding in Afghanistan?
Commentary
The horrific Aug. 26 complex attack against Afghan civilians and U.S. Marines at the Kabul airport has put international attention on the Islamic State in Khorasan (ISIS-K), a...
By Alex Zerden
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The Taliban Controls The Afghan Economy. Now What?
Former U.S. financial attaché to Afghanistan Alex Zerden discusses the Taliban's takeover and the enormous shocks it will send across Afghanistan's commercial and banking syst...
By Alex Zerden
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Afghanistan Economy Collapse
Alex Zerden discusses the collapse of the Afghanistan economy with Bloomberg's David Westin. Listen to the full conversation from Bloomberg....
By Alex Zerden
