// PROJECT

Economic statecraft

Investigating how states weaponise trade, investment, and financial infrastructure to advance strategic objectives.

// INTELLIGENCE

A Kremlin-Backed Payments Network Shared a Dubai Address With Iran’s Arms Network

A Kremlin-Backed Payments Network Shared a Dubai Address With Iran’s Arms Network

How Moscow's digital payments platform A7, Russia's shadow fleet brokers, and an Iranian oil-smuggling network became Dubai neighbors, and what it means as Washington extends its waiver to June 17.
Brief · Sanctions & Economic Statecraft · Economic statecraft
May 2026 · 9 min · Open Access