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The Power Vertical is a blog and podcast for Russia wonks and Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore. It covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations, and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy today.

Host and Eurasia Center Senior Fellow Brian Whitmore invites guest experts to deliver their insights and analysis in this weekly podcast. The Atlantic Council and the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington co-sponsor this production.

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In the News

Mar 23, 2022

Grieco in the Washington Examiner: Biden aims to rally support for front-line states in series of high-stakes summits

By Atlantic Council

On March 23, Kelly Grieco was quoted in a Washington Examiner article on President Biden’s high-stakes summits in Brussels. “The response to the crisis could shift the administration’s thinking on America’s role in Europe, Grieco explained. ‘The argument that the United States leadership is a requirement, that we’re the indispensable nation and without us, the […]

Conflict Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Mar 23, 2022

Why NATO should establish a humanitarian no-conflict zone in Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

The Alliance faces both moral and strategic imperatives to respond to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for help.

Conflict Crisis Management

In the News

Mar 23, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on NATO unity

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Plitsas in CBS New York on materiel shipments to Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Alex Plitsas quoted on the sensitive nature of materiel shipments to Ukraine in light of recent Russian threats.

Conflict Russia

Econographics

Mar 22, 2022

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine threatens a global wheat crisis 

By Niels Graham and Inbar Pe'er

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has rattled global wheat markets. Both nations account for nearly a third of global wheat exports leaving importers scrambling

China Macroeconomics

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Barranco, Johnson, and Wetzel in BBC Mundo on the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Col Buss Barranco, COL Ben Johnson, and Lt Col Tyson Wetzel referenced in BBC Mundo for a military assessment on the conflict in Ukraine.

Conflict Russia

BelarusAlert

Mar 22, 2022

Belarusians are sabotaging plans to join Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine War

By Brian Whitmore

As Vladimir Putin pressures Belarus dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka to join Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ordinary Belarusians are taking action to sabotage the war effort and prevent Russian troops from reaching Ukraine.

Belarus Conflict

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Slavin in Morning Consult: Despite friction over the Nuclear Deal, Iran is sticking by an unpopular Russia — for now

Iran Middle East

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Dungan joins Bloomberg to discuss French President Macron’s position as wartime leader

Conflict France

In the News

Mar 22, 2022

Slavin quoted in Morning Consult on Russia-Iran relations amidst Vienna talks

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

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