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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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The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting stability, democratic values and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe and Turkey in the West to the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia in the East.

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In the News

Apr 20, 2022

Katz in The Hill: To be a great power, here’s the stance China should take on Russia

By Atlantic Council

China Conflict

In the News

Apr 20, 2022

Cohen in Forbes: Energy-Driven Ruble Rebound Won’t Rescue Russia

Conflict Energy & Environment

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Davidzon in the Spectator: Leaving Kyiv and the war in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Crisis Management Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Lipsky quoted in Reuters on G20 protests over Russia

Read the full article here.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Nia joins the Associated Press to discuss the classification of crimes in Ukraine as a ‘genocide’

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Plaks in Arise News on the Russian tech brain drain

By Atlantic Council

Irina Plaks discusses the migration of thousands of technology workers out of Russia since the war on Ukraine.

Civil Society Migration

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Barranco and Wetzel in the New York Times on the Donbas campaign

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times cites Col John Barranco and Lt Col Tyson Wetzel's Atlantic Council military assessment, "How Ukraine can take the fight to Russia."

Conflict Defense Policy

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Ashford and Preble quoted in Foreign Affairs: Was NATO enlargement a mistake?

By Atlantic Council

On April 19, Emma Ashford was quoted in Foreign Affairs along with Christopher Preble and others on the question of whether NATO enlargement was a mistake. “The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union should have precipitated a shift to a new security architecture for Europe. Instead, the U.S. government […]

Eastern Europe English

In the News

Apr 19, 2022

Cohen quoted in the Ciper Brief on energy impacts of European embargo on Russian oil

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Eastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Apr 18, 2022

Putin’s Generation Z: Kremlin pro-war propaganda targets young Russians

By Doug Klain

The wave of fanaticism unleashed by the invasion of Ukraine is creating a new generation of radicalized young Russians who embrace the toxic brand of militarism and extreme nationalism promoted by the Kremlin.

Conflict Disinformation

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