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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

Feb 22, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Financial Times on energy-related sanctions

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Eastern Europe Economic Sanctions

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

Friedlander interviewed in Formiche on sanctions against Russia

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Quartz on Western sanctions against Russia

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Financial Post on economic impact of sanctions

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

Friedlander quoted in the Washington Post on the timing of sanctions

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

O’Toole interviewed by CNN on sanctions against Russia

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

Iyer and Warrick in the Week on a Russian invasion

By Atlantic Council

Arun Iyer and Thomas Warrick comment on a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Conflict Cybersecurity

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

Haring in USA Today: Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Sanctions are in place. What happens next?

Melinda Haring, deputy director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, lays out three scenarios on what happens next for Ukraine and Europe after Putin's invasion.

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2022

Russian Hybrid Threats Report: Despite debunking of false flags, Putin recognizes breakaway republics

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Council's open-source researchers break down how the Kremlin is seeking to justify incursions in Ukraine, and where the troops are moving.

Belarus Disinformation

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

O’Toole quoted in Foreign Policy on deterrence sanctions

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Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

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