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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

Feb 8, 2022

Shullman featured on CNAS podcast Brussel Sprouts: Alex Gabuev and Dave Shullman react to Russia-China Meeting

By Atlantic Council

On February 8, 2022, David Shullman, along with Alexander Gabuev, joined Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend for a conversation on Putin and Xi’s meeting and their recent joint statement. 

China Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Feb 8, 2022

Russian Hybrid Threats Report: New evidence of accelerated military build-up near Ukraine

By Digital Forensic Research Lab

The Council’s open-source researchers reveal the latest Russian troop, aircraft, and weapons movements around Ukraine, along with new Kremlin disinformation efforts. 

Belarus Russia

In the News

Feb 8, 2022

Qaddour quoted in Foreign Policy on US-Russia deals in the UN on Syria’s Civil War

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Norms

Report

Feb 8, 2022

Global Strategy 2022: Thwarting Kremlin aggression today for constructive relations tomorrow

By John E. Herbst, Anders Åslund, David J. Kramer, Alexander Vershbow, and Brian Whitmore

How can the United States and its partners counter the Kremlin’s aggressive policies abroad while laying the groundwork for what could one day be a mutually beneficial relationship with a Russia that respects the rule of law and international norms?

Disinformation Eastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Feb 7, 2022

Still not too late for Germany to honor its commitment to Ukraine

By Eugene Czolij

Germany says a sense of "historical responsibility" over Nazi crimes prevents Berlin from adopting a firmer stand against Russia. Many in Ukraine ask why this logic does not also apply to the millions of Ukrainian WWII victims.

Conflict Economic Sanctions

BelarusAlert

Feb 7, 2022

Belarus emerges as key front in Putin’s war against Ukraine and the West

By Oleksiy Goncharenko

With tens of thousands of Russian troops currently deployed in Belarus, fears are mounting that the country could serve as a springboard for Vladimir Putin’s threatened full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus Civil Society

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Polymeropoulos in the Washington Examiner on planning for Russian micsonduct in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos writes in the Washington Examiner on anticipating and adapting to Russian actions in Ukraine.

Defense Policy Intelligence

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Grieco in the Decisive Point podcast: Air littoral: another look

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, Grieco featured on the Strategic Studies Institute’s Decisive Point podcast on low-altitude threats to US air superiority. “First, manned aircraft are no longer essential for accessing or exploiting the airspace, or at least parts of the airspace. And second, increasingly, both nonstate actors and strategic competitors will use small unarmed systems–things like drones, low […]

Defense Technologies Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Grieco in DefenseNews: Low-flying threats challenge NATO’s deterrence in the East

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, Kelly Grieco was published in DefenseNews on low-flying threats to NATO’s deterrence in the east. “NATO must prepare to control the air littoral, even if it may not be the easiest—or most appealing — mission to U.S. and NATO air forces. The glory days of fighter planes and swirling dog fights may or may […]

Defense Technologies Eastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Feb 7, 2022

US delegation: America stands with Ukraine against Russian threat

By Eurasia Center

The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center organized a delegation to visit Kyiv on January 30-February 1 planned around a major public event organized in concert with Yalta European Strategy and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, a partner of the Eurasia Center.

Conflict European Union

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