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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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UkraineAlert

Sep 18, 2018

The Geopolitical Divorce of the Century: Why Putin Cannot Afford to Let Ukraine Go

By Peter Dickinson

Next month, Europe’s leading budget airline will begin regular flights from Ukraine to a host of EU destinations. This is the latest milestone in a Ukrainian aviation boom that is seeing additional routes announced on a weekly basis and record passenger numbers at airports across the country. Each new flight serves to broaden Ukrainian horizons […]

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UkraineAlert

Sep 17, 2018

Deep Dive: How Ukraine’s Presidential Candidates Plan to Win

By Olexiy Minakov

Ukraine’s presidential campaign season has unofficially begun. Almost half a year before the presidential race in March 2019, candidates have already settled on basic strategies. Let’s analyze their messages—how they separate themselves from their competitors and try to create an attractive image, what ideas “sell,” how they struggle with criticism, negativity, compromise, and ultimately, how […]

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In the News

Sep 17, 2018

Ullman in UPI: U.S., Russia, China Need a Summit

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Sep 17, 2018

Herbst Quoted in Newsweek on Russian Propaganda

By John E. Herbst

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In the News

Sep 16, 2018

Simakovsky and Brzezinski Quoted in Politico on Russia and China War Games

By Mark D. Simakovsky and Ian Brzezinski

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Inflection Points

Sep 16, 2018

Great powers, big questions

By Frederick Kempe

Just as US leaders after World War II conjured up an approach that fit their times, ultimately resulting in a system of global institutions and regional alliances, so must the United States and its friends and allies rise to this new era of global competition.

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In the News

Sep 14, 2018

Carpenter Quoted in Newsweek on Trump-Russia Investigation

By Michael Carpenter

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In the News

Sep 13, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in Vice on Suspected Russian Assassins

By Ben Nimmo

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New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2018

Trump’s election meddling sanctions will not deter Russia

By Brian O’Toole and David Mortlock

Strategically, it is hard to see how these sanctions would provide any more of a deterrent to Russia and others than what already exists, given that the determination to impose sanctions still rests at the administration’s discretion.

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Event Recap

Sep 12, 2018

Election Interference: Emerging Norms of Digital Statecraft

By Jack Watson

On September 12, 2018, the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative launched an issue brief, Defining Russian Election Interference: An Analysis of Select 2014 to 2018 Cyber Enabled Incidents. As the extent of foreign interference in domestic elections over the world becomes clear, an essential first step in combatting cyber-enabled interference is developing a common terminology […]

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