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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

Jul 20, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in Newsweek on Trump’s Criticism of Europe on Russian Energy

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Jul 20, 2018

Cohen Quoted in Newsweek on the Role of Congress in the Aftermath of the Trump-Putin Summit

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Jul 20, 2018

Nimmo Joins NPR to Discuss Russia’s Cyber and Military Operations

By Ben Nimmo

Listen to the full discussion here.

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In the News

Jul 20, 2018

Vajdich Quoted in NPR on President Trump’s Policies on Russia

By Daniel Vajdich

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NATOSource

Jul 20, 2018

Putin Warns NATO Against Closer Ties with Ukraine and Georgia

By Vladimir Putin and Reuters

Excerpt from speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin, July 19, 2018.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 19, 2018

Bill Browder Warns Trump Against Making a Deal with Putin

By David Wemer

Bill Browder believes that US President Donald J. Trump will be “handing me over to my death” if he agrees to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to get access to eleven Americans in exchange for allowing Special Counsel Robert Mueller to interview twelve Russian intelligence officials indicted in the investigation of Russian interference in the […]

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In the News

Jul 19, 2018

Vershbow Joins CNBC to Discuss Trump’s Inviting of Putin to the White House

By Alexander Vershbow

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In the News

Jul 19, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in the New York Times on the Trump-Putin Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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In the News

Jul 19, 2018

Grigas Quoted in Foreign Policy on Europe’s Reliance on Russian Energy

By Agnia Grigas

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UkraineAlert

Jul 19, 2018

Are the EU and NATO Serious about Bringing Peace to Ukraine? You Wouldn’t Know It from Their Language.

By Roman Sohn and Ariana Gic

Two events that took place in Brussels this month—the NATO summit and the EU-Ukraine summit—have once again brought attention to the Western position on Russia’s unlawful war on Ukraine. Although very supportive of Ukraine, the final declarations of both summits fail to use clear language recognizing Russia’s responsibility for its ongoing multi-vector war on Ukraine.

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