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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 13, 2018

Simakovsky Joins MSNBC to Discuss the Importance of NATO

By Mark Simakovsky

Watch the full discussion here.

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In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Herbst Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Trump-Putin Summit

By John E. Herbst

Watch the full discussion here.

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IranSource

Jul 13, 2018

Expect Russia to Do Little on Iranian Presence in Syria

By Holly Dagres

Israel’s prime minister met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Iranian presence in Syria, on the same day the Supreme Leader’s senior advisor arrived in Moscow with a message. Benjamin Netanyahu told Russia’s president on June 11, “Our opinion is known that Iran needs to leave Syria—that is not something new,” hours after a […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 13, 2018

If Trump Gambles Away Crimea, What Does This Actually Mean?

By Mykola Vorobiov

On July 16, a historic summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will take place in Helsinki. Many have speculated as to what the Master of the Deal will offer the Russian strongman. No one knows. Kyiv is legitimately worried that Trump will give away Crimea, Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula, that Russia illegally annexed […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 13, 2018

Why the Donbas Is So Vulnerable to Russian Propaganda

By Vera Zimmerman

When thousands of Ukrainian citizens and most journalists fled to safety, Stanislav Aseev, an aspiring young journalist from the Donbas decided to stay put. Surrounded by frequent shelling, rupturing grenades, flying rockets, worn by the psychological stress of death, destruction, and high unemployment, and bombarded by propaganda that shattered friendships and families, he put his […]

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In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Kempe Joins CNBC to Discuss Trump’s Next Move with Russia

By Frederick Kempe

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In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Pavel Quoted in CNN on the Trump-Putin Meeting

By Barry Pavel

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In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Cohen Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Trump’s Meeting with Putin

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Jul 13, 2018

Simakovsky Joins Fox Business to Discuss Russia and the Mueller Investigation

By Mark Simakovsky

Watch the full discussion here.

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NATOSource

Jul 13, 2018

Trump Reveals He was ‘Very Firm’ with NATO Allies

By Donald Trump, White House

[Excerpts from remarks by President Trump at press conference after NATO Summit, July 12, 2018.

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