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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

Apr 11, 2018

Åslund Quoted in Bloomberg on Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska

By Anders Åslund

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In the News

Apr 11, 2018

Carpenter in USA Today: After Syria, a Good Time for Donald Trump to Cancel Vladimir Putin’s White House Invitation

By Michael Carpenter

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In the News

Apr 11, 2018

Bryza Joins CNN International to Discuss U.S. Relations With Russia and Turkey.

By Matthew Bryza

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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

Syria: All Eyes on Trump (and His Tweets)

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is weighing his options as he decides how to respond to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria. He has not ruled out military strikes. In a tweet on April 11, Trump warned Russia that missiles targeting its ally, Syria, “will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'”

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New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2018

With Democracy in Retreat and Authoritarians Rising, H.R. McMaster Delivered a Historic Call to Action

By Fred Kempe

Atlantic Council President and CEO Fred Kempe reflects on H.R. McMaster’s last public speech as National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster’s last public speech as President Trump’s national security advisor was more of a warning than a valedictory. It was delivered with elegance, passion and power at the Atlantic Council, closing a dinner we […]

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In the News

Apr 9, 2018

Simakovsky Joins VOA to Discuss How New U.S. Sanctions Will Hit Russia

By Mark Simakovsky

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UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2018

Why Expelling Russian Diplomats Isn’t Enough

By Jakub Janda

So far, twenty-eight nations have sent home more than 140 Russian diplomats and spies in a coordinated response to the Russian nerve agent assassination attempt in Salisbury, England. Symbolically, this unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials constitutes an important show of unity, but its practical impact in terms of hindering Russian subversion operations is limited. With […]

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In the News

Apr 9, 2018

Wieslander Quoted in POLITICO on Relationship Between Russia and its Northern Neighbors

By Anna Wieslander

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JohnBoltonFeature

New Atlanticist

Apr 9, 2018

Syria: John Bolton’s First Crisis

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Syria presents newly minted US National Security Advisor John Bolton with his first foreign policy crisis. On April 9, hours after US President Donald J. Trump vowed Bashar al-Assad’s regime will pay a “big price” for an alleged chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held Damascus suburb, unidentified jets were reported flying over Lebanon and the […]

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In the News

Apr 8, 2018

Åslund Quoted in Financial Times on U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

By Anders Åslund

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