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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 6, 2018

Braw Quoted in U.S. News on New Maritime Patrol Plane Developed by France and Germany

By Elisabeth Braw

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In the News

Apr 6, 2018

Fried Joined CBC to Discuss U.S. Sanctions Targeting Russia

By Daniel Fried

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New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2018

US Sanctions on Oligarchs Send a Warning to Russia

By Daniel Fried

The Trump administration’s latest Russia sanctions package is solid and strong. It hits oligarchs tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin and their associated companies, two “golden children” (corrupt and privileged children of the Putin elite), Rosoboroneksport (the Russian arms firm), and selected officials. While leaving plenty of room for escalation, the new package also avoids […]

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In the News

Apr 6, 2018

Simakovsky Joins VOA to Discuss New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

By Mark Simakovsky

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New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2018

With New Sanctions the US Treasury Goes after Putin’s Inner Circle

By Anders Åslund

Sanctions imposed by the US Treasury on thirty-eight Russian individuals and entities on April 6 essentially correspond to Section 241 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). Officially, the designations hit seven Russian oligarchs and twelve companies belonging to them, seventeen senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian weapons trading company together […]

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In the News

Apr 6, 2018

O’Toole Joins BBC Radio to Discuss US Sanctions on Russia

By Brian O'Toole

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In the News

Apr 6, 2018

Fried Quoted in The National on New Trump Sanctions on Russia

By Daniel Fried

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In the News

Apr 6, 2018

Fried Joins NPR to Discuss the Latest U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

By Daniel Fried

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In the News

Apr 6, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in The Weekly Standard on New Russia Sanctions

By Brian O'Toole

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New Atlanticist

Apr 6, 2018

Trump Administration Targets Russian Oligarchs

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump’s administration on April 6 slapped sanctions on seven oligarchs with close ties to Vladimir Putin, including the Russian president’s son-in-law and a businessman with ties to Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The sanctions are “in response to the totality of the Russian government’s ongoing and increasingly brazen pattern of […]

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