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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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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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Apr 5, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in Polygraph on Fake Twitter Troll

By Ben Nimmo

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Apr 5, 2018

Cohen Joins Radio Liberty to Discuss Russia’s Role in the World

By Ariel Cohen

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Apr 5, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in WikiTribune on Russian Disinformation

By Ben Nimmo

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Apr 5, 2018

Coyle in The Hill: ‘Business as usual’ With Russia Defeats Sanctions

By James J. Coyle

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Apr 4, 2018

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss McMaster’s Speech

By Evelyn Farkas

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Apr 4, 2018

Simakovsky Joins VOA to Discuss Trump’s Attitude Toward Russia

By Mark Simakovsky

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New Atlanticist

Apr 4, 2018

Syria: To Leave or Not to Leave?

By Frederic C. Hof

That is the question.  On the “leave” side of the answer are Bashar al-Assad, Ali Khamenei, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump. “Not to leave” is the position of the United States Department of Defense. Who will prevail? Who should? One may stipulate that President Trump’s motives for wanting to put Syria in the rear-view mirror […]

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Apr 4, 2018

Fried Quoted in USA Today on New Sanctions on Russia

By Daniel Fried

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Apr 4, 2018

US National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster: “Russian Aggression is Strengthening Our Resolve”

Remarks by US National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster at the Atlantic Council in Washington on April 3, 2018. He delivered the keynote address at the event titled, “100 Years of U.S.-Baltic Partnership: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future.”

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