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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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The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting stability, democratic values and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe and Turkey in the West to the Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia in the East.

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In the News

Mar 29, 2018

Åslund in The Washington Post: It’s Time To Go After Vladimir Putin’s Money in the West

By Anders Åslund

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NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 29, 2018

Herbst Joins CNN to Discuss Russia Kicking Out U.S. Diplomats

By John Herbst

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Russia

In the News

Mar 29, 2018

Stein Quoted in The Arab Weekly on Russia’s Domination Within Syria

By Aaron Stein

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 28, 2018

Coordinated Russian Expulsions a Great Start. What Next?

By Brian O'Toole

The announcement of the coordinated expulsion of more than 150 Russian diplomats and intelligence officers from the US, Europe, and other global partners showed what the deft hand of diplomacy can accomplish in countering Russian aggression.  The expulsions, declared by allies around on the world on March 25, constituted a direct response to the attempted […]

Russia

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Mar 28, 2018

How is US nuclear-power leadership being challenged?

By Global Energy Center

In this new issue brief, “US Nuclear-Power Leadership and the Chinese and Russian Challenge,” Global Energy Center Senior Fellow Robert F. Ichord looks at the strategic significance of nuclear power, arguing “US global leadership and engagement in nuclear power are vital to US national security and foreign-policy interests.” The Issue: While nuclear power represents a key […]

Americas China

In the News

Mar 28, 2018

Scholl Quoted in Washington Examiner on Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Deal

By Ellen Scholl

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Russia

In the News

Mar 28, 2018

Nordenman Quoted in U.S. News on Russian Diplomats Being Expelled

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

In the News

Mar 28, 2018

Braw Quoted in AFP on EU’s Tank Transport Troubles

By Elisabeth Braw

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Russia

Issue Brief

Mar 28, 2018

The Direction of Russian Politics and the Putin Factor

By Yevgenia Albats

What kind of policy choices should one expect from Russian President Vladimir Putin in the course of his fourth (and de facto fifth) term as the leader of the country?

Russia

Article

Mar 27, 2018

#TrollTracker: Stale Narratives In Response to Expelled Diplomats

By Donara Barojan

After expulsion of diplomats, pro-Kremlin trolls intensified their social media campaign to vilify the Skripal investigation and deny Russian involvement.

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