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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

Mar 27, 2018

Simakovsky Quoted in The Guardian on U.S. Expelling Russian Diplomats

By Mark Simakovsky

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In the News

Mar 27, 2018

Fried Quoted in The Guardian on Russian Diplomats Being Expelled

By Daniel Fried

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In the News

Mar 27, 2018

Simakovsky Quoted in Circa on US-Russia Tensions

By Mark Simakovsky

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In the News

Mar 27, 2018

Simakovsky Joins VOA to Discuss Expulsion of Russian diplomats

By Mark Simakovsky

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In the News

Mar 26, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in The Washington Post on Skripal Being Poisoned

By Ben Nimmo

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In the News

Mar 26, 2018

Westmacott Quoted in The New York Times on the Expulsion of Russian Spies

By Peter Westmacott

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In the News

Mar 26, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in The Telegraph on Russian Trolls Manipulating View

By Ben Nimmo

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In the News

Mar 26, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in VOA on the Information War Between Russia and Britain

By Ben Nimmo

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New Atlanticist

Mar 26, 2018

White House Joins European Allies, Expels Russians Over UK Poisoning

By Rachel Ansley

By expelling sixty Russians from the United States and closing the Russian consulate in Seattle, the administration of US President Donald J. Trump has made a decisive move against the Kremlin for its attack in the United Kingdom (UK). These actions were taken alongside announcements from fifteen European countries that they, too, would expel Russian […]

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UkraineAlert

Mar 25, 2018

Exclusive: New Owner of Kyiv Post Promises Editorial Independence

By Diane Francis

On March 21, the hearts of reformers and journalists sank when Mohammad Zahoor sold the crusading Kyiv Post to Odesa businessman Adnan Kivan. Many were convinced that the new owner would soften the editorial line of Ukraine’s top English language newspaper. But in an interview March 25, Kivan said he bought the newspaper because of […]

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