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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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UkraineAlert

Mar 1, 2018

Inconvenient Facts: Putin’s War Is Killing Russian Speakers

By Taras Kuzio

Russia has downplayed its military support for its proxies in eastern Ukraine by portraying the conflict as a “civil war” between Russian and Ukrainian language speakers. Western media often mistakenly portray the war in eastern Ukraine as a cultural war between Ukrainian and Russian speakers, drawing on the deeply held stereotype of a country divided […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 1, 2018

How Putin Outsources His Meddling

By Stephen Blank

On February 7-8, Syrian soldiers and Russian private military contractors attacked a base in Deir Ezzor, Syria, held by Kurdish forces and where US military advisers were present. Although the Russians knew that the Americans were in the vicinity, they nevertheless attacked on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Anton Vaino. […]

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In the News

Mar 1, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in Reuters on Russia Stirring U.S. Energy Policy

By Brenda Shaffer

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In the News

Mar 1, 2018

Czuperski Quoted in The New York Times on Russia’s Meddling in Italian Election

By Maksymilian Czuperski

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In the News

Feb 28, 2018

Simakovsky Quoted in Newsweek on Europe’s Energy Market

By Mark Simakovsky

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In the News

Feb 28, 2018

Åslund in The Hill: Russia Is Going Rogue; the US Must Contain It

By Anders Åslund

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New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2018

Why Italy’s Election Matters

By Louis Golino

On March 4, Italy will hold an important national election that is being closely watched on both sides of the Atlantic for its potential impact within the country and in Europe, and as bellwether of the rise of populism in the democratic world. The election will be in part a key test of the Italian […]

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Report

Feb 27, 2018

Meeting the Russian conventional challenge

By Franklin D. Kramer and Hans Binnendijk

The buildup and threatening exercise of Russian conventional forces has been an important component of Russia’s multifaceted anti-Western campaign. NATO has the inherent capacity to deter, or if necessary prevail in, a conventional conflict. Its forces, however, while large, are currently neither adequately ready nor oriented to ensure that such deterrence is fully credible or […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 27, 2018

‘They Killed the Strongest One’

By Rachel Ansley

Boris Nemtsov: A life remembered, a legacy celebrated Three years have passed since the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, but his legacy continues to inspire those who challenge Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian government in Russia. Describing Nemtsov’s life and legacy, his close friend and fellow dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said: “Every country, every nation has […]

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In the News

Feb 27, 2018

Cohen Joins Czech Public TV to Discuss Inauguration of the Nemtsov Plaza

By Ariel Cohen

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