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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

Jul 26, 2017

Carpenter in The Atlantic: Trump’s Dangerous Deal in Syria

By Michael Carpenter

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In the News

Jul 25, 2017

Fishman Quoted in Al-Monitor on New Congressional Sanctions on Russia

By Edward Fishman

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UkraineAlert

Jul 24, 2017

Why the US Keeps Losing the Fight against Disinformation

By Maxim Eristavi

Journalists and activists in Eastern Europe have been fighting modern propaganda for years. It is time to deploy the lessons of those battles to newsrooms in Washington and beyond. I’ve been exposing organized lies professionally for years now. It started when propaganda took over the Russian-state newsroom in Moscow I was managing in 2013. When […]

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In the News

Jul 24, 2017

Farkas Quoted in Politico on Kushner’s Defense of Russian Contacts

By Evelyn Farkas

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New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2017

The Politics of Russia Sanctions

By Kelly Russo

The Russia sanctions bill passed overwhelmingly by the US House of Representatives on July 25 is a “strong” piece of legislation that makes it clear that the United States must work jointly with its European allies to impose those sanctions, according to Daniel Fried, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council. “[The House bill] locks […]

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UkraineAlert

Jul 24, 2017

Let’s Make America Great Again by Making Washington Transparent

By Ariel Cohen

The testimonies of Donald Trump, Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort before Congressional investigational committees will be closed to public. Yet they are the highlights of a political crisis that may be deeper than Watergate. In a made-for-TV series, the intrigue connects Washington power politics and espionage with a family saga, and for some comic […]

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In the News

Jul 21, 2017

Atlantic Council Featured in NPR on U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Jul 20, 2017

Atlantic Council Featured in Bloomberg on U.S. Congressional Clash Over Russian Sanctions

By Atlantic Council

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Transcript

Jul 20, 2017

Global Energy Center Event: Russia Sanctions Revisited

Ambassador Morningstar’s Remarks Global Energy Center Event: Russia Sanctions Revisited July 19, 2016

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New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2017

Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences: The Case for Revising the Russia Sanctions Legislation

By Ellen Scholl

A consensus is emerging among Washington experts that the current draft legislation in the US Congress to expand sanctions against Russia should—and could—be refined to avoid a number of potential unintended consequences. In a panel discussion at the Atlantic Council on July 19, Daniel Fried, who as the State Department’s coordinator for sanctions policy in […]

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