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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

Jul 10, 2017

Trump Administration Is Serious about Ukraine After All

By Diane Francis

Kyiv had a very good week. On July 9, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced that sanctions against Russia will remain in place until the Kremlin takes the first step to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine. And on July 7, before US President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin met for the first […]

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In the News

Jul 10, 2017

Hof Quoted in Time on Effectiveness of Syrian Cease-Fire Deal

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia

In the News

Jul 8, 2017

Simakovsky Joins CBS News to Discuss Meeting Between Trump and Putin

By Mark D. Simakovsky

Watch the full discussion here.

Russia

In the News

Jul 8, 2017

Simakovsky Joins CBS News to Discuss Meeting Between Trump and Putin

By Mark D. Simakovsky

Watch the full discussion here.

Russia

In the News

Jul 8, 2017

Hof Quoted in Bloomberg on Syria Cease-Fire Deal

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Simakovsky Joins CBS News to Discuss Putin-Trump G20 Meeting

By Mark D. Simakovsky

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jul 7, 2017

Trump States US Commitment to Europe, Article 5

US President Donald J. Trump’s speech in Poland ahead of the G20 summit on July 7 reassured allies and emphasized the importance of the transatlantic relationship, noting that a strong Europe is beneficial for the United States and the whole of the West. “When your nations are strong, all the free nations of Europe are […]

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In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Hof Quoted in USA Today on US-Russia Cease-Fire Agreement

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Farkas Quoted by VnExpress on Trump-Putin Meeting

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

Jul 6, 2017

Simakovsky and Fishman in Foreign Policy: The Do-No-Harm Principle of Kremlin Relations

By Mark Simakovsky, Edward Fishman

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