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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

May 17, 2017

Crimea’s Virtual Blackout Means Anything Goes

By Yuriy Lukanov

On Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the Russian authorities are suppressing freedom of speech so that no one will really know what has happened there. Journalists in particular are under threat. The case of Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena is one example of the situation in Crimea, which Russia has illegally occupied since 2014. His opinions were published […]

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In the News

May 17, 2017

Aslund Quoted in Newsweek on Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Possibly Relinquishing Role

By Anders Åslund

Read the full article here.

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New Atlanticist

May 16, 2017

Trump Shared Secrets with Russia. Here’s Why It Matters.

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Washington Post reported on May 15 that US President Donald J. Trump disclosed highly classified information to two Russian officials—Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak—in their White House meeting on May 10. “The information the president relayed had been provided by a US partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement […]

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UkraineAlert

May 15, 2017

Why Ukraine’s Worst Enemy Is Not Vladimir Putin

By Peter Dickinson

Identifying Ukraine’s enemies has become a popular pastime. Unsurprisingly, Russia was the first one to be listed after the Kremlin dropped any pretense of Slavic fraternity and invaded the country. Corruption was next. Whereas Russia was the enemy at the gates, corruption was the enemy within. An eclectic collection of lesser enemies has since joined […]

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UkraineAlert

May 15, 2017

Why the Internet May Save Us After All

By Nina Jankowicz

New Activists in Belarus and Russia Take to the Streets after Videos and Memes Spread On a single weekend in March, Russia and Belarus witnessed their largest protests in five years. Both countries have seen major street demonstrations in the past, but these were different and catalyzed by social media. The widespread use of online […]

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In the News

May 15, 2017

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss Trump’s Purported Leaked Intel to Russians

By Evelyn Farkas

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Russia

In the News

May 15, 2017

Ullman in United Press International: US-Russian Relations—At Least Do No More Harm

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

May 12, 2017

Fishman Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Trump’s Meeting with Russian Foreign Minister

By Edward Fishman

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

May 12, 2017

Polyakova Joins FOX News to Discuss US-Russia Relations

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

May 11, 2017

Ullman Joins CGTN America to Discuss Comey’s Firing and US-Russia Relations

By Harlan Ullman

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