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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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UkraineAlert

Jun 8, 2017

The Truth of Being an IDP Is Painfully Clear in “Women’s Voices”

By Amanda Abrams

“In July, armed men came to their house and searched it for three hours looking for Ukrainian flags. The next day, Olena fled her hometown.” So began the odyssey of Olena, an internally displaced person from Donetsk who was driven from her home by the conflict in 2014. Like Ukraine’s other 1.7 million IDPs, her […]

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In the News

Jun 5, 2017

Aslund Joins NPR to Discuss Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska

By Anders Aslund

Listen to the full interview here.

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In the News

Jun 5, 2017

Fishman Joins MSNBC to Discuss Megyn Kelly’s Interview with Vladimir Putin

By Edward Fishman

Watch the full interview here.

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NATOSource

Jun 2, 2017

Meeting the Russian Hybrid Challenge: A Comprehensive Strategic Framework

By Franklin D. Kramer and Lauren M. Speranza

Hybrid challenges continue to threaten security across the Euro-Atlantic community.

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Jun 2, 2017

Meeting the Russian Hybrid Challenge: A Comprehensive Strategic Framework

By Franklin D. Kramer and Lauren M. Speranza

Hybrid challenges continue to threaten security across the Euro-Atlantic community.

Cybersecurity European Union

In the News

Jun 2, 2017

Vershbow Joins MSNBC to Discuss Alleged Russian Interference in Elections

By Alexander Vershbow

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Aslund Joins VOA Russia to Discuss US Military Assistance to Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Aslund Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Naftogas-Gazprom Case

By Anders Aslund

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jun 1, 2017

Aslund Quoted by the Washington Post on Jared Kushner’s Investigation

By Anders Aslund

Read the full article here.

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UkraineAlert

Jun 1, 2017

Ukraine Beats Russia in Epic Gas Battle

By Anders Aslund

On May 31, Ukraine’s Naftogaz won an extraordinary victory over Russia’s Gazprom in the international arbitration court in Stockholm. This was the possibly biggest international arbitration verdict ever. Gazprom had claimed $47.1 billion from Naftogaz, half of Ukraine’s GDP, and Naftogaz $30.3 billion from Gazprom.   Naftogaz won on all three counts the court considered. […]

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