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The Power Vertical

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 12, 2017

Ukrainians Resolute in Desire to Keep Country United, New Poll Reveals

By Katie LaRoque

On May 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin separately met with President Donald J. Trump, who later tweeted his desire for the two countries to make peace. Most would like to see this war come to a close—with more than 10,000 lives lost and over 1.7 million internally displaced […]

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EconoGraphics

Jun 9, 2017

A Vital Foreign Policy Tool

By Ole Moehr

This is the first EconoGraphic as part of our recently launched Economic Sanctions Initiative. The initiative aims to promote dialogue between the public and the private sector to investigate how to improve the design and implementation process of economic sanctions.

Economic Sanctions Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 9, 2017

Cohen Joins VOA to Discuss Implications of Comey Case

By Ariel Cohen

Listen to the full broadcast here.

Russia

NATOSource

Jun 8, 2017

Putin Vows Military Response to ‘Eliminate NATO Threat’ If Sweden Joins US-Led Alliance

By Damien Sharkov, Newsweek

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed deep opposition to the idea of Sweden joining NATO, calling its potential membership of the U.S.-led alliance a “threat” that would need to be “eliminated.”

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 8, 2017

Farkas in the New York Times: Jared Kushner’s Not-So-Secret Channel to Putin

By Evelyn Farkas

Read the full article here.

Russia

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.

Russia

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.

Russia

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.

Cybersecurity European Union

Uncategorized

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

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