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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

Apr 24, 2017

Russia’s Desperation for More Soldiers Is Taking It to Dark Places

By Valentyn Badrak, Lada Roslycky, Mykhailo Samus, and Volodymyr Kopchak

Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine and intensive military operations in Syria have caused a very big problem: a shortage of qualified people to man its occupation forces. This personnel gap, caused by permanent, heavy losses suffered by Russia’s forces, has drastically changed the scale and character of its military missions. At the early stages of […]

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NATOSource

Apr 24, 2017

Denmark: Russia Hacked Our Defense Ministry for Two Years

By Reuters and Copenhagen Post

From Reuters: Russia has hacked the Danish Defense and gained access to employees’ emails in 2015 and 2016

Cybersecurity Intelligence

UkraineAlert

Apr 24, 2017

More Solidarity with Ukraine Needed, Say Speakers at the Kyiv Security Forum

By Ariel Cohen

The Tenth Kyiv Security Forum—an important foreign affairs conference conducted annually by the Open Ukraine Foundation—occurred on April 6-7. Headed by Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his wife Terezia, the conference underscored an important message: the need for the West to stay engaged and maintain security in the borderlands between Russia and Central […]

Belarus Moldova

In the News

Apr 22, 2017

Polyakova Joins Story in the Public Square to Discuss Russian Election Interference

By Alina Polyakova

Read more about the interview here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 22, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by Vice on Russian Influence in Europe

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 21, 2017

Fishman Quoted by Reuters on the Decision to Not Give Exxon Permission to Drill in Russia

By Eddie Fishman

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Apr 21, 2017

Durakoglu Quoted by Mic on Russian Interference in the French Elections

By Naz Durakoglu

Read the full article here.

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NATOSource

Apr 20, 2017

House Speaker Ryan in Europe: NATO ‘Must be Strengthened’

By Paul Ryan, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Russia is determined to exploit weakness and opportunity wherever it may surface.

NATO Russia

UkraineAlert

Apr 18, 2017

Why We Continue to Misunderstand Putin’s War in Ukraine

By Taras Kuzio

The Euromaidan and Russia’s annexation of Crimea have turned Ukraine into a popular media topic. But Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine has also led to a giant surge in academic and think tank publications about Ukraine, with more than three hundred published since 2014. These scholarly and expert analyses have taken five main […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 18, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by Snopes on Russia, the US Election, and Fake News

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

Russia

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