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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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In the News

Mar 31, 2017

Slavin in VOA: Russia’s Ties? – Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

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UkraineAlert

Mar 31, 2017

Is Russia Getting Ready to Invade Ukraine Again?

By Stephen Blank

Recent Russian actions suggest a new stage of the Russian threat to Ukraine—and potentially to the Caucasus, Belarus, or the Baltic States as well—that could presage a new large-scale military operation. First, in 2016, Russia created twenty-five division formations and fifteen brigades, while raising manpower by only 10,000 men. This suggests the possibility that Russia […]

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Congressional Relations

Mar 30, 2017

Putin is Not Russia

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US senators, Russian opposition activist call for calibrated pressure on Vladimir Putin Two US senators—one a Republican and the other a Democrat—and a Russian opposition activist who has survived two apparent attempts on his life made a call for greater international pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to respect human rights. Speaking at the Atlantic […]

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Video

Mar 30, 2017

Права Человека в России

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UkraineAlert

Mar 30, 2017

Why Putin’s Flirtation with the French Far Right May Backfire

By Péter Krekó and Alina Polyakova

On March 24, Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front (FN) party and a contender for the French presidency, flew to Moscow for a surprise visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Le Pen’s photo op of a one-on-one meeting with Russia’s president certainly made her look presidential, but it’s an image that may […]

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In the News

Mar 29, 2017

Stein Quoted by Rudaw on Turkish-Russian Cooperation in Syria

By Aaron Stein

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In the News

Mar 28, 2017

Cohen Quoted by USA Today on Russian Businesses and Vladimir Putin

By Ariel Cohen

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Economy & Business Russia

In the News

Mar 28, 2017

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss Trump’s Former Campaign Chairman’s Ties to Russia

By Evelyn Farkas

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In the News

Mar 28, 2017

Cohen Quoted by USA Today on Trumps Business Network Reaching Wealthy Russian Mobsters

By Ariel Cohen

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UkraineAlert

Mar 28, 2017

Putin Is a Prisoner of His Own Hybrid War

By Peter Dickinson

April will mark the third anniversary of Russia’s hybrid war in eastern Ukraine, with no end in sight to a tragedy that has already claimed over 10,000 Ukrainian lives. The conflict has devastated and transformed Ukraine in ways that will not be fully apparent for decades. Crucially, it has also brought little of value to […]

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