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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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In the News

Mar 15, 2017

Aslund Quoted by the Los Angeles Times on Peaceful Relations Between Russia and the US

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2017

Deciphering Gazprom’s Pipeline Agenda in Europe

By Martin Vladimirov and Sijbren de Jong

Despite the tentative March 13 agreement between the European Commission and Gazprom on the liberalization of gas markets in Central and Eastern Europe, it is still premature to declare an end to the Russian energy giant’s dominance in the region. In its statement of promises, Gazprom pledges to remove destination clauses in its long-term contracts […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Mar 13, 2017

Ullman in UPI: Repairing US-Russia Rift Vital for Global Security; Can it Be Done?

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2017

Emigration Threatens Russia’s Stability

By Rachel Ansley

The rapidly climbing numbers of Russians fleeing the country in search of political freedom and economic opportunity in the West has become the greatest threat to the stability of the Russian Federation, said an Atlantic Council analyst. According to Alina Polyakova, director of research for Europe and Eurasia at the Atlantic Council, “the fact that […]

Russia

UkraineAlert

Mar 13, 2017

Six Immediate Steps to Stop Putin’s Aggression

By Jakub Janda

Security experts who follow the West’s responses to Russia’s meddling in its internal affairs—through cyber hacks, massive disinformation, corruption of Western leaders, and espionage—have good reason to be disappointed. With a few exceptions in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries, and recently in the Czech Republic, very few real counter-measures have been put into practice. Despite […]

European Union International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Mar 13, 2017

The Trump-Putin Honeymoon Is Over, But the Marriage Was a Sham

By James Miller

Last year, while Americans were embroiled in one of the ugliest election cycles in recent memory, the Russian media was basking in the phenomenon of Donald Trump. The Kremlin was betting that a Trump presidency would be far more advantageous to its interests. Months before the election, Trump had established an agenda that was arguably […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 12, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by Express on the Kremlin and WikiLeaks

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

Mar 11, 2017

Grigas Quoted by Newsweek on Russia, Europe, and the United States

By Agnia Grigas

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Europe & Eurasia Russia

In the News

Mar 11, 2017

Vershbow Joins CNN to Discuss the Trump Administration and Russia

By Alexander "Sandy" Vershbow

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Russia

In the News

Mar 10, 2017

Cohen Joins One America News to Discuss US-Russia Relations

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

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