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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

Feb 15, 2017

Herbst in the American Interest: Trump and Russia: Confusion at the Top

By John E. Herbst

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In the News

Feb 15, 2017

Herbst Quoted by Nezavisimaya Gazeta on the Trump Administration’s Policy on Crimea

By John Herbst

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In the News

Feb 15, 2017

TIME Features Atlantic Council Recommended Reads on Russia

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Feb 15, 2017

Aslund Quoted by McClatchy on Russian Interference in the US Election

By Anders Aslund

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UkraineAlert

Feb 15, 2017

Multiculturalism Is the Answer to Ukraine’s Identity Crisis

By Peter Dickinson

Celebrating diversity: that’s the official theme of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Kyiv this May. This is an inspired choice; Ukraine has been one of Europe’s most diverse and multicultural lands for centuries. Since the Soviet collapse, this organic multiculturalism has played a disappointingly minor role in Ukraine’s nation-building efforts. […]

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UkraineAlert

Feb 15, 2017

Arm Ukraine Now

By Alexander J. Motyl

The case against providing lethal weapons to Ukraine has rested on a simple argument: If the United States provides arms to Kyiv, Moscow will escalate the war in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin would up the ante with even more arms or intensify its military pressure on Ukraine. According to this logic, since escalation benefits no […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 15, 2017

Washington must respond to Russia’s new nuclear missile

By Matthew Kroenig

The New York Times reported on February 14 that Russia has secretly deployed two batteries of a new nuclear-capable cruise missile in violation of its international treaty obligations. The news is disturbing, but hardly surprising. Unless the United States and its allies respond promptly, the situation is likely only to deteriorate further. Russia’s missile deployments […]

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Meeting of NATO foreign ministers, Dec. 6, 2016

NATOSource

Feb 14, 2017

A New Deal for NATO? Making the Alliance Indispensable in the Trump Era

By Alexander Vershbow

America’s NATO allies have been breathing easier in recent weeks.

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In the News

Feb 14, 2017

Pope Joins CNN to Discuss US Sanctions on Russia

By Amy Pope

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NATOSource

Feb 14, 2017

Russian Cruise Missile, Deployed Secretly, Violates Treaty, Officials Say

By Michael R. Gordon, New York Times

Russia has secretly deployed a new cruise missile despite complaints from American officials that it violates a landmark arms control treaty

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