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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

Jun 23, 2017

Woods Quoted in VOA on Russian Hacks

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Beau Woods</span>

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UkraineAlert

Jun 23, 2017

Memo to President Trump: It’s Not “The Ukraine” Anymore

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Peter Dickinson</span>

The first meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and US President Donald Trump on June 20 was widely hailed as a small but significant victory for Ukraine, signaling continued American support at a time when many fear Ukraine’s struggle with Russia is in danger of becoming a forgotten war. The only fly in the ointment […]

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In the News

Jun 22, 2017

Herbst Quoted by the Independent on the United Nations Appointment of Former Russian Diplomat as Lead of Counterterrorism Division

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >John Herbst</span>

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Russia

Issue Brief

Jun 22, 2017

Transforming India from a balancing to leading power

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Bharath Gopalaswamy, Manish Tewari</span>

In the brief, the authors present policy recommendations for US policy makers as a newly assertive India seeks to assume a leading role in Asia.

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Issue Brief

Jun 22, 2017

Transforming India from a balancing to leading power

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Manish Tewari and Bharath Gopalaswamy</span>

“It is vital for American interests in Asia to have India as an economic and strategic ally,” writes Bharath Gopalaswamy and former Minister Manish Tewari in “Transforming India from a Balancing to Leading Power,” a new brief from the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center. In the brief, the authors present policy recommendations for US policy […]

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In the News

Jun 22, 2017

Cohen Joins Duel to Discuss the Deterioration of the Relationship Between the United States and Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ariel Cohen</span>

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jun 22, 2017

Cohen Joins Gazeta.ru to Discuss the Relationship Between Trump and Putin

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Ariel Cohen</span>

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Jun 21, 2017

Why Talk About Disinformation Now?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Alina Polyakova</span>

Disinformation has become a hot topic since Russia’s interference in the US presidential elections in 2016. As seventeen US intelligence agencies agreed in December of last year: “Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election.” This influence operation aimed to undermine faith in democracy and the credibility […]

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In the News

Jun 21, 2017

Grigas and Åslund Quoted in NewsWeek on European Gas Supply

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Agnia Grigas and Anders Aslund</span>

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New Atlanticist

Jun 21, 2017

Here’s How to Fight Back Against Russian Political Warfare

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Alexander Vershbow</span>

Three-and-a-half years ago, Russia illegally annexed Crimea and launched its campaign to destabilize eastern Ukraine. Russian aggression prompted the biggest increase in NATO’s collective defense capabilities since the Cold War—including the historic deployment in June of four multinational battlegroups in the three Baltic States and Poland. But deterring military aggression is only half the battle. […]

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