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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

Jan 5, 2017

Polyakova Joins BBC World News to Discuss the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

By Alina Polyakova

Watch the full interview here.

Russia

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Polyakova and Woods Quoted by the Cipher Brief on US Intel Leaders and Russian Hacking

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Jan 5, 2017

Burwell in the Telegraph: Europeans Can’t Afford to Laugh at Russia’s US Election Hacking. They Are in the Firing Line Too

By Fran Burwell

Read the full article here.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 4, 2017

Latvia Heads Into 2017 Relying On Its Own Mettle—And NATO Metal

By Teri Schultz

‘Channeling Brussels’ with Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs While the entire world carefully watches how 2017 unfolds, especially developments between the White House and the Kremlin, the Baltics are among those with the most finely-tuned binoculars.  Worst-case scenarios may be simply hypotheses for debate in other countries, but in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania they are […]

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In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by the Houston Chronicle on Tillerson and US-Russia Relations

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Jan 4, 2017

Herbst Quoted by ThinkProgress on Russia’s Financing of Western Far-Right Parties

By John Herbst

Read the full article here.

Russia

UkraineAlert

Jan 3, 2017

Is Russia Planning a Major Land War against Ukraine?

By Alexander J. Motyl

Recent evidence suggest that Russia may be planning a major land war against Ukraine. While Russian President Vladimir Putin talks peace, several leading Russian analysts have explicitly endorsed the “Syrian variant” with respect to Ukraine. Are they speaking for themselves or are they acting on behalf of the regime, sending out trial balloons in order […]

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UkraineAlert

Jan 3, 2017

How to End the War in Ukraine in 2017

By Valentyn Nalyvaichenko

Victor Pinchuk’s recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, “Ukraine Must Make Painful Compromises for Peace with Russia,” does not take into account that any plan for Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories must first consider the will of the people living in those territories and seek their betterment. During a recent trip to Washington, DC, […]

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UkraineAlert

Jan 3, 2017

2017 Should Be the Year Ukraine’s Economy Takes Off

By Anders Åslund

Three years after the Revolution of Dignity, the Ukrainian economy has stabilized and is ready for growth. Will the growth be fast or slow? Dangers lie ahead, but opportunities prevail. Success is easily taken for granted, so it is worth recalling what Ukraine has accomplished in the past three years.

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In the News

Jan 3, 2017

Herbst Joins WBUR’s On Point to Discuss Trump and Putin’s Relationship

By John Herbst

Read the full article here.

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