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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

Dec 8, 2016

Aslund Speaks at CATO Institute Event on Russia Twenty-Five Years after the Fall of the Soviet Union

By Anders Aslund

Read more about the event here.

Russia

In the News

Dec 8, 2016

Herbst Quoted by S&P Global on Trump Administration and Russian Sanctions

By John Herbst

Read the full article here.

Russia

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2016

‘Channeling Brussels’ with Sandy Vershbow

By Teri Schultz

Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow on the challenge posed by Russia When someone with the long-range perspective of Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow says relations with Russia are the worst he’s seen in his entire career, everyone should take notice. In this week’s “Channeling Brussels,” Vershbow calls 2014, with Russia’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimea […]

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UkraineAlert

Dec 7, 2016

Beware of the Russian Bear in the Balkans

By Harriet Salem

On October 16, just hours before Montenegrins were due to head to the polls, the government made an alarming announcement. It claimed security services had foiled a Russian nationalist attempt to seize control of the parliament and assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic (who has since resigned). The Kremlin undoubtedly has an axe to grind with […]

Russia The Balkans

In the News

Dec 7, 2016

Braw in the National Interest: Why Is Sweden Destroying Ninety-Six Powerful Fighter Jets That Could Deter Russia?

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe Russia

In the News

Dec 7, 2016

Vajdich in RealClearWorld: Say No to Russia Reset Part Deux

By Daniel Vajdich

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Russia

In the News

Dec 7, 2016

Rustavi2 Covers Atlantic Council Event on Western Sanctions on Russia

By Atlantic Council

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Russia

UkraineAlert

Dec 7, 2016

Sanctions on Russia Need More Teeth

By Sergey Aleksashenko

It has been more than two years since the European Union and the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine. How effective have the sanctions been? According to US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in 2016, sanctions were meant to “press Moscow to bring an end to the violence […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Dec 6, 2016

Cohen in the Financial Times: Beyond the Trump-Putin Warmth, Tough Decisions Lurk

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

In the News

Dec 6, 2016

Polyakova Quoted by RFE/RL on Kremlin Networks of Influence in Europe

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

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