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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

Oct 31, 2016

Ullman in the Financial Times: How Nato Can Neuter Putin’s ‘Shock and Awe’

By Harlan Ullman

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NATO Russia

In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Grigas Quoted by Newsweek on Russian Activities in the Baltics

By Agnia Grigas

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Northern Europe Russia
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, May 12, 2016

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2016

Romania and Bulgaria to Host Greater NATO Presence in the Black Sea Region

By Ana Maria Touma, Balkan Insight

NATO member state officials meeting in Brussels agreed to boost the alliance’s military presence along its entire eastern flank from Bulgaria to the Baltics.

Central Europe NATO

In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by Express on Russian Submarine Spotted Off British Coast

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Oct 28, 2016

Rebuilding the Middle East

In light of the ongoing battle for Mosul and the recent bombing of a school in Syria that killed twenty-six civilians, mostly children, it becomes evident that the actors behind the violence and turmoil must be removed from the conflict before there can be sustained efforts to achieve lasting stability in the region, a senior […]

Middle East Russia

In the News

Oct 28, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on Potential for a New Cold War with Putin

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

In the News

Oct 28, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the US Presidential Election

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

In the News

Oct 28, 2016

Cohen in The World Post: Why Russia Will Remain the Centerpiece of US Foreign Policy After the Elections

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia

Defense Industrialist

Oct 27, 2016

How late is too late for new weapons?

By James Hasik

The Pentagon’s drive for innovation is up against adversaries’ efforts to “occupy leading positions” themselves. Back at the beginning of August, I wrote an essay about how soon was too soon with new weapons. Some historical perspective, I thought, should inform the aims of the Pentagon’s Third Offset strategy. And yet, to focus a moment on […]

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Foreign Policy features the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

By Atlantic Council

Foreign Policy cites reports from the DFRLab detailing the number of Russian ships in the Mediterranean and their capabiltiies.

Conflict Disinformation

Experts