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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 27, 2016

Newsweek features the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

By Atlantic Council

Newsweek cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Ars Technica features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

By Atlantic Council

Ars Technica cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Czuperski Quoted by NBC on Recent Hacks in Russia

By Maksymilian Czuperski

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Cohen Joins CNN to Discuss Russian Warships that are Believed to be En Route to Syria

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

The Washington Free Beacon features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

By Atlantic Council

The Washington Free Beacon cites a DFRLab report analyzing the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

Disinformation English

UkraineAlert

Oct 26, 2016

More Proof Ukraine is Changing: Opaque Defense Sector Embraces Reform

By Oksana Bedratenko

In December 2015, the anticorruption watchdog Transparency International warned that Ukraine’s defense sector faces “a high risk of corruption.” TI named the country’s opaque procurement process as the highest-risk area for corruption. Assessing the defense spheres of NATO members and partner states, TI gave Ukraine a D on an A to F scale, primarily for […]

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In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Czuperski Quoted by Daily Mail on the Seriousness of Russian Hacking

By Maksymilian Czuperski

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Defense One features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab on hackers

By Atlantic Council

Defense One featured the DFRLab's extensive reporting on emails from the #SurkovLeaks from top Russian officials and their level of authenticity.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Bloomberg features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab on Russian hackers

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

Disinformation English

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Nimmo Quoted by Reuters on Russian Forces in Baltic Region

By Ben Nimmo

Read the full article here.

Russia

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