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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

Oct 8, 2016

Cohen in Huffington Post: Putin’s Challenge for the Next US President

By Ariel Cohen

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Oct 7, 2016

Slavin Joins VOA News to Discuss the Battle Over Aleppo and the US-Russian Stalemate in Solving the Syrian Crisis, the Vice Presidential Debate, and Another NSA Contractor Being Charged With Theft of Classified Material

By Barbara Slavin

Listen to the full interview here.

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Two Russian TU-160 Blackjack bombers, Sept. 22, 2016

NATOSource

Oct 6, 2016

Jets From Four NATO Members Scramble As Russian Bombers Fly from Norway To Spain

By BBC

Two Russian Blackjack bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four European countries as they flew from the direction of Norway to northern Spain and back, it has emerged.

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In the News

Oct 6, 2016

Cohen in The Hill: What Clinton and Trump Need to Know About Putin’s Russia

By Ariel Cohen

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UkraineAlert

Oct 5, 2016

Berlin or Bust: Germany Key to Maintaining Sanctions on Russia

By Oksana Bedratenko

When Russia illegally annexed Crimea and armed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the United States and the European Union jointly condemned it. Together they introduced sanctions on Russia in July 2014 that limited access to finance for key companies in Russia’s energy, defense, and financial sectors; froze assets and banned travel for officials directly involved in […]

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In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Ashooh Joins Al Jazeera English to Discuss the US-Russia Syria Deal

By Jessica Ashooh

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Oct 5, 2016

Cohen Joins Sky News to Discuss Russian Actions in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

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Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels, Oct. 4, 2016

NATOSource

Oct 4, 2016

Kerry: US Will Always Honor its Defense Guarantee to NATO Allies

By John Kerry, Department of State

Let me underscore: The United States of America will support its friends and its allies on both sides of the channel as you work through the tough issues ahead, but we will not be shy about where our interests lie.

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In the News

Oct 4, 2016

Handjani in Reuters: Commentary: Putin’s Middle East Gamble is Paying Dividends

By Amir Handjani

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In the News

Oct 4, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by Voice of America on Suspended US-Russia Talks Over Syria

By Ian Brzezinski

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