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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

Sep 23, 2016

Coote Quoted by Argus on US and Russia Competing for Gas Markets in Europe and Asia

By Bud Coote

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In the News

Sep 22, 2016

Hof Quoted by StarTribune on The Need for Continued Pressure on Russia in Syrian Ceasefire

By Frederic C. Hof

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In the News

Sep 22, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: Let’s Not Start a New Cold War with Russia

By Harlan Ullman

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

NATOSource

Sep 21, 2016

The United States Must Be the World’s Policeman

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Wall Street Journal

Barely had I been seated before Vladimir Putin told me that NATO—the organization that I then headed—no longer had any purpose and should be disbanded.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 10, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 21, 2016

Russian Hackers Linked to Another Cyber Campaign Targeting Political Parties in Germany

By AFP and Deutsche Welle

From AFP:  German political parties have fallen victim to a new round of cyber attacks, documents showed Wednesday, after Berlin’s domestic spy agency accused Russia of a series of operations aimed at spying and sabotage.

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In the News

Sep 21, 2016

Cohen Joins Russian Channel 1 to Discuss US-Russia Clashes in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Sep 21, 2016

Hof Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on the US-Russia Ceasefire for Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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UkraineAlert

Sep 21, 2016

Does Putin Have 35 Million Secret Weapons?

By Lukas Trakimavičius

“Russia is back.” These were the recent words of General Curtis Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe—and he was correct. Thanks to a rapidly growing arms budget and a worrisome frequency of snap military drills near NATO’s borders, Russia is indeed back to the game of power politics after a twenty-five year hiatus. The implications […]

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Russian nuclear attack submarine Severodvinsk

NATOSource

Sep 20, 2016

The Growing Russian Threat in the North Atlantic

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Defense One

Russia could hinder US reinforcements headed to Europe in the event of a major war, warned the recently retired Supreme Allied Commander, Gen. Philip Breedlove….

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Swedish Marine participating in BALTOPS exercise, June 13, 2016

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Sep 20, 2016

Swedish Military Told to Look Out for Foreign Spies

By The Local (Sweden)

Sweden’s military has urged staff to stay alert as more and more incidents that could be linked to suspected espionage are emerging across the country, report Swedish media.

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