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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

Sep 26, 2016

Ullman in United Press International: What Accounts for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Popularity?

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Sep 26, 2016

Braw Joins Monocle 24 to Discuss Sweden Putting a Military Unit on Gotland

By Elizabeth Braw

Listen to the full discussion here.

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In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Arab Weekly on US and Russia’s Efforts to Salvage Syrian Ceasefire

By Faysal Itani

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Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 25, 2016

Grigas Quoted By Newsweek on his new book, ” Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire”

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia

In the News

Sep 24, 2016

Itani Quoted by The Telegraph on Russian Support of Aleppo Takeover by Syria

By Faysal Itani

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Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 23, 2016

Hof Quoted by the Financial Times on Kerry’s Talks with Russia on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

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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Russia

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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Russia Syria

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

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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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