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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 19, 2016

Ullman in United Press International: Let’s Not Start a New Cold War With Russia

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Sep 16, 2016

Anti-Terror Law Casts Shadow Over Russian Election

A combination of suspicions of Russian government involvement in the theft of Democratic National Committee e-mails and new anti-terrorism measures recently signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin bode ill for Duma elections scheduled for September 18. The DNC hack, while not confirmed as an attempt by the Kremlin to manipulate the results of […]

Russia

In the News

Sep 16, 2016

Vakhshouri Joins BBC to Discuss Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Oil

By Sara Vakhshouri

Listen to the full discussion here.

Russia Saudi Arabia

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Kerry-Lavrov Syria Deal

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Farkas Featured by CNN on China and Russia’s Joint Exercises

By Evelyn Farkas

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China Russia

In the News

Sep 15, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: Of Hackers, Hackers and Russians

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

New Atlanticist

Sep 14, 2016

In Syria, the United States Must Navigate a Complex Intelligence-Sharing Landscape With Russia

The Obama administration will carefully consider what intelligence it shares with Russia pertaining to enemy targets in Syria in part due to the belief that the Russians do not apply the same degree of care to avoiding civilian casualties, a senior US official said at the Atlantic Council on September 13. Noting that the US […]

Intelligence Russia

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Hof Quoted by Business Insider on How the US-Russia Syria Deal Could Affect Assad

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Blanford in Christian Science Monitor, Quoting Hof: Syrian Ceasefire: US, Russian Leverage with Warring Sides Faces Severe Test

By Nicholas Blanford

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Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Farkas Joins Fox News to Discuss the Kerry-Lavrov Syria Deal

By Evelyn Farkas

Watch the full interview here.

Russia Syria

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