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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 13, 2016

Farkas Quoted by NBC News on the Trump-Putin Relationship

By Evelyn Farkas

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UkraineAlert

Sep 13, 2016

An Important Reform Milestone: An Independent Energy Regulator in Ukraine

By Olena Halushka

It is hard to find anything that unites the Ukrainian parliament as efficiently as the body’s regular and purposeful failure to adopt the bill on the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities. Neither the demands of the expert community, nor the bill’s connection with Ukraine’s international commitments, nor even the threat […]

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NATOSource

Sep 13, 2016

Russia’s Ambitions in the Atlantic

By Robbie Gramer, Foreign Affairs

[A]s Russia ramps up its military presence in the North Atlantic, NATO’s presence has atrophied.

NATO Northern Europe

New Atlanticist

Sep 13, 2016

Moldova’s Prime Minister Committed to a Pro-Europe Path

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip said his government is committed to European integration and expressed the hope that the country’s next president will share that same commitment. Moldova will hold its first direct presidential elections on October 30. Like in past elections, this one has split voters between pro-Europe and pro-Russia candidates. “I hope that […]

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In the News

Sep 13, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Associated Press on US-Russian Military Operations

By Evelyn Farkas

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Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinistö and CHOD Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, July 11, 2016

NATOSource

Sep 12, 2016

Defense Minister Downplays Swedish Report Citing Risks of Defense Cooperation with Finland

By Yle

Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says that a recently-released Swedish security policy report provides no reason to re-evaluate defence cooperation arrangements between Sweden and Finland.

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In the News

Sep 12, 2016

Cohen Interviewed by Georgia Today on US-Russia-Georgia Relations

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Sep 12, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss Russia’s Military Buildup in the Arctic

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Sep 12, 2016

Ullman in United Press International: So What if Russians Trying to Influence US Election?

By Harlan Ullman

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In the News

Sep 11, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Bloomberg on the US-Russian Operation in Syria

By Evelyn Farkas

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