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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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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, May 21, 2015

NATOSource

May 2, 2016

NATO’s Breedlove Calls for Sharper Focus on Russia Ahead of Departure

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

The U.S. has too few intelligence assets focused on the threat from Russia and should concentrate its technical capabilities on Moscow’s growing military might, NATO’s departing supreme allied commander said.

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UkraineAlert

May 2, 2016

What the Banning of Crimean Tatars’ Mejlis Means

By Eleanor Knott

In the two years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea, Crimean Tatars have faced the brunt of the de facto authorities’ brutality. On April 15, Crimea’s so-called prosecutor, Natalia Poklonskaya, banned the Mejlis, Crimean Tatars’ representative body in Crimea, labelling it “an extremist organization.” Following the prosecutor’s move, Crimea’s Supreme Court banned the Mejlis on April […]

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UkraineAlert

May 2, 2016

Memo to Europe: Don’t Fall for Russia’s Empty Promises

By Stephen Blank

As of this writing, the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria has all but collapsed, and thousands of Russian forces are aiding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s campaign to retake Aleppo. At the same time, the Minsk II agreement between Russia and Ukraine remains, as it always has been, an agreement more honored in the breach than […]

NATO Russia

In the News

May 2, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by High North News on Submarine Warfare and Surveillance in Northern NATO States

By Magnus Nordenman

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

May 2, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Needed — A New Detente with Russia

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 30, 2016

Atlantic Council Event on the Iran Nuclear Deal Featured in Forbes

By Atlantic Council

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Iran Russia

In the News

Apr 29, 2016

Stein Quoted by Foreign Policy on Turkey’s Involvement in Mosul Against ISIS

By Aaron Stein

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Iraq Russia

In the News

Apr 29, 2016

Stein Quoted by Al Monitor on US Involvement in the Syrian Conflict

By Aaron Stein

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Iraq Russia

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Apr 29, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by Stars and Stripes on Russia’s Involvement in the Baltic Sea

By Magnus Nordenman

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European Union International Organizations

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Apr 29, 2016

Grigas Joins Power Vertical Podcast to Discuss Russian Prime Minister Putin’s Foreign Policy Strategy

By Agnia Grigas

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