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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

Mar 3, 2016

Cole Quoted by Focus Online on Russian Scenarios

By August Cole

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Russia

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 2, 2016

‘Not the Time for Divisions in Europe’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, warns against Brexit as Europe faces challenges on its eastern and southern flanks The last thing that Europe needs as it grapples with challenges on its eastern and southern flanks is for the United Kingdom to walk out of the European Union, said José Manuel Barroso, a former […]

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UkraineAlert

Mar 2, 2016

Early Elections in Ukraine Are Scarier Than You Think

By Adrian Karatnycky

Should Ukraine hold new elections? Despite the failure of Ukraine’s parliament to remove the government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk from office on February 16, the defection of two parties from the governing coalition gives President Petro Poroshenko the ability to declare the absence of a majority coalition and force new elections. Western donors, including […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 2, 2016

Cohen Quoted by The Washington Times on Armenia’s Position in the Russia-Turkey Clash In Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia The Caucasus

In the News

Mar 2, 2016

Brzezinski Quoted by Voice of America on NATO’s Strategy with Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

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British Marines skiing in Norway, Feb. 17, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 1, 2016

NATO Warned of Vulnerability to Moscow in Eastern Europe

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

A chorus of voices across Nato is warning that the alliance cannot defend Europe’s eastern border against an increasingly aggressive Russia.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 1, 2016

Don’t Be Fooled: Lifting EU Sanctions on Russia Won’t Bolster Europe’s Finances

By Vladislav L. Inozemtsev

The debate over sanctions is one of the hottest issues in any discussion on Russian-European relations. Sanctions were first imposed in 2014 by EU member states on Russia, and then by Russia on the EU. In recent months, Russian officials have argued that the EU should lift them, while there have been some signals coming […]

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 1, 2016

Shaffer Joins CNBC to Discuss Putin’s Oil Meeting

By Brenda Shaffer

Russia

In the News

Mar 1, 2016

Karatnycky Joins WSJ Video to Discuss Russia’s Efforts to Destabilize Ukraine and Use Syria as Leverage Against Europe

By Adrian Karatnycky

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Russia

In the News

Feb 29, 2016

Aslund Quoted by The American Interest on the Confrontation between Russia and the West

By Anders Aslund

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Russia

Experts