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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.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

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Mar 10, 2016

Obama Does Not Believe Invading Ukraine or Saving Assad Makes Putin ‘a Player’

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

He [President Barack Obama] described a relationship with Putin that doesn’t quite conform to common perceptions.

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President Barack Obama, Sept. 28, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Sees Ukraine as Putin’s Client State

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Russia’s invasion of Crimea in early 2014, and its decision to use force to buttress the rule of its client Bashar al-Assad, have been cited by Obama’s critics as proof that the post-red-line world no longer fears America.

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In the News

Mar 10, 2016

Cohen Joins Georgian TV Channel One to Discuss Georgian Plans to Purchase More Natural Gas From Gazprom and Iran

By Ariel Cohen

Iran Russia

In the News

Mar 10, 2016

Grigas “Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire” Book Launch Featured in USNI News

By Agnia Grigas

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In the News

Mar 9, 2016

Dungan Quoted by Politico Europe on the United States and European Union’s Stance and Strategy Against Russia and Putin

By Nicholas Dungan

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European Union International Organizations

In the News

Mar 9, 2016

Farkas and Hasik Quoted by Bloomberg on US Military Reinforcements to NATO Against Russia

By Evelyn Farkas and Jim Hasik

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NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 9, 2016

Cohen Quoted by Forbes Russia on Canada Oil Sands in Crisis

By Ariel Cohen

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In the News

Mar 9, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: Turkey, Russia Use Syria Refugees to Blackmail European Union

By Barbara Slavin

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UkraineAlert

Mar 9, 2016

What Nadiya Savchenko’s Example Can Teach the West

By Jeffrey Gedmin

March 5 marked the sixty-third anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death. A friend texted me a photo of a poster from a Moscow bus shelter, a death mask of the Soviet dictator, captioned with the words: “That one died, this one will, too,” presumably a reference to Russia’s current ruler Vladimir Putin. There’s a certain sad […]

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In the News

Mar 8, 2016

Cohen Joins BBC to Discuss Russia’s Strategy on the Ceasefire in Syria

By Ariel Cohen

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