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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, June 13, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 20, 2016

NATO Concerned over Possible Russia-Turkey Hostilities

By Spiegel

In Syria, the danger of a war between Turkey and Russia is on the rise

Germany NATO

New Atlanticist

Feb 18, 2016

Saudi-Iran Rivalry Keeps Oil Prices Down

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Gulf states seen eager to put ‘fiscal squeeze’ on Iran The regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran—the two main producers in a global oil cartel—has become a significant factor behind the sharp decline in oil prices that has also kept rates at historic lows. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil-producing countries have watched with […]

Energy & Environment Iran

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on Military Operations Between Norway and Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

Read the full article here.

Northern Europe Russia

Art of Future Warfare

Feb 18, 2016

Cole in War on the Rocks: Run, Freeze, or Fight? “Occupied” and the Future of Warfare

By August Cole

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Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Feb 18, 2016

Vakhshouri Quoted by Financial Post on Likelihood of Oil Production Freeze

By Sara Vakhshouri

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Iran Russia

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Center On Global Interests on OPEC’s Call to Freeze Oil Production

By Brenda Shaffer

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Russia Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

Feb 17, 2016

Iran, Syria, Russia Seen as Top Challenges in the Middle East

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Iran, Syria, and Russia together pose the biggest challenge in the Middle East today, and any notion that there can be an alignment of the interests of Tehran and Washington is unrealistic, three former US officials said at the Atlantic Council on February 16. “We have an Iran-Syria-Russia problem right now in the Middle East,” […]

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Estonian troops participating in Steadfast Jazz exercise, Nov. 3, 2013

NATOSource

Feb 17, 2016

Expert on NATO Calls for Permanent Alliance Military Presence in Baltics As Hedge Against Russia Military Action

By John Grady, USNI News

A leading analyst on NATO policy called for the alliance to place a permanent military presence in Baltic member states as a hedge against a more active Russian military.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 17, 2016

Shaffer Quoted by Energy Wire on Oil Production Freeze

By Brenda Shaffer

Read the full article here.

Russia Saudi Arabia

UkraineAlert

Feb 16, 2016

How to Reverse Putin’s Damage in Syria

By John E. Herbst

Moscow’s operation in Syria was designed to shore up the Assad regime, its long-time ally in the Middle East, from falling to various opposition forces, whose strongest elements were the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), the al-Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front, and other extremist Sunni groups. Over time this intervention has also given […]

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