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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

Feb 23, 2016

Itani in Newsweek: Could the Syrian Conflict Spread to Lebanon and Russia?

By Faysal Itani

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Middle East Russia

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Cole Quoted by Die Walt on US-Russia Relations and Possible Foreign Policy Scenarios

By August Cole

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Russia United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Hof Quoted by Reuters on Humanitarian Aid to Syria During the Ceasefire

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Hof Quoted by New York Times on US and Russia Strategy in Syria During the Ceasefire

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Hof Quoted by the New Yorker on Implementing the Syrian Ceasefire

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by High North News on US Navy Base Expansion in Iceland

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 22, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by National Defense Magazine on How NATO Can Contain Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

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NATO Russia

UkraineAlert

Feb 22, 2016

Russia’s Pernicious Hybrid War Against Ukraine

By Andreas Umland

In recent months, the relative calming of the Russian-Ukrainian war in the Donbas has led many observers to describe this confrontation as yet another “frozen conflict” in the post-Soviet space. Yet even if Russian military activities ceased completely, the analogy is misleading. It is not always understood that Ukraine’s neighbor to the east is actively […]

Russia Ukraine

UkraineAlert

Feb 22, 2016

How Soft Power Works: Russian Passportization and Compatriot Policies Paved Way for Crimean Annexation and War in Donbas

By Agnia Grigas

The following is an edited excerpt from Agnia Grigas’ new book, Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire. The book examines Moscow’s policies toward Russian compatriots in former Soviet republics, including Ukraine where they laid the groundwork for Crimea’s annexation and the conflict in the Donbas. Moscow’s policies towards its “compatriots”—loosely defined as ethnic Russians, Russian […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Feb 21, 2016

Hof Quoted by The Hill on US and Kurdish Fighters in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

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