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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

Feb 8, 2016

Stein Quoted by Bloomberg on Russia’s Strategy in Syria

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 6, 2016

Biberman in Terrorism and Political Violence: Why terrorists target children: Outbidding, desperation, and extremism in the Peshawar and Beslan school massacres

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Extremism

UkraineAlert

Feb 5, 2016

Putin Corners Himself in Ukraine. We Would Be Crazy to Placate Him Now

By Diane Francis

The recent backroom bilateral talks between the United States and Russia about Ukraine have caused anxiety in the region, raised hopes that sanctions could be lifted, and elevated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s status to super power level. All are counterproductive. Since the bilateral talks and optimistic statements by US Secretary of State John Kerry about […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Feb 5, 2016

Vajdich in The Hill: An Important Congressional Task

By Daniel Vajdich

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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Dec. 3, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 4, 2016

A NATO Message for Mr. Putin

By Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal

[W]e’re glad to see the Obama Administration finally doing more to secure NATO’s eastern front against Russia

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In the News

Feb 4, 2016

Stein Quoted by Business Insider on How Russian Involvement in Syria Affects Turkey’s Position in the Region

By Aaron Stein

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Russia Syria

In the News

Feb 4, 2016

Grigas Quoted by Trend on the Construction of Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline and Turkey-Russia Relations

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia Turkey

In the News

Feb 4, 2016

Hof Quoted by Agence France-Presse on Russian Intervention and Syria Peace Talks

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia Syria

MENASource

Feb 4, 2016

MENASource Podcast: Is the Syrian Rebellion Doomed?

By MENASource

In the second installment of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center Podcast, Senior Fellows Aaron Stein and Faysal Itani discuss the implications of the latest Syrian regime gains on the battle field and the potential impact on US-Turkish relations, the anti-ISIS coalition, and the negotiations in Geneva.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2016

Rallying the Transatlantic Community Toward a Greater Purpose

By Damon Wilson

A new era of US leadership can lead an effort to help adapt, revitalize, and defend an international order that advances security, democratic governance, and prosperity, says Atlantic Council’s Damon Wilson Europe is in crisis. The continent today faces a confluence of crises far more profound than most realize. As a result, the United States […]

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