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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

Dec 16, 2015

Riley: Challenging Putin’s Pipeline Strategy

By Alan Riley

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Alan Riley writes for the Wall Street Journal on the European Union’s Central and Eastern European members’ opposition to Moscow’s Berlin-backed plan to boost its energy leverage:

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In the News

Dec 16, 2015

Pham on Russia’s Increasing Trade Relationship with Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Pulse Ghana quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Russia’s increasing trade relationship with Africa:

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In the News

Dec 16, 2015

Khoury: New Cold War Comes to Syria

By Nabeel Khoury

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Nabeel Khoury writes for The Cairo Review of Global Affairs on Russia’s intensifying intervention in the Syrian civil war:

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UkraineAlert

Dec 16, 2015

“Ukraine is a work in progress by Putin,” Says General Wesley Clark

By Diane Francis

Retired US Army General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, has campaigned since 2014 to convince Western governments to provide lethal aid to Ukraine to fend off Russia’s occupation of 9 percent of its territory. In a wide-ranging interview, he talked about why this hasn’t happened and about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war […]

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In the News

Dec 15, 2015

Aslund on Russia’s Economic Intervention in Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

The Black Sea quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is affecting Ukraine’s economy and businesses:

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In the News

Dec 15, 2015

Gold on International Airport Security

By Zack Gold

The Gulf Online quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Zack Gold on airport security measures following the deadly bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai peninsula: 

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In the News

Dec 15, 2015

Hof on Russian Intervention in Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

The New York Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the ineffectiveness of Russia’s warfare strategy in Syria: 

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In the News

Dec 15, 2015

Gold: Wilayat Sinai Risks Backlash After Metrojet Bombing

By Zack Gold

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Zack Gold writes for Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel on Wilayat Sinai, the Sinai affiliate of ISIS that claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian aircraft over Egypt’s Sinai:

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New Atlanticist

Dec 14, 2015

Transatlantic Power in Economic Sanctions

By Nico Catano

Economic sanctions have become one of the most successful tools in achieving policy goals, and offer an effective alternative to more hawkish options. The United States has crafted sanctions regimes throughout the world, but it is without doubt most effective in partnership with its allies, notably the European Union. The US-EU economic bloc makes up […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dec. 2, 2015

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Dec 14, 2015

NATO Chief Stoltenberg: ‘Now Is the Time To Invest in Our Defense’

By Jens Stoltenberg, Defense News

We are facing the biggest security challenges in a generation. They are complex, interrelated and come from many directions.

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