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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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New Atlanticist

Apr 14, 2016

Ukraine Must Fully Implement IMF Program, says Former Finance Minister

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Mitch Hulse</span>

Ukraine’s new government must fully implement the International Monetary Fund’s financial assistance program and undertake “painful reforms,” the country’s former Finance Minister, Natalie Jaresko, said on April 14. Jaresko spoke at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council hours after learning she had lost her job in a government shakeup—the most significant since 2014—marked by […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 14, 2016

Stein Quoted by The Week on Russian Involvement in Turkey

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Aaron Stein</span>

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Russia Turkey

In the News

Apr 14, 2016

Farkas Joins CBS News to Discuss Close Russian Fly-Bys

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Evelyn Farkas</span>

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Russia

In the News

Apr 14, 2016

Riley Quoted by Energy Post on How the European Commission is Dealing with Nord Stream 2

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Alan Riley</span>

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 13, 2016

Shaffer Joins Knowledge@Wharton to Discuss the Russia-Saudi Arabia Oil Production Freeze

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Brenda Shaffer</span>

Russia Saudi Arabia

In the News

Apr 13, 2016

Hof in Foreign Policy: Spare a Prayer for Staffan de Mistura

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Frederic C. Hof</span>

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Iran Russia

In the News

Apr 13, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Bloomberg BNA on how US Sanctions Against Russia Affect International Law Firms

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Anders Aslund</span>

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Russia United States and Canada

In the News

Apr 12, 2016

Manning in East Asia Forum: What Might a New Asian Order Look Like?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Robert A. Manning</span>

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New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2016

How to Solve Ukraine’s Security Dilemma

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Andreas Umland</span>

The Case for a New Security Pact between the Baltic and Black Seas A main reason for the recent escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe is the absence of an effective security structure encompassing such militarily weak countries as Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. While Ukrainian public opinion has recently made a U-turn from a rejection […]

Moldova Russia

UkraineAlert

Apr 12, 2016

“Putin’s Not Finished,” Warns Former Defense Official Evelyn Farkas

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Diane Francis</span>

On April 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly announced creation of a National Guard, of up to 400,000 personnel, to control drug trafficking and terrorism. But former Pentagon adviser Evelyn Farkas has a different take: “I see this as riot control.” Putin is distracting attention from bad economic news, due to sanctions, she said. “This […]

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