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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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Nov 25, 2015

Ricciardone on Russia-Turkey Relations

By Francis Ricciardone

Daily Bash Diplomacy quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone on Russian-Turkish relations following the downing of a Russian airplane flying in Turkish airspace: 

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In the News

Nov 25, 2015

Aslund on Russia-Turkey Relations After Incident

By Anders Aslund

Mashable quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on the expectations of conflict between Russia and Turkey in the midst of the Syrian conflict: 

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In the News

Nov 24, 2015

Benitez on Turkey’s Downing of Russian Warplane

By Jorge Benitez

The Daily Signal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on the potential international ramifications of Turkey downing a Russian warplane:

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 24, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 24, 2015

Secretary General: NATO Stands With Turkey, but Diplomacy and De-Escalation also Important

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

The North Atlantic Council has just held a meeting, an extraordinary meeting. And we have been updated by the Turkish Ambassador on the recent events. I have also spoken to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

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In the News

Nov 24, 2015

Ullman on Turkey’s Downing of Russian Plane

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman joins The Leslie Marshall Show to discuss President Obama’s meeting with French President Francois Hollande and Turkey’s downing of a Russian plane:

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UkraineAlert

Nov 24, 2015

Russia Not a Reliable Partner in Fighting Terrorism

By Stephen Blank

In the wake of recent terror attacks in Paris, President François Hollande has called for Russian and American cooperation against ISIS, joining many other policymakers who have voiced the need for cooperation between Russian and American intelligence agencies against Islamic terrorism. Indeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his generals to treat French forces as “allies.” […]

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New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2015

Wanted: A Strong Stand Against Russia

By John E. Herbst

The shoot-down by Turkish fighters of a Russian warplane in Turkish airspace is an event of major significance in Syria, Ukraine, and beyond.  The savage attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Paris on Nov. 13 has prompted French President François Hollande to seek a grand coalition with the United States […]

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UkraineAlert

Nov 24, 2015

Making Sense of Mariupol’s Messy Elections

By Vera Zimmerman

As cities finished counting the votes from Ukraine’s second round of mayoral elections, Mariupol and Krasnoarmiisk in the Donetsk region still haven’t held elections. Mariupol, which over the last nineteen months has been a strategic target of pro-Russian separatists, has become a political battleground. Local elections that were supposed to take place on October 25 […]

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Defense Industrialist

Nov 24, 2015

Image and Indoctrination

By Blake Franko

Russia is laying the groundwork for further professionalizing its military. Russia’s military intervention in Syria illustrates that in the minds of Kremlin planners, the primary criterion for great power status is military might. Further cruise missile strikes and bomber sorties continue to showcase the depth of Russian military modernization. However, if Russia wants to remain […]

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Nov 24, 2015

Tanchum on Russian Bid to Secure New Energy Markets

By Micha'el Tanchum

Eurasian Energy Futures Initiativev Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum is quoted in Anadolu Agency on Russia’s bbid to secure new markets across the Middle East and North Africa:

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