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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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Oct 24, 2015

Aslund on Russian Intervention in the Middle East

By Anders Aslund

Novoe Vremya quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on Russian intervention in the Middle East and tensions with Saudi Arabia:

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Oct 24, 2015

Aslund on the Relationship Between Obama and Putin

By Anders Aslund

Radio Liberty interviews Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on the relationship between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin:

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Oct 24, 2015

Aslund on the Obama-Putin Relationship

By Anders Aslund

Radio Liberty interviews Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund on the relationship between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin:

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In the News

Oct 23, 2015

Ashooh on Kerry-Lavrov Talks

By Jessica Ashooh

Middle East Strategy Task Force Deputy Director Jessica Ashooh joins Voice of America to discuss what to expect from the talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov regarding Syria:

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Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, Sept. 18, 2015

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Oct 23, 2015

Top US Admiral Says NATO Should Rework Maritime Strategy

By Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Russia’s stepped up naval operations and other threats mean that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should reexamine maritime strategy, the new head of the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

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In the News

Oct 23, 2015

Polyakova on Russia’s Sphere of Influence

By Alina Polyakova

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Associate Director Alina Polyakova discusses Russia’s sphere of influence and its attempts to continue to maintain a presence in the economics and politics of countries it perceives to be within its sphere:

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In the News

Oct 23, 2015

Slavin on Benghazi, Biden, Assad, and Canada

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to moderate a discussion on US domestic politics, Assad’s visit to Moscow, and the Canadian elections: 

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In the News

Oct 23, 2015

Herbst on Russian Troops in Afghanistan

By John Herbst

Voice of America quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin would send Russian troops to Afghanistan: 

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Oct 23, 2015

Imperial Gamble Doesn’t Pay Off: New Book Gets Ukraine’s History Wrong

By Alexei Sobchenko

In his new book, Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine and the New Cold War, the renowned American journalist Marvin Kalb touches on an issue outside his traditional area of expertise in domestic politics: the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and its implications for US-Russia relations.

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US AN/TPQ-36 radar system, April 20, 1996

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Oct 22, 2015

US to Ship Modified Radar Systems to Ukraine

By Julian E. Barnes and Gordon Lubold, Wall Street Journal

Advanced radar systems being shipped to Ukraine to counter artillery strikes by pro-Russia separatists have been modified to prevent them from peering into Russia, according to U.S. officials.

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