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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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Polish President Andrzej Duda, August 6, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 19, 2015

New President Wants Poland to be a Leader in Regional Security

By Jan Cienski, Politico Europe

Barely a week into his term, Poland’s new president is moving to realize a hallmark campaign promise: To pivot central Europe’s most important country to closer security ties with its immediate eastern neighbors.

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Aug 18, 2015

Herbst on Military Support in Ukraine

By John Herbst

Center for European Policy Analysis quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on the military imperative to support Ukraine if Russia renews its military campaign:

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In the News

Aug 18, 2015

New Pathway Features Hiding in Plain Sight

By Atlantic Council

New Pathway features the Atlantic Council presentation of Hiding in Plain Sight in Toronto, where the authors discussed the role of Russian soldiers in the war in Ukraine:

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In the News

Aug 16, 2015

Pham on Russo-African Trade

By J. Peter Pham

Sputnik News quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the reemergence of Russian trade and power in Africa: 

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Russian military participating in SCO exercise, Augest 24-29, 2014

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Aug 14, 2015

NATO Refutes Comparison of Alliance and Russian Military Exercises

By AFP

NATO on Wednesday defended the number of military exercises it has staged as a response to “growing Russian aggression” and refuted suggestions that they were helping make war in Europe more likely.

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In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Cohen on Russia’s “No Import” List

By Ariel Cohen

The Christian Science Monitor quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ariel Cohen on Russia’s decision to add more products to its forbidden import list: 

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In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Pham on Putin’s Russia and Africa

By J. Peter Pham

The Council on Foreign Relations quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Russia’s economic and military ties with Africa:

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Aug 13, 2015

POLITICO Features NATOSource Infographic

By NATOSource

POLITICO Europe features NATOSource’s infographic which debunks Russian myths of NATO expansion:

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Polish President Andrzej Duda, September 12, 2013

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Aug 13, 2015

NATO Treats Poland Like a Buffer State, Says New President

By Henry Foy, Financial Times

Polish president Andrzej Duda has criticised Nato for treating Poland like a “buffer zone” rather than a fully fledged member facing a resurgent Russia and urged the alliance to place permanent bases in the former Soviet bloc country.

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Aug 13, 2015

Russia’s Occupation of Ukraine Still Top Threat to Global Security

By Stephen Blank

Recent articles in the US media suggest that the Pentagon is “rebalancing” its forces towards Europe to meet the Russian challenge. At the same time, NATO plans to halve the number of air patrols over the Baltic. Supposedly the Russian threat to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania has ebbed, and governments are finally stepping up to […]

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