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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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UkraineAlert

Jun 22, 2015

It’s Hard to Take Russian Propaganda Seriously. But We Must.

By James J. Coyle

Three Russian television stations interviewed Andrei Petkov from a hospital bed in Nikolayev, Ukraine, in April 2014. Rossia 1 described him, with a bandage on his nose, as an ordinary citizen attacked by neo-Nazis and nationalists; NTV named him a German spy for a secret European organization; and the National Independent News of Crimea identified him […]

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In the News

Jun 21, 2015

NPR Features Hiding in Plain Sight

By Atlantic Council

NPR features the Atlantic Council report Hiding in Plain Sight in an article about how VICE News is helping to confirm Russia’s direct involvement in Ukraine:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Jun 21, 2015

Philly Inquirer Features Atlantic Council Event Featuring Mikhail Khodorkovsky

By Atlantic Council

Philly Inquirer Opinion Columnist Trudy Rubin quotes Mikhail Khodorkovsky from an Atlantic Council event, Russia’s Strategic Interest With the West, on his predictions for the future of a European Russia after Putin:

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General Hans-Lothar Domröse, May 19, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 19, 2015

NATO Commander Advocates Arming Baltic and Eastern Europe to Deter Russia

By Deutsche Welle

The standoff between Russia and NATO countries prompted the NATO to build a case for arming its member states in Eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 19, 2015

International Business Times Features Atlantic Council Event with Khodorkovsky

By Atlantic Council

International Business Times quotes Mikhail Khodorkovsky from an Atlantic Council event on Russia’s strategic interest with the West:

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British Typhoon and Russian Su-17, June 17, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 18, 2015

Russia’s Brinkmanship Raising Tensions in Europe

By Jeremy Diamond and Greg Botelho, CNN

The war of words between America and Russia is escalating. So, too, is the movement of implements of war — from U.S. fighter jets to Russian nuclear weapons.

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Sweden has been a NATO partner since 1994

NATOSource

Jun 18, 2015

Russian Ambassador Warns of ‘Risks’ Should Sweden Join NATO

By The Local (Sweden)

On Thursday, Russia’s ambassador to Sweden, Viktor Tatarintsev, hit out in an interview with the Dagens Nyheter daily at what he called an “aggressive propaganda campaign” by Swedish media.

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Jun 18, 2015

Benitez on NATO and Putin

By Jorge Benitez

CNN quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s strategy regarding Russian defense threats:

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UkraineAlert

Jun 18, 2015

Switching Spymasters Amid War is Risky

By Brian Mefford

Valentin Nalyvaichenko, head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), is in trouble again. On June 15, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he was “unsatisfied” with Nalyvaichenko’s work. Three days later, Ukraine’s parliament dismissed him. At a time when the Minsk II ceasefire agreement is a ceasefire in name only and the threat of Russian espionage, sabotage, […]

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In the News

Jun 18, 2015

Reuters Features Atlantic Council Khodorkovsky Event

By Atlantic Council

Reuters features the Atlantic Council’s Mikhail Khodorkovsky event, Russia’s Strategic Interest with the West, in an article about Putin’s confrontation with West: 

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