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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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New Atlanticist

Jun 12, 2015

Polish Leaders Urge Solidarity for Ukraine

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Officials stress they don’t seek confrontation with Russia Top Polish officials June 12 exhorted the transatlantic community to show solidarity with countries bearing the brunt of Russia’s aggression, but stressed that they do not seek a confrontation with Moscow. “The European response to the situation in the east can be driven as much by our […]

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In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on ISIS and Russia

By John E. Herbst

Foreign Policy quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on the building alliance of Central Asia and Russia against ISIS:

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US M1 Abrams tanks training in Latvia, Nov., 6, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 11, 2015

Infographic: Transformation of NATO Forces After Wales Summit

Explanation and analysis of changes in the Alliance after the NATO summit in Wales.

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In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on Russian Promotion of Division in Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

The New York Times quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on Russia’s tacit support of a fundraising network which provides for the separatists fighting in Eastern Ukraine:

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UkraineAlert

Jun 11, 2015

Russia’s Buildup Along Ukraine’s Border Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

By Ruben Gzirian

Much has been made about the tactics and military doctrine driving Russian operations in eastern Ukraine. Some analysts see Russia following a hybrid war strategy, while others contend that the Kremlin is simply trying to “catch up conceptually to the realities of modern war.” One thing is clear: Russia is manipulating eastern Ukraine through misdirection, […]

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In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on Russia Manipulating ISIS Threat in Central Asia

By John Herbst

Foreign Policy quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on Russian efforts to protect Central Asian countries from the threat of ISIS:

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In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on NATO’s Baltic Obligations

By John Herbst

Vice News quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on the likelihood of Russian incursions into Baltic NATO members:

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David Cameron, Angela Merkel, and Barack Obama, June 4, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 10, 2015

NATO Publics Reluctant to Provide Military Aid to Allies Under Attack

By Katie Simmons, Bruce Stokes, and Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center

Going forward, most NATO members are willing to provide economic aid to Ukraine and offer it NATO membership.

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In the News

Jun 9, 2015

Karatnycky: Putin’s Warlords Slip Out of Control

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky writes for the New York Times on how Putin’s strategy of using proxies has resulted in the establishment of a warlord kleptocracy in eastern Ukraine that threatens Moscow’s control of events:

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In the News

Jun 8, 2015

String: Putin on the Brakes

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String cowrites for Foreign Affairs on what to do now that the Euopean Union’s sanctions on Russia are set to expire:

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