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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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In the News

Nov 6, 2014

Koranyi: “There is a Pro-Russian Shift in Hungarian Energy Policy”

By David Koranyi

Foreign Policy quotes Eurasian Energy Future Initiative Director David Koranyi on Hungary’s relationship with Russia with particular regards to its energy policy:

Hungary Russia
French Mistral, Tonnerre (L9014)

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Nov 6, 2014

French-Built Mistral Ships For Russia Could End Up In Canadian Hands

By Christopher Harress, International Business Times

The Canadian military has emerged as a potential destination for the controversial French-built Mistral helicopter carrier ships, built for Russia and now at the center of an international row

France Russia

UkraineAlert

Nov 6, 2014

Ukraine’s Need for Fast Reform Means Government Has No Time for Infighting

By Sabine Freizer

Poroshenko and Yatsenyuk Must Cut Short Their Recent Signs of Rivalry As Ukraine’s new leading political parties renew their talks today, they can waste no time in forming the government that now must grapple with a financial emergency, economic crisis, and war in the east. They must avoid acrimony or drawn-out negotiations, yet some signs […]

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Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Pedro Aguiar Branco, Sept. 20, 2011

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Nov 6, 2014

Portugal Escorts Russian Ship From Its Waters

By AFP and BBC

From AFP:  The Portugese Navy escorted a Russian oceanographic ship out of its waters Wednesday in response to the latest in a series of territorial incursions by a Russian vessel or plane.

NATO Northern Europe
Ruins of Donetsk Airport, Oct. 16, 2014

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Nov 5, 2014

Mr. Putin Resumes His Chipping Away at Ukraine

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

It’s not hard to guess what Mr. Putin has in mind. As it stands, the Donetsk-Luhansk ministates are not easily sustained; they lack a port, power supplies and access to the region’s principal airport.

Europe & Eurasia Russia
MQ-9 Reaper armed UAV

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Nov 5, 2014

Poland To Buy Armed Drones Amid Ukraine Crisis

By AFP

NATO member Poland said Tuesday it will acquire combat drones as part of a multi-billion-euro revamp of its armed forces amid heightened tensions with Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.

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In the News

Nov 5, 2014

Karatnycky on Separatist Elections in Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky joins Wall Street Journal Live to discuss the separatist elections in Ukraine and the calculations of Russian President Vladimir Putin:

Russia Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, October 14, 2014

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Nov 4, 2014

Stoltenberg and Mogherini Discuss Improving NATO/EU Cooperation

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

NATO and the European Union we have a lot in common.

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SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove, Nov. 3, 2014

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Nov 4, 2014

Russia Continues to Train and Equip Ukraine Rebels, NATO Official Says

By Michael R. Gordon Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times

Hundreds of Russian troops are still training and equipping separatists in Ukraine, NATO’s top military commander said Monday, activities that are heightening tensions with the West and Ukraine’s government

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Gen. Philip M. Breedlove in Turkey in July

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Nov 3, 2014

US European Commander Asks for More Troops

By Paul McLeary, Defense News

In the face of sustained Russian incursions into Ukraine and the dozens of fighter and bomber flights that have skirted European airspace in recent weeks, the head of US European Command has come to the Pentagon to ask for more troops and equipment.

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