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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

Jul 28, 2014

Here’s Why Russia’s Military Is Now Directly Attacking Ukraine

By John E. Herbst

As Ukrainian Army Weakens Kremlin’s Proxy Forces, Putin Steps Up War to Avoid Defeat The war in Ukraine has heated up significantly in the ten days since the Russian-led and supplied insurgents shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. Ukrainian forces retook the city of Lysychansk from the rebels late last week and have established control […]

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In the News

Jul 26, 2014

Brattberg on MH17 Investigation

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins CCTV to discuss the investigation of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17:

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Polish soldiers in NATO exercise Steadfast Jazz, Oct. 27, 2013

NATOSource

Jul 25, 2014

What NATO Needs to Do in the Wake of the Ukraine Crisis

By John Deni, Defense One

First, the alliance should announce its intent to permanently station troops in the East, most likely in Poland.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, July 17, 2014

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Jul 25, 2014

US Military Chief Compares Putin’s Ukraine Aggression to Stalin’s Invasion of Poland

By Josh Rogin, Daily Beast

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new use of Russian military force inside Ukraine harkens back to 1939 when Joseph Stalin led a Russian invasion of Poland, and Dempsey predicted Putin was far from finished.

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In the News

Jul 25, 2014

Herbst on US Response to Malaysia Airlines Crash

By John Herbst

The Washington Examiner  quotes Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on how the Obama administration has responded to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash:

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Flag at NATO HQ

NATOSource

Jul 24, 2014

NATO Sees Sign of Weapons Still Moving From Russia to Ukraine

By Adrian Croft, Reuters

“We have noted an increase in the amount of weapons being transferred from Russia to Ukraine in the last several weeks.

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In the News

Jul 24, 2014

Brzezinski on EU Sanctions Against Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss whether the European Union is likely to impose additional sanctions against Russia:

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New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2014

Chief of Russian-Backed Militia: Yes, Rebels Actually Had That Missile

By James Rupert

Khodakovsky Blames Ukraine for Provoking What He Says Indeed May Have Been a Rebel Shootdown of MH-17 A senior commander of Russian-backed proxy forces fighting in southeast Ukraine confirmed today that the separatist militias indeed have been armed with the model of medium-range anti-aircraft missile that the US and Ukrainian governments say was used last […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 23, 2014

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Russian Army Gunner Brags, ‘All Night We Pounded Ukraine’

By Irena Chalupa

Russian Soldiers and Paramilitaries Post Stories and Pictures of Their War on Ukraine Perhaps he was bragging, perhaps he thought he was doing his job and being patriotic. Whatever the reason, Russian army soldier Vadim Grigoriev recently piled on further evidence of Russia’s escalating – and increasingly direct – attacks on Ukraine. Using Russia’s version […]

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Protest in Prague, July 14, 2014

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Jul 23, 2014

Putin’s Crime, Europe’s Cowardice

By Bernard-Henri Lévy, New York Times

Faced with this new Lockerbie, will we in the West do no more than beg Mr. Putin to provide “free and complete” access to the crash site and offer “full cooperation” in the recovery of remains?

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