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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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May 1, 2014

Defense News: NATO to Urge Members to Boost Defense Spending

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner where  Air Force General Philip Breedlove, the NATO supreme allied commander, delivered remarks:

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In the News

May 1, 2014

Manning on Duality in the US-China Relationship

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning joins CCTV to discuss the relationship between the United States and China and whether it is affected by events in Ukraine:

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In the News

May 1, 2014

EU Observer: Western Lenders Approve $17 Billion Ukraine Bailout

By Atlantic Council

The EU Observer cites the Atlantic Council for hosting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at its two-day “Towards a Europe Whole and Free” conference:

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In the News

May 1, 2014

AFP: IMF Approves $17 Billion Aid Deal for Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse (AFP) cites the Atlantic Council for honoring Ukrainian singer and activist Ruslana Lyzhychko at its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

May 1, 2014

AFP: Ruslana Asks US to Show “Courage”

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse (AFP) cites the Atlantic Council for honoring Ukrainian singer and activist Ruslana Lyzhychko at its annual Distinguished Leadership Awards dinner:

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In the News

May 1, 2014

US News and World Report: NATO Countries Planning Communications Mission in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

US News and World Report cites the Atlantic Council for hosting Sven Misker, the Estonian minister of defense, at its two-day conference “Towards a Europe Whole and Free:”

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In the News

May 1, 2014

String on Using Energy to Undermine Putin

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String cowrites for the Wall Street Journal on how energy exports from the United States can make Ukraine more independent:

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Event Recap

Apr 30, 2014

President Obama to Visit Europe Amid Russia Crisis, Biden Says

Vice President Tells Council: Ukraine-Russia Conflict ‘Was Born in Putin’s Mind’ President Barack Obama will visit Poland in June for the 25th anniversary of the free elections that marked that country’s exit from its era of communist rule under Soviet domination, Vice President Joe Biden said at the Atlantic Council today. Obama’s visit to Poland […]

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Event Recap

Apr 30, 2014

Defending the Vision of a Europe Whole and Free

Eastern European Defense Ministers on NATO and the Crisis With Russia Four Eastern European defense ministers discussed the transatlantic community’s need to respond to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine today, joining NATO’s deputy secretary general, Alexander Vershbow, at a conference on Europe’s future sponsored by the Atlantic Council. Barry Pavel, director of the council’s Brent Scowcroft […]

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Apr 30, 2014

Madeleine Albright, Stephen Hadley: Obama, Media Need to Focus Americans on Ukraine

Democratic, Republican Foreign Policy Leaders on US Role in the Struggle for Europe’s East A Democratic former secretary of state and a Republican former national security advisor agreed today that President Obama, Congress and the US media should focus on explaining to Americans why Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are a critical problem for a United […]

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