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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

Apr 22, 2014

Intelligence Chief: 100 Russian Officers Are Leading Ukraine’s Uprisings

By James Rupert and Irena Chalupa

Ukrainian Security Agency Seeks to Arrest Russian Army Colonel Coordinating Subversion As many as one hundred Russian military intelligence officers and special forces troops are leading the seizures of towns and local governments in Ukraine’s Donetsk province, the Ukrainian intelligence chief said today in his first public account of the crisis. Russia’s military intelligence agency, […]

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Apr 22, 2014

Washington Times: Ukraine Says Pro-Russian Forces Swarming into Country

By Atlantic Council

Washington Times cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a Google Hangout discussion with Ukrainian intelligence chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko:

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In the News

Apr 22, 2014

Brattberg on Ukraine’s Importance to US Allies in Asia

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for Real Clear World on why US allies in Asia have a stake in crisis in Ukraine: 

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New Atlanticist

Apr 21, 2014

Weekend Violence in Ukraine Threatens Peace Efforts

Last week’s agreement in Geneva, meant to avert wider conflict in Ukraine, was faltering as the new week began. Pro-Moscow separatist gunmen show no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized. The images below are from the cities of Donetsk and Slaviansk. A gunbattle in Slaviansk left an uncertain number dead.

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In the News

Apr 21, 2014

Wilson on Putin’s Strategy in Ukraine Crisis

By Damon Wilson

Executive VP Damon Wilson joins BBC World News to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role in fomenting unrest there:

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In the News

Apr 20, 2014

Brattberg on Russian Involvement in Slavyansk

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins CCTV to discuss events in the Ukrainian town of Slavyansk, where the self-appointed mayor called upon Russia to help defend the town: 

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In the News

Apr 20, 2014

Pavel: Europe and US Must Be “Unified and Coordinated” in Russia Strategy

By Barry Pavel

Deutsche Welle interviews VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on whether the United States should provide defense weapons to Ukraine: 

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In the News

Apr 20, 2014

Brattberg: Is There a US Pivot To Europe?

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for the National Interest on what the crisis in Ukraine might mean for NATO and for US interests in Europe: 

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In the News

Apr 19, 2014

Volker on Russia’s Support of Separatists in Ukraine

By Kurt Volker

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Kurt Volker joins CNN’s New Day to discuss how Russia is fomenting political unrest in Ukraine through support of separatist groups:

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In the News

Apr 19, 2014

Nurick on US Policy Towards Russia

By Robert Nurick

The New York Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Nurick on what an updated United States foreign policy strategy regarding Russia may look like: 

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