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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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Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin, March 24, 2014

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Mar 26, 2014

Putin’s Challenge to the West Not Limited to Ukraine

By Robert M. Gates, Wall Street Journal

Mr. Putin aspires to restore Russia’s global power and influence and to bring the now-independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union back into Moscow’s orbit.

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Mar 26, 2014

Pavel: Russia’s Aggression Challenges Obama’s Foreign Policy

By Barry Pavel

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes Atlantic Council VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on how Russia’s aggresion in Eastern Europe has altered President Obama’s foreign policy strategy:

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Mar 26, 2014

Webcast: Chairman of Ukraine’s National Security Council, Andriy Parubiy

Participate in a live conversation with the Chairman of Ukraine’s National Security Council, Andriy Parubiy.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, March 11, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

A Trading Power: Germany’s Hyperrealistic Foreign Policy

By Thomas Paulsen

German foreign policy is in dire straits, if we believe experts at home and abroad. Germany is criticized for being too passive on an international level, and for being unwilling to shoulder the kind of international responsibilities that would seem to be commensurate with its greater size.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance
President Barack Obama, September 28, 2012

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Mar 25, 2014

Obama’s Chance to Ensure a Free Europe

By Simona Kordosova, U.S. News and World Report

In the near term, the U.S. administration should work with its European allies to fully implement its decision on visa bans, economic sanctions and to boycott the G8 summit in Sochi.

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Ukrainian and US soldiers in Rapid Trident exercise, July 29, 2011

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Mar 25, 2014

Three Ways NATO can Bolster Ukraine’s Security

By Ian J. Brzezinski, Washington Post

U.S. and alliance actions constitute a red line that depicts Kiev on the outside and on its own. This must be deeply disillusioning for Ukrainians who in recent months have so courageously expressed their desire for freedom and a place in Europe

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In the News

Mar 25, 2014

Gramer: The New Key to European Energy Security?

By Robert Gramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Program Assistant Robert Gramer writes in the National Interest on how Europe can wean itself off of Russian energy imports:

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Russian Presiden Vladimir Putin, March 24, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

How the US and Europe Should Respond to Russia

By Franklin D. Kramer, U.S. News and World Report

Militarily, the United States, through NATO, should enhance planned exercises in Ukraine and, equally importantly, expand military training and education.

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Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic and Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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Mar 25, 2014

NATO Secretary General Concerned About Russian Military Buildup Near Ukraine

By KUNA

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Tuesday said “we are very much concerned at the Russian military buildup at the border of Ukraine.”

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, March 21, 2014

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Mar 25, 2014

NATO Secretary General: Ukraine Crisis is a ”Game-Changer” for Allies

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

The crisis in Ukraine is a geo-political “game-changer” for NATO Allies who must strengthen their economic and military ties in wake of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a speech

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