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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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Mar 14, 2014

Russia’s Return to Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Two Decades After Pullback, Russia Chases Gas Resources, Minerals and UN Votes Ukraine, Georgia and the Middle East are not the only places Vladimir Putin’s Russia has put a muscular foreign policy on display. Quietly, but with equal determination, President Putin has directed a robust strategic push into a region farther from Russia’s borders – […]

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Mar 13, 2014

Karatnycky: Supporting Ukraine’s New Government

By Adrian Karatnycky

Transatlantic Relations Program Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky discusses options for the United States to deescalate the standoff in Crimea on PBS Newshour:

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Mar 13, 2014

After Crimea, Sweden Flirts With Joining NATO

By Matt Ford, Atlantic

It’s a good time to have friends in Eastern Europe.

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Mar 13, 2014

Transcript: Discussion with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk

By Federal News Service

Introduction by Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Remarks by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council Transcript by Federal News Service, Washington, D.C. FREDERICK KEMPE:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I’m Fred Kempe, president and CEO of the Atlantic Council.  And we welcome you to this very […]

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Russian light infantry fighting vehicles 12 miles from Ukrainian border, March 12 2014

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Mar 13, 2014

Russia Massing Military Forces Near Border With Ukraine

By Steven Lee Myers and Alison Smale, New York Times

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced new military operations in several regions near the Ukrainian border on Thursday

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Mar 13, 2014

Wilson: Putin Must Feel Consequences for Ukraine

By Damon Wilson

Damon Wilson, Atlantic Council executive vice president, joins NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s visit to Washington and Russia’s occupation of Crimea:

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New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2014

In Ukraine, the End of Act One

By R. Nicholas Burns

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing the end of Act One with this weekend’s trumped-up Crimean referendum for reunification with mother Russia. As we look ahead to Acts Two and Three, what have we learned so far?

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Mar 13, 2014

Brzezinski: Russia Trying to Remake the Map of Europe

By Ian Brzezinski

Ian Brzezinski, senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the US response to Russia’s occupation of Crimea:

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New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2014

Convene Major Transatlantic Powers to Stop Russia

By Richard Burt and Lee Feinstein

It now seems almost certain that this weekend’s referendum by the Crimean parliament on joining the Russian Federation will pass. There is also a real threat that Russian president Vladimir Putin will seek to follow up that referendum by announcing Russian plans to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation. These moves would represent not only […]

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Mar 13, 2014

Yatsenyuk: Ukraine Ready for Dialogue on Crimea

McClatchy News quotes Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s address to the Atlantic Council:

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