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The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

By: The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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 The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore 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. Brian Whitmore is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Eurasia Center and Russia and Eurasia Specialist and Assistant Professor of Practice at the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at The University of Texas at Arlington.All rights reserved Politics & Government
Episodes
  • DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT UKRAINE IS ON A ROLL

    DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT UKRAINE IS ON A ROLL
    Apr 16 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks to Serhiy Kudelia, a Professor of Political Science at Baylor University and the author of the recently published book, "Seize the City, Undo the State: The Inception of Russia's War on Ukraine."
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • ZELENSKY HAS 'THE CARDS'

    ZELENSKY HAS 'THE CARDS'
    Apr 3 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with journalist, author, and longtime Kremlin-watcher Casey Michel, head of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human RIghts Foundation and author of the books American Kleptocracy, Foreign Agents, and United States of Oligarchy.
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    47 mins
  • TOWARD A POST-LIBERAL WORLD

    TOWARD A POST-LIBERAL WORLD
    Mar 27 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Michael Carpenter, who served as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe as well as the US Ambassador to the OSCE in the Biden administration; and former U.S. State Department official Max Bergmann, who served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and as a speechwriter for former Secretary of State John Kerry.
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    58 mins
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