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The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

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.

Podcast · By The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center · English · US · Official site

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Sep 11, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    DÉJÀ VU DIPLOMACY (opens the original)

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    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Yuriy Boyechko, a Ukrainian-American humanitarian leader and the founder and CEO of Hope For Ukraine, a nonprofit providing aid to civilians affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine, and veteran U.S. diplomat David Kramer, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in the administration of President George W. Bush and currently is the Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute i

  2. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    UKRAINE AT 35 (opens the original)

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    On The Power VerticalPodcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with 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 and Marta Dyczok, an Associate Professor of History and Political Science at the Western University, a Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, and author of the book Ukraine, Not The Ukraine.

  3. Episode · Aug 28, 2026

    MR. RATCLIFFE GOES TO MOSCOW (opens the original)

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    On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore hosts an all-start lineup of guests to break it all down: Michael Carpenter, who served as the U.S. National Security Council's Senior Director for Europe, US Ambassador to the OSCE, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; John Sipher, a 28-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's National Clandestine Service and recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal; and James Sherr, an h

  4. Episode · Aug 21, 2026

    RUSSIA'S SHAKY WAR ECONOMY (opens the original)

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    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Craig Kennedy, a member of the Advisory Board at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and author of the must-read Substack newsletter Navigating Russia. Craig has also had a long career in international banking and served as Vice Chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

  5. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    PUTIN'S PLOT AGAINST EUROPE (opens the original)

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    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr, an honorary fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security in Tallinn and an associate fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.

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