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The Power Vertical Podcast is a weekly program focusing on Russian affairs hosted by Brian Whitmore.

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    Final Power Vertical For RFE/RL - March 30, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 50:14


    It's the last Power Vertical podcast. But don't fear. The Power Vertical will be back, in the future brought to you by CEPA. Stay tuned.

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    The Power Vertical Podcast: So, What Happens Now? - March 23, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 56:56


    On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the fallout from Putin's reelection in Russia and beyond.

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    The Briefing: The Day After - March 19, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 10:45


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    The Power Vertical Podcast: Poisonous Politics - March 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 50:13


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    The Power Vertical Podcast: Russia's Hunger Games - February 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 54:33


    The Power Vertical is a blog written especially for Russia wonks and obsessive Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore.

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    The Briefing: Resurrecting Minsk In Munich - February 12, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 7:14


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    Podcast: Weird Scenes On The Campaign Trail - February 09, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 46:15


    On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the odd and peculiar world of that looming event the Kremlin calls an election.

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    The Briefing: The Show Must Go On - February 05, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 9:37


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week. It is hosted by Brian Whitmore, author of The Power Vertical blog, and appears on Mondays.

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    The Power Vertical Podcast: Black Comedy, Dark History - February 02, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 50:53


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    The Briefing: The Protests And The List - January 29, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 9:54


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week. It is hosted by Brian Whitmore, author of The Power Vertical blog, and appears on Mondays.

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    The Power Vertical Podcast: The 'Whatever' Election - January 19, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018 50:33


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    The Briefing: New Year, Old Policy - January 15, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 7:32


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    Podcast: The Secret Policeman's Ball - December 22, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 55:00


    The Kremlin's secret police have gone by many names. And this week, they had a birthday. Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.

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    Podcast: A Show And A Trial - December 15, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 51:33


    Russia's election season kicked off with Vladimir Putin's marathon press conference and the conviction and sentencing of a former minister. Listen to The Power Vertical Podcast.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Danger Zone - December 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 47:16


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    Power Vertical Podcast: Fortress Russia - December 01, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 44:49


    What's behind the increasingly bellicose rhetoric coming out of Russia in recent weeks? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Podcast.

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    The Briefing: Kadyrov's Game - November 27, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2017 7:40


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: Court Politics - November 24, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2017 48:13


    The corruption trial of former Economy Minister Aleksei Ulyukayev and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin's role in putting him in the dock are providing a rare window into the high-stakes power struggles in Vladimir Putin's inner circle.

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    The Briefing: Eastern Exposure - November 20, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 9:08


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    The Briefing: Peacekeeper Games - November 13, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2017 6:51


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: The First Colored Revolution - November 03, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017 47:15


    On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the Kremlin's evasive approach to the centenary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

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    The Briefing: Repression Then And Now - October 30, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 9:29


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Reality-Show Election - October 27, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 61:27


    How will Ksenia Sobchak affect Russia's presidential election? Listen to the Power Vertical Podcast.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: Ukraine's Third Revolution - October 20, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 55:13


    Can Ukraine move from oligarchic pluralism to real pluralism? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Podcast.

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    The Briefing: Lukashenka And The West - October 16, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 11:17


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.

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    The Briefing: A Summit In Sochi - October 09, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 9:03


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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Lame-Duck Blues - October 06, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 57:47


    Is Russia's indispensable man becoming the Kremlin's lame duck?

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    The Briefing: Huntsman Steps In - October 02, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 11:27


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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Kremlin's Dark Tango - September 15, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 64:04


    What's really behind the Kremlin's dark dance with Europe's extremists and xenophobes? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.

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    Podcast: War Porn - September 08, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 64:27


    Russia's biggest military exercises in decades are nearly upon us. So what should we expect from Zapad 2017? Listen to The Power Vertical Podcast.

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    The Briefing: Undesirable Behavior - September 04, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2017 8:23


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week. It is hosted by Brian Whitmore, author of The Power Vertical blog, and appears on Mondays.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: Active Measures - September 01, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 64:17


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    The Briefing: Judo And Geopolitics - August 28, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 7:18


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    Power Vertical Podcast: A Midsummer Night's Crackdown - August 25, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 63:13


    This week's Power Vertical Podcast takes a look at the prosecution of director Kirill Serebrennikov, what it portends, and the chill it is sending through Russia's artistic community.

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    The Briefing: Shuttle Diplomacy - August 21, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 7:37


    The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week. It is hosted by Brian Whitmore, author of The Power Vertical blog, and appears on Mondays.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Calm Before The Storm - August 18, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 60:54


    It's been a calm August so far. But there are tempests brewing in Russian politics and foreign affairs. Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.

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    The Briefing: Missile Diplomacy - August 14, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 6:35


    What's behind Russia's proposal to de-escalate tensions with North Korea? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Briefing.

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    Power Vertical Podcast: Deja Vu All Over Again - August 04, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 62:12


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    The Briefing: Reset Interrupted - July 31, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 7:49


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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Fictional Federation - July 28, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 55:26


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    The Briefing: Minsk And Malorossia - July 24, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2017 7:48


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    Power Vertical Podcast: The Hot And Cold War - June 30, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 52:50


    Don't look now but Russia's war in Ukraine is heating up again. Listen to The Power Vertical Podcast to find out why.

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