Brian Whitmore
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A blog about Russian politics by Atlantic Council Senior Fellow and UTA Adjunct Prof. Brian Whitmore. I block trolls & anybody else I find remotely annoying.
Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
The newly launched @PowerVertical franchise is not only back, it now has a brand new website!
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A Podcast and Blog by Brian Whitmore
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical Podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with James Sherr (@sherr_james) about a chaotic week in U.S.-Ukraine-Russia diplomacy and what it reveals about the war’s shifting dynamics.
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powervertical · WAR, DIPLOMACY, AND POLITICS The past week has been a bit of a wild ride and we can all be forgiven for having a bad case of mental whiplash. We’ve gone from the American pres…
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On The @PowerVertical Podcast this week I speak with former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk @Andriypzag about the doctrine of strategic neutralization and how it can help Ukraine win the war. https://t.co/bV8CEzZVAB
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powervertical · HOW UKRAINE WINS THE WAR how ukraine wins the war The war is going to be long. It will be decided on the battlefield. And a breakthrough for either side is very unlikely, at l…
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodniuk (@Andriypzag) about Ukraine’s “strategic neutralization” strategy.
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powervertical · HOW UKRAINE WINS THE WAR how ukraine wins the war The war is going to be long. It will be decided on the battlefield. And a breakthrough for either side is very unlikely, at l…
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🎧 LISTEN | @PowerVertical sits down with @mikercarpenter to break down Moscow’s recent airspace violations over Poland, Romania, and what NATO’s response signals for European security. https://t.co/jVBZhnHHuN
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powervertical · RUSSIA'S WAR ON EUROPE Just days after Russian drones breached the airspace of Poland and Romania, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO is “de facto” fighting a war with R…
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@ACEurasia @PowerVertical @mikercarpenter Interesting listen. This stuff is always so tense. Reminds me of a thread from @trevorhunt_la breaking down the strategic calculus behind these kinds of probes.
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In which the „irrepressible James Sherr“ rightly points out that “we are now..spending half our time, which we could be devoting to dealing with Russia…engaged in Trump management….So the Russians see us as incapacitated“ Cc @PowerVertical
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Podcast-Folge · The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore · 19.09.2025 · 1 Std. 4 Min.
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🎧 LISTEN | @PowerVertical sits down with @mikercarpenter to break down Moscow’s recent airspace violations over Poland, Romania, and what NATO’s response signals for European security. https://t.co/jVBZhnHHuN
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powervertical · RUSSIA'S WAR ON EUROPE Just days after Russian drones breached the airspace of Poland and Romania, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO is “de facto” fighting a war with R…
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with @LauraLThornton, @dsmith098, and @CorinaRebegea about Moldova’s elections, Russia’s disinfo campaigns, and the stakes for Europe.
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powervertical · THE BATTLE FOR MOLDOVA Another election, another geopolitical crisis. Moldovans go to the polls this weekend to elect a new parliament in a critical vote that will determine whether…
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with Joseph Webster (@Joe_Webster_CRR) about the Sino-Russian “no limits” partnership—how China props up Russia’s war machine, and the limits & risks of this uneasy alliance. https://t.co/X6c2f8sWWK
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powervertical · THE CHINA FACTOR If you had to identify one factor that has kept Russia’s economy and war machine afloat since February 2022 in the face of massive Western sanctions, that fac…
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with Anton Shekhovtsov (@A_SHEKH0VTS0V) about Putin’s genocidal war, his quest for “symbolic immortality,” and what it means for Ukraine, Europe, and the future of democracy.
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powervertical · PUTIN'S DEADLY IMMORTALITY QUEST There is a very simple reason that a ceasefire in Ukraine has been so elusive. For Vladimir Putin, this is a war of choice, his motivatio…
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with David Kramer and Serhiy Kudelia (@skudelia) about the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, possible outcomes, and the stakes for Ukraine, Europe, and U.S.-Russia relations. https://t.co/WztHZlbWYE
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powervertical · THE ALASKA SUMMIT Will it be a redux of Munich 1938, when one dictator was appeased and a world war ensued? Or perhaps it could turn out to be a replay of Yalta in 1945, when anothe…
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If this Foreign Minister thing doesn’t work out, maybe Sergei Lavrov can get a job as a comedian
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Me arriving in Alaska: Customs: Name? Me: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Customs: Occupation? Me: No, just here to give Donald his evaluation.
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After almost seven years in the making, the book is finally out with @OUPSocSci and available in print and electronic editions! It offers the first ground-level analysis of Russiaʼs invasion of Ukraine in spring 2014. For book review fill out this form: https://t.co/24D2p8jtJC
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📺 TONIGHT! Tune in at 9pm ET to WATCH @LelandVittert on @NewsNation with guests... ⬇️ @marctshort
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Jeff Mankoff about Azerbaijan standing up to Russia, shifting power in the former Soviet space, and Moscow’s faltering global influence. https://t.co/doJmiOwKsB
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powervertical · RUSSIA'S FEISTY NEIGHBORHOOD Don’t look now but there is another conflict brewing in the former Soviet space. Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have been in a freef…
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On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical podcast, host Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr and Michael Carpenter (@mikecarpenter) about cracks in the Russia-Iran alliance and Moscow’s fading influence.
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powervertical · PUTIN'S SHRINKING AXIS OF ROGUES Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, few countries have done more to assist Moscow than Iran. From …
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