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Mar 30, 2018•50 min
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Episodes
The Power Vertical Podcast: So, What Happens Now?
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the fallout from Putin's reelection in Russia and beyond.
Mar 23, 2018•57 min
The Briefing: The Day After
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Mar 19, 2018•11 min
The Power Vertical Podcast: Poisonous Politics
Mar 16, 2018•50 min
The Power Vertical Podcast: Russia's Hunger Games
The Power Vertical is a blog written especially for Russia wonks and obsessive Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore.
Feb 16, 2018•55 min
The Briefing: Resurrecting Minsk In Munich
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Feb 12, 2018•7 min
Podcast: Weird Scenes On The Campaign Trail
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the odd and peculiar world of that looming event the Kremlin calls an election.
Feb 09, 2018•46 min
The Briefing: The Show Must Go On
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.
Feb 05, 2018•10 min
The Power Vertical Podcast: Black Comedy, Dark History
Feb 02, 2018•51 min
The Briefing: The Protests And The List
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.
Jan 29, 2018•10 min
The Power Vertical Podcast: The 'Whatever' Election
Jan 19, 2018•51 min
The Briefing: New Year, Old Policy
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Jan 15, 2018•8 min
Podcast: The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Kremlin's secret police have gone by many names. And this week, they had a birthday. Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
Dec 22, 2017•55 min
Podcast: A Show And A Trial
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.
Dec 15, 2017•52 min
Power Vertical Podcast: The Danger Zone
Dec 08, 2017•47 min
Power Vertical Podcast: Fortress Russia
What's behind the increasingly bellicose rhetoric coming out of Russia in recent weeks? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Podcast.
Dec 01, 2017•45 min
The Briefing: Kadyrov's Game
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Nov 27, 2017•8 min
Power Vertical Podcast: Court Politics
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.
Nov 24, 2017•48 min
The Briefing: Eastern Exposure
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Nov 20, 2017•9 min
The Briefing: Peacekeeper Games
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Nov 13, 2017•7 min
Power Vertical Podcast: The First Colored Revolution
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the Kremlin's evasive approach to the centenary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
Nov 03, 2017•47 min
The Briefing: Repression Then And Now
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Oct 30, 2017•9 min
Power Vertical Podcast: The Reality-Show Election
How will Ksenia Sobchak affect Russia's presidential election? Listen to the Power Vertical Podcast.
Oct 27, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Power Vertical Podcast: Ukraine's Third Revolution
Can Ukraine move from oligarchic pluralism to real pluralism? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Podcast.
Oct 20, 2017•55 min
The Briefing: Lukashenka And The West
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
Oct 16, 2017•11 min
The Briefing: A Summit In Sochi
Oct 09, 2017•9 min
Power Vertical Podcast: The Lame-Duck Blues
Is Russia's indispensable man becoming the Kremlin's lame duck?
Oct 06, 2017•58 min
The Briefing: Huntsman Steps In
Oct 02, 2017•11 min
Power Vertical Podcast: The Kremlin's Dark Tango
What's really behind the Kremlin's dark dance with Europe's extremists and xenophobes? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
Sep 15, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Podcast: War Porn
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.
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 4 min
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