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The Power Vertical Podcast is a weekly program focusing on Russian affairs hosted by Brian Whitmore.
The Power Vertical - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
English, Political, 1 season, 50 episodes, 1 day, 5 hours, 38 minutes
The Power Vertical - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
English, Political, 1 season, 50 episodes, 1 day, 5 hours, 38 minutes
Final Power Vertical For RFE/RL - March 30, 2018
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.
3/30/2018 • 50 minutes, 14 seconds
The Power Vertical Podcast: So, What Happens Now? - March 23, 2018
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the fallout from Putin's reelection in Russia and beyond.
3/23/2018 • 56 minutes, 56 seconds
The Briefing: The Day After - March 19, 2018
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
3/19/2018 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds
The Power Vertical Podcast: Poisonous Politics - March 16, 2018
3/16/2018 • 50 minutes, 13 seconds
The Power Vertical Podcast: Russia's Hunger Games - February 16, 2018
The Power Vertical is a blog written especially for Russia wonks and obsessive Kremlin watchers by Brian Whitmore.
2/16/2018 • 54 minutes, 33 seconds
The Briefing: Resurrecting Minsk In Munich - February 12, 2018
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
2/12/2018 • 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Podcast: Weird Scenes On The Campaign Trail - February 09, 2018
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the odd and peculiar world of that looming event the Kremlin calls an election.
2/9/2018 • 46 minutes, 15 seconds
The Briefing: The Show Must Go On - February 05, 2018
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.
2/5/2018 • 9 minutes, 37 seconds
The Power Vertical Podcast: Black Comedy, Dark History - February 02, 2018
2/2/2018 • 50 minutes, 53 seconds
The Briefing: The Protests And The List - January 29, 2018
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.
1/29/2018 • 9 minutes, 54 seconds
The Power Vertical Podcast: The 'Whatever' Election - January 19, 2018
1/19/2018 • 50 minutes, 33 seconds
The Briefing: New Year, Old Policy - January 15, 2018
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
1/15/2018 • 7 minutes, 32 seconds
Podcast: The Secret Policeman's Ball - December 22, 2017
The Kremlin's secret police have gone by many names. And this week, they had a birthday. Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
12/22/2017 • 55 minutes
Podcast: A Show And A Trial - December 15, 2017
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.
12/15/2017 • 51 minutes, 33 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Danger Zone - December 08, 2017
12/8/2017 • 47 minutes, 16 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Fortress Russia - December 01, 2017
What's behind the increasingly bellicose rhetoric coming out of Russia in recent weeks? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Podcast.
12/1/2017 • 44 minutes, 49 seconds
The Briefing: Kadyrov's Game - November 27, 2017
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
11/27/2017 • 7 minutes, 40 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Court Politics - November 24, 2017
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.
11/24/2017 • 48 minutes, 13 seconds
The Briefing: Eastern Exposure - November 20, 2017
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
11/20/2017 • 9 minutes, 8 seconds
The Briefing: Peacekeeper Games - November 13, 2017
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
11/13/2017 • 6 minutes, 51 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The First Colored Revolution - November 03, 2017
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we look at the Kremlin's evasive approach to the centenary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
11/3/2017 • 47 minutes, 15 seconds
The Briefing: Repression Then And Now - October 30, 2017
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
10/30/2017 • 9 minutes, 29 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Reality-Show Election - October 27, 2017
How will Ksenia Sobchak affect Russia's presidential election? Listen to the Power Vertical Podcast.
10/27/2017 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 27 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Ukraine's Third Revolution - October 20, 2017
Can Ukraine move from oligarchic pluralism to real pluralism? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Podcast.
10/20/2017 • 55 minutes, 13 seconds
The Briefing: Lukashenka And The West - October 16, 2017
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
10/16/2017 • 11 minutes, 17 seconds
The Briefing: A Summit In Sochi - October 09, 2017
10/9/2017 • 9 minutes, 3 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Lame-Duck Blues - October 06, 2017
Is Russia's indispensable man becoming the Kremlin's lame duck?
10/6/2017 • 57 minutes, 47 seconds
The Briefing: Huntsman Steps In - October 02, 2017
10/2/2017 • 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Kremlin's Dark Tango - September 15, 2017
What's really behind the Kremlin's dark dance with Europe's extremists and xenophobes? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
9/15/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 4 seconds
Podcast: War Porn - September 08, 2017
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.
9/8/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds
The Briefing: Undesirable Behavior - September 04, 2017
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.
9/4/2017 • 8 minutes, 23 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Active Measures - September 01, 2017
9/1/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
The Briefing: Judo And Geopolitics - August 28, 2017
8/28/2017 • 7 minutes, 18 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: A Midsummer Night's Crackdown - August 25, 2017
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.
8/25/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 13 seconds
The Briefing: Shuttle Diplomacy - August 21, 2017
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.
8/21/2017 • 7 minutes, 37 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Calm Before The Storm - August 18, 2017
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.
8/18/2017 • 1 hour, 54 seconds
The Briefing: Missile Diplomacy - August 14, 2017
What's behind Russia's proposal to de-escalate tensions with North Korea? Listen to this week's Power Vertical Briefing.
8/14/2017 • 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Deja Vu All Over Again - August 04, 2017
8/4/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 12 seconds
The Briefing: Reset Interrupted - July 31, 2017
7/31/2017 • 7 minutes, 49 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Fictional Federation - July 28, 2017
7/28/2017 • 55 minutes, 26 seconds
The Briefing: Minsk And Malorossia - July 24, 2017
7/24/2017 • 7 minutes, 48 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Hot And Cold War - June 30, 2017
Don't look now but Russia's war in Ukraine is heating up again. Listen to The Power Vertical Podcast to find out why.
6/30/2017 • 52 minutes, 50 seconds
The Power Vertical Podcast: The Empire's New Clothes - June 23, 2017
A quarter century after the Soviet collapse, large and stable majorities of Russians believe that Moscow still has a legitimate claim on the territory of its neighbors. Is this just a prolonged case of post-imperial stress disorder? Or is it a more chronic condition?
6/23/2017 • 1 hour, 24 seconds
Podcast: The Television Vs. The Street - June 16, 2017
Aleksei Navalny organizes nationwide protests. And Vladimir Putin stages his annual call-in program. Who won the battle of the optics this week? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
6/16/2017 • 1 hour, 38 seconds
The Briefing: The Battle Of The Spectacles - June 12, 2017
The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.
6/12/2017 • 8 minutes, 42 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Zolotov's Army - June 09, 2017
6/9/2017 • 45 minutes, 55 seconds
The Briefing: The Balkan Battleground - June 05, 2017
6/5/2017 • 9 minutes, 16 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: Putin Vs. Europe - June 02, 2017
6/2/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 39 seconds
The Briefing: A Meeting In Versailles - May 29, 2017
5/29/2017 • 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Power Vertical Podcast: The Not-So-Velvet Divorce - May 26, 2017
Bit-by-bit, Ukraine is severing the ties that bind it to Russia. Where will this not-so-velvet divorce lead? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.
5/26/2017 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds