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Majlis Podcast: Will Uzbekistan Join Eurasian Union? - January 12, 2020

What are the signs Uzbekistan might be leaning toward joining the EES? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of joining?

Final Power Vertical For RFE/RL

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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.

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.

The Power Vertical Podcast: Poisonous Politics

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Power Vertical Podcast: Black Comedy, Dark History

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.

The Power Vertical Podcast: The 'Whatever' Election

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.

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.

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.

Power Vertical Podcast: The Danger Zone

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Power Vertical Podcast: The Reality-Show Election

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

Power Vertical Podcast: Ukraine's Third Revolution

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

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.

The Briefing: A Summit In Sochi

Power Vertical Podcast: The Lame-Duck Blues

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

The Briefing: Huntsman Steps In

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.

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.

The Briefing: Undesirable Behavior

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.

Power Vertical Podcast: Active Measures

The Briefing: Judo And Geopolitics

Power Vertical Podcast: A Midsummer Night's Crackdown

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.

The Briefing: Shuttle Diplomacy

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.

Power Vertical Podcast: The Calm Before The Storm

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.

The Briefing: Missile Diplomacy

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

Power Vertical Podcast: Deja Vu All Over Again

The Briefing: Reset Interrupted

Power Vertical Podcast: The Fictional Federation

The Briefing: Minsk And Malorossia

Power Vertical Podcast: The Hot And Cold War

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

The Power Vertical Podcast: The Empire's New Clothes

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...

Podcast: The Television Vs. The Street

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.

The Briefing: The Battle Of The Spectacles

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

Power Vertical Podcast: Zolotov's Army

The Briefing: The Balkan Battleground

Power Vertical Podcast: Putin Vs. Europe

The Briefing: A Meeting In Versailles