The Power Vertical

How will the election of Donald Trump change the geopolitical equation in the post-Soviet space?

In case you missed it, the U.S. elects a president this week. So what happens in U.S.-Russian relations once the dust has settled? Listen to The Power Vertical Briefing.

In advance of the centennial of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, Vladimir Putin is stepping up efforts to forge a unifying ideology for Russia. What are the implications?

Why are political assassinations so common in post-Soviet Russia?

Will Russia's State Duma elections be good political theater or bad political theater?