Episodi

  • THE AGE OF THE OLIGARCHS

    THE AGE OF THE OLIGARCHS
    Oct 16 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore discusses how oligarchic interests are increasingly shaping U.S. foreign policy decisions toward Russia's war against Ukraine and beyond with Casey Michel, author of the recently published book, United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealthiest Ally with Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy.
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    53 min
  • DEFENDING THE BALTIC FRONT

    DEFENDING THE BALTIC FRONT
    Oct 2 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Agnia Grigas, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, author of the book Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire, and the author of the forthcoming Atlantic Council report, "The Deterrence Gap: How Can NATO Protect Its Front Line From Russia," which will be launched and published on October 7.
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    54 min
  • PUTIN'S EUROPEAN FRONT

    PUTIN'S EUROPEAN FRONT
    Sep 25 2026
    On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore hosts an all-start lineup of guests to break it all down: Michael Carpenter, who served as the U.S. National Security Council's Senior Director for Europe, US Ambassador to the OSCE, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; and Max Bergmann, a former U.S. State Department official who served, among other posts, as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and as a speechwriter for former Secretary of State John Kerry.
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    1 ora e 2 min
  • DÉJÀ VU DIPLOMACY

    DÉJÀ VU DIPLOMACY
    Sep 11 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Yuriy Boyechko, a Ukrainian-American humanitarian leader and the founder and CEO of Hope For Ukraine, a nonprofit providing aid to civilians affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine, and veteran U.S. diplomat David Kramer, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor in the administration of President George W. Bush and currently is the Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.
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    58 min
  • UKRAINE AT 35

    UKRAINE AT 35
    Sep 4 2026
    On The Power VerticalPodcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Serhiy Kudelia, a Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, and the author of the recently published book, Seize the City, Undo the State: The Inception of Russia's War on Ukraine and Marta Dyczok, an Associate Professor of History and Political Science at the Western University, a Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, and author of the book Ukraine, Not The Ukraine.
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    1 ora e 8 min
  • MR. RATCLIFFE GOES TO MOSCOW

    MR. RATCLIFFE GOES TO MOSCOW
    Aug 28 2026
    On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore hosts an all-start lineup of guests to break it all down: Michael Carpenter, who served as the U.S. National Security Council's Senior Director for Europe, US Ambassador to the OSCE, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; John Sipher, a 28-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's National Clandestine Service and recipient of the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal; and James Sherr, an honorary fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.
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    58 min
  • RUSSIA'S SHAKY WAR ECONOMY

    RUSSIA'S SHAKY WAR ECONOMY
    Aug 21 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Craig Kennedy, a member of the Advisory Board at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and author of the must-read Substack newsletter Navigating Russia. Craig has also had a long career in international banking and served as Vice Chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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    58 min
  • PUTIN'S PLOT AGAINST EUROPE

    PUTIN'S PLOT AGAINST EUROPE
    Aug 14 2026
    On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr, an honorary fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security in Tallinn and an associate fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.
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    1 ora e 5 min