The Power Horizontal
With Navalny now facing years in prison, the question remains: can his network survive without its leader? Continue reading
Tag Archives: Russia
The Navalny Phenomenon – Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Watch Power Vertical Podcast host Brian Whitmore discuss the Navalny Phenomenon with Maria Snegovaya and David Satter in an event sponsored by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Continue reading
Putin’s Stealth Takeover of Belarus Gains Momentum
Putin’s strategy for leveraging the unrest in Belarus in order to assure Moscow’s long-term dominance over the country. Continue reading
Putin’s Death Squads
Vladimir Kara-Murza survived two poisoning attempts that were — according to the preponderance of evidence — carried out on the Kremlin’s orders. Continue reading
Spring Showdown Looms In Belarus
If there is one thing that everybody seems to agree on, it is that Belarus is headed for a very hot spring season. Continue reading
Questions Remain After Putin Hosts Lukashenka
Putin and Lukashenka met and it remained unclear where this dysfunctional relationship between Europe’s last two dictators actually stands. Continue reading
The Plot Against Navalny
Aleksei Navalny, it appears, has just been canceled – by Amnesty International. Continue reading
Corruption Is The New Communism
New bipartisan legislation could mean that the U.S. and its allies are ready to get tough on Kremlin kleptocracy. Continue reading
Is Russia slowly annexing Belarus in plain sight?
Putin has long been trying to turn Belarus into a de facto extension of Russia’s Western Military District. Continue reading
The Navalny Series
This three-part series follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s return to Moscow and subsequent imprisonment five months after surviving an attempted assassination by the Kremlin. Continue reading