The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

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.

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.

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...