The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with David Kramer, the executive director of the George W. Bush Institute and who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, and James Sherr, an honorary Fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House.

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 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.

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.