Whitmore named fellow at Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center
The Atlantic Council has named Brian Whitmore, Russia and Eurasia specialist and adjunct assistant professor at The University of Texas at Arlington in the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies, as a nonresident senior fellow.
The Atlantic Council, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., provides an essential forum for navigating dramatic economic and political changes defining the 21st century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential network of global leaders. Whitmore’s appointment to its Eurasia Center is part of an effort to deepen its coverage of Russian affairs.
“Brian is simply one of the top American experts on Russia,” said John E. Herbst, director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. “He will provide a talented eye on what is happening in Russian affairs. We are lucky and proud to provide a home for him.”
Whitmore served as the Russia program director at the Center for European Policy Analysis from 2018 to 2020. His expertise involves the topics of corruption, disinformation, and political reform in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. He has testified before the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament and briefed officials from U.S., Canadian, and European governments and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Russian affairs.
His commentary on Russian affairs is available on The Power Vertical, a blog and podcast he originated during his time as a Russia analyst for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The Power Vertical, now produced by UTA’s Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies in partnership with the Atlantic Council, resumes streaming and publication in November after a three-month hiatus. It covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy.
- Written by Linsey Retcofsky, Department of Modern Languages