UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies

Home of @utarlington's Global Studies, cultural exchange initiatives, Global Insight journal & producing partner of @PowerVertical | Director @lonnyharrison

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with Andriy Zagorodniuk (@Andriypzag) and Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) about how Ukraine’s battlefield innovations are transforming modern warfare.
https://t.co/cHbIeOsX8C

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr and Max Bergmann (@maxbergmann) about warnings that Russia is preparing to escalate its campaign of sabotage and covert attacks across Europe.
https://t.co/tA0byJJA94

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with military analyst Michael Kofman about how Ukraine’s drone warfare and deep-strike capabilities are reshaping the battlefield and the war with Russia.
https://t.co/DzxSaJbLA5

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) and Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) about whether mounting pressures have pushed Russia’s war on Ukraine to a decisive turning point.
https://t.co/Oib3e9wJcL

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr and John Sipher about Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign, Russia’s weakening offensive capacity, and the rise of asymmetrical warfare reshaping the conflict.
https://t.co/3NnCLypGmF

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

This week on The Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with Serhiy Kudelia (@skudelia) about Ukraine’s recent run of political wins, military advances, and international agreements and what it signals about Kyiv’s growing momentum.
https://t.co/II0glj2lI3

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore speaks with Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) about whether the Iran war is really helping Russia and hurting Ukraine or if the reality is far more complex.
https://t.co/edRkZb92ip

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore explores what a post-liberal United States means for the global order and alliances with Micheal Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) and Max Bergmann (@maxbergmann)
https://t.co/qlhikgQmsW

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore speaks with former CIA officer John Sipher about intelligence, espionage, and today’s global security challenges.
https://t.co/QbWbGEr4ny

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore explores the mystery of 'Havana Syndrome' and new reporting linking it to Russia’s GRU with journalist Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss).
https://t.co/KO1S3zQJAN

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr (@sherr_james) and Serhiy Kudelia (@skudelia) about the four-year, ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

https://t.co/2rHLgKj0r1

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the the @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore discusses why Western negotiators often misread Moscow’s tactics during Ukraine ceasefire talks with veteran diplomats Donald Jensen and Osmolovska.
https://t.co/i4rpinr9l8

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore explores whether Moscow is truly benefiting from shifting U.S. global policy and the emerging world order with guest Mikhail Zygar (@zygaro).
https://t.co/8YbDf18pRi

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this weeks episode of the Power Vertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with Harvard’s Craig Kennedy (@CraigKennedy77) about the Bella-1 tanker and Russia’s strategy of manufactured crises and extortion.
https://t.co/BXYgvJaro1

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical, Brian Whitmore unpacks Zelensky’s Davos challenge to Europe and the stakes of upcoming ceasefire discussions with guests Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) and Eric Ciaramella.
https://t.co/qamBxlIGqU

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

This week on the @PowerVertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore speaks with Katya Pavlevych (@Kpavlevych) of Forget Us Not and Razom for Ukraine and with Andreas Umland (@UmlandAndreas) on Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children and the international response.
https://t.co/60l7QJs7Ng

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week's @PowerVertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore talks with Peter Dickinson and Serhiy Kudelia (@skudelia) about Zelensky's wartime cabinet shake-up and what it means for Ukraine and the war.

https://t.co/HGkAlwcDsl

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week's @PowerVertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore talks with Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) about how Kremlin myths and distorted historical narratives have shaped Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://t.co/y9fXnKdnNE

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s @PowerVertical Podcast, Brian Whitmore talks with Casey Michel (@cjcmichel) and David Kramer about the Trump team’s leaked Ukraine “peace plan” and the Kremlin-linked shadow diplomacy behind it. https://t.co/Wxf0rNz7PT

[UTA McDowell Center for Global Studies @McDowellCenter]

On this week’s episode of the @PowerVertical Podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) and James Sherr (@sherr_james) about a corruption scandal shaking Kyiv and reports of U.S.–Russia peace plans that sidelines Ukraine. https://t.co/zMTCDSMfV4