McFaul's World
Michael McFaul, Jennifer Monaghan, Christopher Peleo-Lazar, Katie CouricExplaining international politics, and especially the fight between autocrats and democrats in the world today.
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Détente 2.0: Hoping for a Boring Summit in Beijing
Since the first Obama administration, American presidents from both parties have identified the rise of China as a paramount national security challenge. In 2011, the Obama administration called for a pivot to Asia to counteract Beijing’s g...
A Conversation on the Growing Cracks in Putin’s Dictatorship
Earlier this week, I published an essay titled Growing Cracks in Putin’s Dictatorship, examining signs of strain inside Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian system after more than a quarter century in power.
The central argument was not that Pu...
Growing Cracks in Putin’s Dictatorship
See also: A Conversation on the Growing Cracks in Putin’s Dictatorship (Video)
Since coming to power in 2000, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has built one of the most repressive and effective dictatorships in the world. That process acceler...
The $36 Billion Question - Webinar
My Stanford colleague Ruth Gibson, alongside several co-authors, today published a report on the economic impact of extending U.S. waivers on Russian oil.
Ruth and two of her co-authors, Professor Francisco Rodriguez (Center for Economic a...
April 2026: Iran at an Impasse, Hungary Offers Hope, and Back in the Classroom
Peter Magyar and his party Tisza celebrate victory in the Hungarian elections
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Just a few weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump was threatening to destroy an entire civilization unless Iran reopened the Strait...
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Senior Fellow all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
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