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Michael McFaul is a leading expert on Russia, American foreign policy, and democratic development around the world. A former U.S. ambassador to Russia, McFaul is currently a professor of political science at Stanford University, the director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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May 12, 2022

Putin Couldn’t Declare Victory in Ukraine – So He Changed the “War” Objectives

May 11, 2022

Путин боится НАТО — Майкл Макфол

May 11, 2022

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Goodbye to my fearless friend, Alexei Navalny

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Should we seize Russian funds to pay for the war in Ukraine? Commentators weigh in.

November 16, 2023

Can Ukraine Prevail?

August 28, 2023

Getting Inside The Mind Of Vladimir Putin

July 31, 2023

Shadow Politics

July 2, 2023

Мятеж Пригожина и гостеприимство Лукашенко | ИТОГИ

July 1, 2023

Is Vladimir Putin’s grasp on power as ironclad as it seemed?

June 26, 2023

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia says aborted Moscow march signals Putin's weakness

June 24, 2023

The U.S. needs to launch a diplomatic surge on Ukraine

June 20, 2023

«Перемога України зупинить Російську імперію»: інтерв‘ю з Майклом Макфолом

June 16, 2023

Макфол - Гончаренко: Стол Байдена, Китай, Росатом, НАТО, Красные Линии, Кремль, Парад

May 10, 2023

Russia's nonsense about an assassination attempt is a sign of its desperation

May 5, 2023

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