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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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Featured Interviews & Talks

May 11, 2018

Putin needed an American enemy. He picked me.

A widespread state disinformation campaign said I wanted to overthrow Russia's government

May 11, 2018

McFaul on what Putin will do with his 4th term

May 10, 2018

Cohen vs. McFaul Is Russia or America to blame for the New Cold War?

Recent Articles & Press

Putin's endgame: How he could define his own victory over Ukraine

February 28, 2023

What a Year of Putin's War Looks Like in Kyiv

February 28, 2023

Women, Life, and Freedom in Iran

February 28, 2023

Addressing Policy Challenges: The 2022 Report Card

February 28, 2023

Are we seeing the beginning of the end of Putinism?

January 24, 2023

The world can’t allow the ex-president of Georgia to die in detention

January 4, 2023

The War in Ukraine: What's Next?

December 16, 2022

What We Need Talk About When We Talk About Taiwan

December 16, 2022

Putin's Failed War

December 16, 2022

Putin's Fear of a Democratic Ukraine

December 16, 2022

Taking the Temperature on the Climate Crisis with Marshall Burke

December 16, 2022

Spies, Lies and Algorithms with Amy Zegart

December 16, 2022

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