Texas Tribune Festival (Austin, Texas)
Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg talks to three former diplomats, including Michael McFaul. about the unsettling global security landscape.
Texas Tribune Festival (Austin, Texas)
Michael McFaul, former Ambassador to Russia, and the retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel talk about their new books, "Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder" and "The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine," with historian Garrett Graff.
How America can win against anti-democratic forces like China
American support for democracy around the world during the Cold War was imperfect, hypocritical and sometimes ineffective. At times, communism appeared to be winning the contest of ideas. But the trend eventually reversed. By the end of the Cold War, more people and countries embraced democratic ideas. U.S. policies and programs contributed positively to this phenomenon. They can do so again today.