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McFaul’s World — 2025 Year in Review
Looking back on a turbulent year.
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Democracy In Venezuela Must Be Restored
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End of an Era: Stepping Down as FSI Director
A song by former students brings down the curtain on 11 years in the job
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Talking Autocrats vs. Democrats
A video of my recent book talk at Stanford University
Dec 19, 2025
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Trump’s New National Security Strategy Is a Nixon Doctrine 2.0
And Its Nixon-era Defeatism Undermines American National Interests
Dec 17, 2025
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The Case for Selective Economic Decoupling with Autocracies
US leaders should continue selectively decoupling in key economic and security domains
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Trump Needs a New Ukraine Strategy
My latest, as published in TIME.
Dec 8, 2025
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Michael McFaul Q+A session (video)
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McFaul’s November 2025 Newsletter
My most recent projects and publications
Dec 1, 2025
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Trump Is Once Again Acting as Putin’s Agent
And that pivot does not serve American national interests.
Nov 22, 2025
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A Conversation on Social Media and Power
My discussion with Colin Crowell on Twitter, global disinformation, and how autocrats learned to weaponize the platforms built for openness.
Nov 18, 2025
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Trump Is Demolishing Four Pillars of American Power
By rejecting the lessons of the previous century, the president has undermined America’s advantage over China and Russia.
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Why Democracy Promotion Is as Vital as Ever
An excerpt from my book, as published in the Journal of Democracy
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