Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
Michael McFaul
Michael McFaul is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in Political Science, a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. He is also an international affairs analyst for NBC News. Previously, McFaul served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House (2009-2012), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014).
McFaul has written several books, including the New York Times bestseller From Cold War To Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia, and, most recently, Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder.
Ambassador McFaul will deliver the Keck Center for Strategic and International Studies 2025-26 Adams Family Lecture.