Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul is the director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, a professor of political science, and a Hoover Institution senior fellow, all at Stanford University. He is the author of From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia (2018). (October 2019)

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The Minimal Value of ‘Maximum Pressure’

Trump’s strategy for dealing with Iran has produced no progress. Some might see the removal of Soleimani from the battlefield as a tactical win, but it is one likely to fuel far greater strategic setbacks over the long run.

January 8, 2020

The Deeply Dedicated State

The State Department does not have a reputation for producing heroes. But President Donald Trump and his inner circle have taken disregard for our career diplomats to a new level, one of outright trashing.

October 31, 2019

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