About Michael McFaul
Here, at McFaul’s World, we will wrestle with the big questions about the nature of international politics today, and especially America’s place in this world.
What does this new era of great power competition between the United States, China, and Russia mean for American national interests, small d democrats around the world, and the future of the international system?
What is the state of play between the struggle between democrats versus autocrats around the world, both between countries and within countries?
The greatest threat to democracy, sovereignty, and a rules-based international system is Putin’s war in Ukraine. How do we understand the conflict and what can we do to help end it?
As a lifelong academic, I aim to engage these questions through hypothesis testing and data.