Michael McFaul

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Michael McFaul, US Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2014, is Professor of Political Science, Hoover Institution Fellow, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute at Stanford University.

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Can America and Russia Cooperate in Syria?

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Jan 5, 2016 Michael McFaul has few illusions about prospects for a US alliance with the Kremlin to fight ISIS.

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Promoting Democracy in the Greater Middle East

Apr 1, 2004 Michael Mertes, et al.

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Prospects for US-China Relations in 2019

Dec 14, 2018 Kevin Rudd predicts that bilateral tensions will lead Chinese leaders to seek better ties with regional neighbors.

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China’s South China Sea Grab

Dec 14, 2018 Brahma Chellaney laments America's failure to stop the world's largest autocracy from altering the geostrategic status quo.

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Unlocking Public Wealth

Dec 14, 2018 Dag Detter counsels governments to use existing assets, such as real estate, to generate capital for investment.

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Hacking the STEM Syllabus

Dec 14, 2018 Mitchell Baker calls for reviving technology's potential to benefit humanity by educating programmers more holistically.

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The Great American Tax Heist Turns One

Dec 14, 2018 J. Bradford DeLong explains why the economists who expected supply-side stimulus to boost investment have gone silent.

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Making Climate Change Matter

Dec 14, 2018 Laurence Tubiana calls for smarter, more psychologically nuanced messaging to build public support for decarbonization.

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A Climate-Friendly Financial System

Dec 13, 2018 Ma Jun & Caio Koch-Weser highlight how banks and others are – and should be – supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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Europe in Disarray

Dec 13, 2018 Richard N. Haass laments that America's closest allies must confront growing threats to democracy and security on their own.

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