Michael McFaul on The Emerging Geopolitical Order
June 5, 2025
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June 5, 2025
Michael McFaul on The Emerging Geopolitical Order
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<p>Michael McFaul is the Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford, and author of the forthcoming book <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amazon.com/dp/0358677874/__;!!G92We9drHetJ8EofZw!dXBFD90jy5_GMfxcv_DhL7ydkKkDBnaDIufb74hg5dcoMp8FJzdckuJlOOXrnD8t90HHmbNzaaJBPKAFVPF1y7xJ6vr56NRMrggDxJ0$" target="_blank"><em>Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder</em></a>.</p><p>In this conversation, Francis Fukuyama and Michael McFaul discuss discuss Russia, whether there is a new Cold War between the United States and China, and why teaching should empower students to be actual policy implementers rather than simply technocrats.</p><p>Podcast production by Ringo Harrison and Leonora Barclay.</p><p><strong><em>Connect with us!</em></strong></p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/FukuyamaFrancis" target="_blank">@FukuyamaFrancis</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/JoinPersuasion" target="_blank">@JoinPersuasion</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ffukuyam" target="_blank">Frankly Fukuyama</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsyw69DKDfr9Vj1PkRmnI7w" target="_blank">Persuasion</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.persuasion.community/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.persuasion.community/subscribe</a>
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