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Congress must let Ukraine win!

Letter of support for new aid for Ukraine.

Apr 17 •

Speaker Johnson Must Allow a Vote on a Standalone Ukraine Bill Now

Johnson could add seizing Russian assets as a popular amendment to help pass the bill

Apr 11 •

Why NATO Is More Than Democracy’s Best Defense

My latest piece in The Journal of Democracy with Robert Person!

Apr 4 •

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The Guessing Game about What Putin Will Do If He Begins to Lose Even More Badly in Ukraine

Mar 3, 2023 • Michael McFaul

Zelenskyy Is a Badass

Dec 21, 2022 • Michael McFaul

Underestimating the Russian Threat to Europe

Jan 25 • Michael McFaul

Lessons from the Mutiny in Russia for the War in Ukraine

Jun 25, 2023 • Michael McFaul

No, the devil you know – Putin – is not better than the devil you don’t

Jan 9, 2023 • Michael McFaul

Am I a Warmonger?

Dec 20, 2022 • Michael McFaul

NEW BOOK: War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World

Honored to be one of the contributors in this terrific collections of essays.

Mar 29 •

Imagining a Russia without Putin

Had Boris Nemstov succeeded Yeltsin, Russia’s political trajectory could have been different

Mar 27 •

Crimean Tatars Are Forgotten Innocent Victims of Russia’s War.

On Friday’s Q&A , someone asked about what had happened to Crimean Tatars since the war’s second phase began in 2022. I didn’t have a good answer. So…

Mar 24 •

Reflecting on the Oscars

Congratulations Ukraine, Mstyslav Chernov, and the whole "20 Days in Mariupol" team!

Mar 12 •

McFaul's February 2024 Newsletter

My most recent projects and publications

Mar 11 •

Interview: The Future of Russia

Reflecting on the death of Alexei Navalny

Mar 6 •

Podcast: The War in Ukraine at Two Years

Feb 29 •

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