Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
Joined January 2012
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OUT TODAY!
My new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats, looks at the challenges posed by autocratic Russia and China and explains how/why the U.S. must lead the democratic world in response.
Available in stores or online: harpercollins.com/products/a…
@HooverInst @FSIStanford @MarinerBooks @HarperCollins
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Thank you Prime Minister!
In the early hours of this morning, I directed our Armed Forces to intercept a shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel.
This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fueling Putin's war in Ukraine that we will not let them hide.
I want to thank those involved, including our Armed Forces and law enforcement officers who keep this country safe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Ukraine Is Winning
This spring, the stalemate on the battlefield has shifted in Ukraine's favor, complementing other Ukrainian victories in the war.
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Progress.
This morning, UK forces boarded a Russian tanker in the English Channel that was secretly helping to bankroll Putin's war in Ukraine.
The first operation of its kind led by British forces, and a clear message: there is nowhere to hide.
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Michael McFaul retweeted
⚡️Leaked Kremlin reports predict rising dissatisfaction with Putin, Zelensky claims.
Published on June 14, the documents contain forecasts of approval ratings for Putin and his ruling party, United Russia, over the next four months ahead of Russia's parliamentary elections scheduled for September, according to Zelensky. kyivindependent.com/leaked-p…
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Is this real or AI?
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Michael McFaul retweeted
Jun 13
This is a bottomless pit of corruption, large and small.
Every aspect of the presidency is being treated by @POTUS and his family as an opportunity to cash in.
No one has ever seen anything like it! cnn.com/2026/06/09/politics/…
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Jun 13
🇺🇸 @StuHolden saw this @USMNT beauty developing way down the field
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Exactly.
Jun 13
i can think of no circumstance where an ai model that is a critical national security risk for foreigners somehow becomes safe for all americans to use.
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Your weekend read!
Ukraine Is Winning
This spring, the stalemate on the battlefield has shifted in Ukraine's favor, complementing other Ukrainian victories in the war.
michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p…
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Jun 13
The USMNT has just scored 3 goals against a team that only allowed 6 in WCQ under Alfaro.
Their movement is causing all kinds of problems, making Paraguay look pedestrian. I can't stress enough how impressive they are 45 minutes in. #USMNT
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Jun 13
Awesome.
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Trump is bad at reaching meaningful agreements with autocrats.
He failed in his first term with Kim Jong Un.
He played a game of chicken with Xi Jinping last year, and then backed down.
He has accomplished nothing with Putin regarding the end of the war in Ukraine.
Negotiations with autocrats in Iran are not going well either.
He's better at coercing democratic allies.
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Jun 13
Wow.
Russia Confiscates $7.6Bln in Assets in Largest Nationalization Yet themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/1…
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He knows that Ukraine will soon become one of the most dynamic economies in Europe once Putins barbaric invasion ends. He’s a smart guy.
Jun 12
Eric Schmidt invested in real estate in Kyiv? What does he know?🤔
Why is one of the most influential people in the global technology sector investing in Ukraine right now?
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt became a co-owner of part of the real estate in Kyiv. Eric Schmidt and ➡️
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There is no way a single person can spend a billion dollars, let alone a trillion.
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Five Lessons For a New Age of Great-Power Competition: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p…
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Jun 12
🚨OMG! PEOPLE ARE CHEERING AS CONTRACTORS GET CLOSER TO REMOVING TRUMP’S NAME.
Jun 12
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Construction workers are setting up right now scaffolding to REMOVE TRUMP'S NAME from the Kennedy Center.
A federal judge rejected Trump’s last-minute attempt to stop the removal today. The deadline remains; Trump's name must come off tonight at midnight.
Judge Christopher Cooper denied DOJ’s emergency request to keep Trump’s name on the facade pending an appeal filed by Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center yesterday at the 11th hour.
Cooper ruled: “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it."
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