Michael McFaul on the Threat of Autocracy at Home and Abroad
McFaul lays out the internal threats facing American democracy and argues that we may have misjudged the external threats as well – overestimating China’s strength while underestimating Russia’s.
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Show Notes
Michael McFaul witnessed Russia’s slide into autocracy under Vladimir Putin. Now, the former ambassador to Russia warns the U.S. is also at risk. In his new book, “Autocrats vs Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder,” McFaul lays out the internal threats facing American democracy, and argues that we may have misjudged the external threats as well – overestimating China’s strength while underestimating Russia’s.
Guests:
Michael McFaul, professor of political science; Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University - and former U.S. ambassador to Russia
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