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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The 11th Lecture | Unmasking the CCP Lecture Series - Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
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DESCRIPTION:About Amb. Michael McFaul\nAmb. Michael McFaul is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in Political Science at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1995 and served as Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute from 2015 to 2025. He is also an international affairs analyst for MSNOW.\n\nAmb. McFaul served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council (2009-2012), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014). He has authored ten books and edited several others, including From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia, a New York Times bestseller; Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We Should, How We Can; and Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin.\n\nBorn and raised in Montana, Amb. McFaul earned his B.A. in International Relations and Slavic Languages and his M.A. in Soviet and East European Studies from Stanford University in 1986. As a Rhodes Scholar, he completed his D.Phil. in International Relations at the University of Oxford in 1991. His honors include the Order for Merits to Lithuania, Ukraine’s Order of Merit (Third Class), and Stanford’s Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. In August 2026, Ambassador McFaul also received the 2026 Hubert H. Humphrey Award, presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in recognition of notable public service by a political scientist.\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by: The Dean's Office of the College of Arts & Sciences, The Department of History, Cornell Center for Social Sciences, The Einaudi Center, and The East Asia Program.\n\n\nBag Policy and Security Screening: Security personnel will conduct bag checks at the event. To expedite entry, we strongly encourage attendees to refrain from bringing bags whenever possible.\n​​​​​​​\n\nLivestream/Recording: This event may be livestreamed and/or recorded. By attending, you acknowledge that your image, likeness, and voice may be captured and used in event recordings, broadcasts, or related promotional materials.\n---\nEvent Details: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/rsvp?id=2315513
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