He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford where he completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in international relations in 1991. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and Slavic languages and his Master of Arts degree in Soviet and East European studies from Stanford University in 1986. Most recently, he wrote From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia (2018), a New York Times best-selling inside account of U.S.-Russia relations from 1989 to the present. McFaul is the author and editor of several monographs including, Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We Should and How We Can (2009) with Valerie Bunce and Katheryn Stoner-Weiss, eds., Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World (2009) with Anders Aslund, eds., Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough (2006) with Nikolai Petrov and Andrei Ryabov, Between Dictatorship and Democracy: Russian Postcommunist Political Reform (2004) with James Goldgeier, Power and Purpose: American Policy toward Russia after the Cold War (2003) and Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin (2001). He is also director and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI). McFaul is a professor of political science and Hoover Fellow at Stanford University. Prior to becoming ambassador, he served for three years as the special assistant to the President and senior director for Russia and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council.
McFaul served as ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation from January 2012 to February 2014.
foreign policy today and in the future,” said Augustana President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. We look forward to his expertise and insights on U.S. McFaul is sure to address the questions and concerns on our hearts and minds following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, among them the humanitarian consequences, global economic impact, and threat to NATO allies and democracies around the world. “This will be among the most timely topics in the Boe Forum’s history. Nils Boe, charged Augustana and the CWS with inviting “singularly knowledgeable” individuals who would address events, issues or problems of “current worldwide or national concern and of broad public interest.” Boe wished, the people of this region should know how this event might impact their lives.”Īs the creator of the Boe Forum, former South Dakota Gov. “As the world’s attention turned to the massing of Russian troops along the borders of Ukraine, the Boe Forum Committee considered what this military buildup, the largest since the Second World War, could mean for the future of Europe and the United States, especially through NATO,” said Center for Western Studies Executive Director Dr. Hosted by Augustana President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, this year’s forum is entitled, “Russia and the Future of Europe.” As part of the forum, McFaul will discuss the threat to world peace by the Russian Federation and strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as well as future relations between the U.S.
McFaul is also a professor of political science and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow at Stanford University. As a Washington Post columnist and NBC News analyst, McFaul frequently appears on television and radio, where he shares his knowledge of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2012-14.
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Tickets for the 25th Boe Forum are free and now available to the public. McFaul will be the keynote speaker for the 25th Boe Forum on Public Affairs to be held at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 31, in the Elmen Center. McFaul Named the 2022 SpeakerĪugustana University and the Center for Western Studies (CWS) announced today that Dr.
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