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From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia, with Michael McFaul
From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia, with Michael McFaul
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
As Obama's adviser on Russian affairs, Michael McFaul helped craft the United States' policy known as "reset" that fostered new and unprecedented collaboration between the two countries. Then, as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012-2014, he had a front-row seat when this fleeting moment crumbled with Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency. "It's tragic," he says. "How is it that we have come back to something close to the Cold War?"
Released:
May 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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