Michael A. McFaul, PhD
Stanford Professor of Political Science; Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; CISAC Affiliated Faculty Member (on leave)View Michael McFaul's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
October 3rd, 2012
Honors program inspires research, connects students to policy world
CDDRL, FSI Stanford NewsDuring a five-day trip to Washington, D.C., students met with more than a dozen officials from government agencies and development groups. The trip is a highlight of CDDRL’s honors college program, which was recently endowed with a gift from philanthropists Sakurako and William Fisher. Read more »
August 17th, 2012
Fighting for reform in 22 countries, Stanford fellows get lessons in building democracy
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program NewsSome of this year's Draper Hills Summer Fellows have been imprisoned and abused for trying to democratize their countries. Read more »
December 17th, 2011
Stanford's McFaul is next ambassador to Russia
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, CISAC NewsMichael McFaul, a senior fellow at FSI and President Obama's top Russia advisor, will be Washington's chief diplomat in Moscow. Read more »
September 15th, 2011
Stanford's Michael McFaul nominated as new ambassador to Russia
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, CISAC in the newsMichael McFaul, a Stanford political science professor, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Hoover Institution Bing Senior Fellow, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as the next ambassador to Russia. If confirmed, McFaul, who has also served as FSI's deputy director and director of its Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, will succeed John Beyrle. Read more »
May 25th, 2011
Michael McFaul Comments from the G8 Summit
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, FSI Stanford, FSI Stanford, FSI Stanford, FSI Stanford in the news: New York Times on May 26, 2011At the Group of Eight Summit in Deauville, France, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed Russia's bid to join the WTO and its concerns about deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe. "They have a perception that when we get to that phase, that there may be some capability to threaten what we call strategic stability," said Michael McFaul, senior director for Russia on the National Security Council and former CDDRL Director and FSI Deputy Director. "We have no intention of doing that."



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