Michael McFaul (@McFaul) is a former US ambassador to Russia, a professor of political science at Stanford University, and author of New York Times Best Seller From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia.
What We Discuss with Michael McFaul:
- What the role of an ambassador in the 21st century entails, how it differs from being a diplomat, and how it changes between administrations.
- Ambassador McFaul's creative approach to problem-solving when confronted with relentless obstruction by Putin, and how he developed relationships and recruited allies in this hostile environment.
- How ambassadors, government officials, and spies conduct their business and keep secrets overseas.
- The exhaustive preparations and precautions that precede a meeting between two world leaders.
- How to get inside the mind of another culture when doing business cross-culturally so you can be effective when you need to be.
- And much more...
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