114: Michael McFaul | What It's Like to Stand Up to Putin


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Oct 29 2018 77 mins   5

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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