Shifting Sands
The Trump presidency and the remaking of the Middle East
Thank God for immigrants
This week, of all weeks: Thank God they came here and chose to make it their home.
To Advance American Interests, the U.S. Needs More Diplomats, Not Less
If we reduce support for the State Department, we also reduce our ability to advance American national interests.
McFaul's April 2025 Newsletter
My most recent projects and publications
Trump and American irrelevance
The thing Trump wants the least - being irrelevant - is increasingly what is happening
So the last shall be first, and the first last
Brexit and the loss of leverage
What is this government actually doing?
Progressive in some areas, regressive in others - how do we make sense of it?
Time for Europe to Take the Lead on Sanctioning Russia
New Paper by The International Working Group on Russian Sanctions Out Now!
The US-Ukraine “Minerals Deal” is Win-Win for Americans and Ukrainians
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko deserve genuine praise for negotiating an agreement that advances the interests of both countries.
Thank you Substack Supporters!
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Election results: None of this really matters
Everything we know this morning we already knew last night.
There is (still) no minerals deal
Yes, one has been signed, but it's basically meaningless
Everything you need to know about the trans Supreme Court case
What it said, what it didn't, and what happens next.
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Trump’s Irrational and Ineffective Policy Toward China
If we are in a new Cold War with China, we should learn and replicate our successes from competing with the Soviet Union in the 20th century. So far, Trump is doing the opposite.
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