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Dec 29, 2025 58 min

How Democracies Can Get Their Mojo Back

from Wisdom of Crowds Hosted by Damir Marusic, Shadi Hamid, and Michael McFaul

As the year winds down, Shadi and Damir hosted Michael McFaul, a professor at Stanford University and former special assistant to President Obama and U.S. ambassador to Russia. His new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder is as good a start as any in trying to figure out how U.S. foreign policy could — and should — develop in the wake of a second Trump presidency. Required Reading: * Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder, by Michael McFaul (Amazon). * The Case for American Power, by Shadi Hamid (Amazon). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

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