Michael McFaul - From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia

new and unprecedented collaboration between the two countries. Then, as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, he had a front-row seat when this fleeting moment crumbled with Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency.
What are the major threats emanating from Vladimir Putin's Russia? Are diplomatic relations dead?
Michael McFaul is professor of political science, director, and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He served for five years in the Obama administration, first at the National Security Council, then as U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation.