The dramatic series of protests and political events that unfolded in Ukraine in the fall of 2004 --the "Orange Revolution" --were seminal both for Ukrainian history and the history of democratization. Pro-Western presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, an industrial pollutant that left him weakened and horribly disfigured. When this assassination attempt failed, the Kremlin-backed ruling party resorted to voter intimidation and massive electoral fraud to win the runoff election. Supporters of Yushchenko responded with a series of strikes, sit-ins, and marches...
The dramatic series of protests and political events that unfolded in Ukraine in the fall of 2004 --the "Orange Revolution" --were seminal both for...
In 2008, when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join President-elect Barack Obamas national security team, he had no idea that he would find himself at the beating heart of one of todays most contentious international relationships. McFaul had been studying and visiting Russia for decades, becoming one of Americas preeminent scholars on the country during the first Putin era.
During President Obamas first term, McFaul helped craft the policy known as "Reset," which fostered unprecedented collaboration between the two countries under Dmitry Medvedevs presidency....
In 2008, when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join President-elect Barack Obamas national security team, he had no idea th...
