Michael McFaul: An American Ambassador's Account in Putin's Russia

The banned diplomat Putin aims to question is Michael McFaul , the new U.S. ambassador to Russia. His upcoming book offers a revealing inside look at U.S.-Russia relations from 1989 to the present, shedding light on the chilly atmosphere between the two countries.

"A timely and captivating narrative shedding light on the current diplomatic crisis between Russia and the US." - New York Times Book Review.

Putin sought an adversary, ultimately focusing on the most reliable one in Russia's recent history: the United States, and consequently, me. This stemmed from my role as the new US Ambassador to Russia during a tense period reminiscent of the Cold War era.

In 2008, when Michael McFaul was requested to go away his perch at Stanford and be a part of an unlikely presidential marketing campaign, he had no concept that he would discover himself on the beating coronary heart of one among right this moment’s most contentious and consequential worldwide relationships. As President Barack Obama’s adviser on Russian affairs, McFaul helped craft the US’ coverage often known as “reset” that fostered new and unprecedented collaboration between the 2 international locations. After which, as U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, he had a front-row seat when this fleeting, hopeful second crumbled with Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency. This riveting inside account combines historical past and memoir to inform the total story of U.S.-Russia relations from the autumn of the Soviet Union to the brand new rise of the hostile, paranoid Russian president. From the primary days of McFaul’s ambassadorship, the Kremlin actively sought to discredit and undermine him, hassling him with techniques that included dispatching protesters to his entrance gates, slandering him on state media, and tightly surveilling him, his employees, and his household.

From Chilly Warfare to Sizzling Peace is an important account of probably the most consequential world confrontation of our time.