Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul @McFaul

And this! Polls with a 95% non-response dont tell you much about society, especially in a country in which respondents think they are talking to the government when talking to pollsters. — PolitiTweet.org

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For those claiming that Putin cannot afford to accept defeat because Russian society wouldn't accept it, please check this out: — PolitiTweet.org

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So many analysts are saying that 'Putin cannot accept defeat.' Why do they assume that Zelensky can accept defeat? — PolitiTweet.org

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Давайте проясним, тот, кто пытается аннексировать территорию размером с Португалию, мобилизирует ещё 300,000 солдат и угрожает ядерным оружием, — это он эскалирует, не Байден или НАТО. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @naderalihashemi: Update from Iran -- behold the crisis of legitimacy of the IRI which is on full display @DannyPostel @hadighaemi @ara… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: Let's be clear, the guy trying to annex territory the size of Portugal, mobilizing 300,000 more soldiers, and threatening to us… — PolitiTweet.org

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Really enjoyed watching @krichevskaya new movie about @tvrain with Vera & @sindeeva @Stanford last Friday. So did our audience. See it! https://t.co/efT2Fkv9mL — PolitiTweet.org

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First Kadyrov & Prigozhin lambast Russia's top generals, then the tv propogandists talk about a 30 year war after industrial restructuring, and now 30 dozen deputies don't show up for the biggest vote of their life -- all signs that consensus around this failing war is crumbling — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @steven_pifer: Well worth remembering: Luhansk oblast -- 83% for independence Donetsk oblast -- 83% for independence Zaporizhzhia oblas… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EuromaidanPress: Day 222. Ukrainian forces continued to liberate settlements east and northeast of Lyman and have liberated Torske in D… — PolitiTweet.org

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For what leader is defeat ever considered an option in war? Leaders don't choose defeat. They are defeated. — PolitiTweet.org

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Great thread from @YudinGreg on why polling in Russia is so problematic. His points on non-respondents are especially important. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @YudinGreg: Response rates are frighteningly low – 10-25% depending on methodology. Many (although not all) pollsters report that in 202… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @YudinGreg: 3. Nonreponse. While survey nonresponse is an issue in many countries, it affects Russian polls disproportionately. Our rese… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @YudinGreg: It is safe to assume that Russians are fine with any decision taken by Putin. Had he handed Luhansk and Donetsk over to Ukra… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ford_nik: Sums up my experience in a space I visited tonight. https://t.co/kNPdTegra3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Omid_M: When the news came out that students were protesting inside Sharif University & under siege by security forces, ppl rushed to t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @UkraineInEurope: The correct word is 'occupy' not annex. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: Hey @ZelenskyyUa , I have a suggestion for you. Please give safe passage to Russia to anyone living in your country who actuall… — PolitiTweet.org

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Let's be clear, the guy trying to annex territory the size of Portugal, mobilizing 300,000 more soldiers, and threatening to use nuclear weapons is the one escalating, not Biden or NATO. — PolitiTweet.org

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I've changed my mind about policy positions. I've revised hypotheses, even those in published academic articles, after encountering new evidence. That's the scientific method. Clinging to the same ideas, no matter what new evidence comes along, is not good science or good policy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Video of Ukraine Troops Dancing Ahead of Lyman Victory Viewed 1.6M Times - Newsweek - https://t.co/QpNkyQgByP — PolitiTweet.org

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Sablin admits that second-rate weapons from the West are better than Russia's best weapons. He also admits that Russia needs 30 years to win. These are words those losing, not winning. He also shows his complete ignorance of Ukrainian society. I wonder if Putin is watching? — PolitiTweet.org

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Source? Not me. Not @ZelenskyyUa or @oleksiireznikov. Not @radeksikorski, @carlbildt, @IlvesToomas, @general_ben, @PMBreedlove, @JohnEdHerbst, @Kasparov63, Kagan, etc. That's from John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, 2014. p. 164. cc: @WillRuger. 3/ END. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Indeed, appeasement is likely to whet, not shrink, and aggressor’s appetite for conquest. In short, appeasement is likely to make a dangerous rival state more, not less, dangerous.” 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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“Appeasement contradicts the dictates of ... realism and therefore it is a fanciful and dangerous strategy. It is unlikely to transform a dangerous foe into a kinder, nicer, opponent, much less a peace-loving state." 1/ THREAD — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m tired of people appropriating the word, “realism” when promoting fairytales. You are a naive dreamer if you think giving Putin a chunk of land the size of Portugal will produce any permanent peace or a better world. That is naïveté about Putin, power politics & world history. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jeremymwall Putin could get out of the “corner” Today by ending this war. Leaders all around the world would commend him. — PolitiTweet.org

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Russians, go home. Leave Ukraine. Save yourselves. Don’t die in vein in a senseless war — a vanity project of one man. There will be no glory for you or your family in this war. For your mom and your children, go home. Live, even in jail. Putin will not rule Russian forever. — PolitiTweet.org

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But I’m always ready to learn. Is there a case in history when a dictator described his alleged enemies of Satanism but then stopped killing/annexing his neighbors when they surrendered? I can’t think of such a case. But I’m ready to learn about such historical analogies. — PolitiTweet.org